PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Michael Scott (ranked 6404 p4p, 474 weight class) and Jonas Maker (ranked 4519 p4p, 418 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Scott
vs
Maker

180 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Powerful

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Maker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott blocks a jab.
Maker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maker scores with a jab. Scott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maker loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Maker connects with the punch.
Maker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
As Maker tries to get set, Scott tries to push him back and clinch up but Maker manages to avoid the attempt.
Maker just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Maker.
Scott tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Maker manages to circle out of the way.

Scott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Maker tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the ropes.
Maker prevents a body shot from Scott.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Maker.
Scott misses with a punch to the body.
Scott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maker blocks an uppercut.
Maker throws a head punch that misses.
Scott misses with some punches.
Scott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maker avoiding damage.
Scott lands with a light punch inside.
Maker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Scott blocking some punches.
Scott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maker gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maker backwards.

Maker is rocked!
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Maker is still on wobbly legs! Can Scott finish him?
Scott misses with some punches.
Maker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott misses with some punches.
Scott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scott as Maker tries to tie him up.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scott misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.
Scott has a couple of punches blocked by Maker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with the head strike.
Scott working aggressively here.
Maker blocking some punches.
Scott working aggressively here.
Scott misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maker.
A head punch on the inside from Maker fails to land.
Maker seems to have recovered his senses.
Maker blocks an uppercut.
Maker blocks an uppercut.
Maker lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maker.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott presses Maker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Scott scores with a shoulder strike.
Scott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maker lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maker misses with the head strike.
Maker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maker misses with a lunging right hand
and Scott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maker misses with a hook.
Maker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Michael Scott has been cut.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Maker is just out of range.
Maker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Scott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maker moves away from the strike by Scott.
Maker misses with a hook to the body
and Scott counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Maker misses.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Maker misses.
Maker throws a combination. Scott tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Maker lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott scores with a jab to the body.
Maker misses with a jab to the body

and Scott moves into the clinch.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Michael Scott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maker blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maker.
Maker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scott creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Maker crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Maker face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Scott takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Michael Scott!
Michael Scott seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.