PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Machado (ranked 1025 p4p, 28 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 743 p4p, 20 weight class). Machado's entrance music is Latin Thugs. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Marston's choice of entrance music: Bring it on motherfucker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machado
vs
Marston

196 cm
35
208 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

187 cm
38
220 lbs
35 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xander Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston misses with a looping left.
Marston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machado.
A big right from Marston misses.
Machado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Machado bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machado connects with a high kick.
Machado throws a combination that misses
and Marston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machado shoots for a double leg takedown but Marston sprawls well. He's pushed Machado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machado looks to land a combination. Marston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Machado scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marston wants to get back to full guard.
Machado trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston is looking for a sweep. Machado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marston has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at UnderGround Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machado is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Machado.

Machado is looking for a kimura but Marston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Machado to get the leverage.
Marston wants to improve his position but Machado is controlling well.
Marston gets back to full guard.
Machado wants to control from the top but Marston keeps moving.
Marston controls Machado momentarily but Machado frees himself.
Machado preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machado is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Marston has his foot on Machado's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Machado works his way back into a safe position though.
Machado trying to control but Marston is working from the bottom.
Marston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Machado stays in close to Marston's body and controls the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marston is on top in guard.

Machado keeping moving, preventing Marston from controlling successfully.
Machado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marston's guard.

Marston keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Marston looking for a sweep. Not yet Marston, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado pushes down on Marston's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marston desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Marston wants to improve his position but Machado is controlling well.
Machado is just content to waste time from the top position. Marston takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Machado slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Marston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Machado thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Machado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marston takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Machado wants to control but Marston is keeping him busy.
Marston is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Marston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Machado staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Machado dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marston misses the jab.
Xander Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Machado.
Marston can't do much from the bottom here.

Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Machado wants to control but Marston is keeping him busy.
Marston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Machado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marston tries to bench press Machado off him but Machado keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Marston gets back to half guard.

Machado is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Machado controlling the action here.

Machado is working for a submission of some sort.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Marston is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marston tries to get to full guard but Machado has control of the leg.
Marston is trying to control but can't.
Marston wants to get back to full guard.
Machado is thwarting Marston's attempts to control the position.
Machado is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Marston is defending against the submission attempts here by Machado.

Marston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Machado seems to be working for a kimura but Marston defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marston is trying to get back to full guard.
Marston is not content to let Machado control the position.
Machado is taking a breather. Marston says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Machado uses his free foot to push down on Marston's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marston.
Marston tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Machado looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Machado is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marston has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Machado trying to control but Marston is having none of it.

Machado working for a guillotine from mount but Marston is in no mood to give up.
Marston tries to reverse the position but Machado maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Machado is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marston to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marston shrugs it off.

Machado jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Marston manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Machado trying to control the action but Marston is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Machado dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marston!
Marston connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Machado! He's out on his feet! Marston rushes in and drops Machado with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Marston!
Lucas Marston very nearly forgot to thank The Juice Haven amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Xander Machado spoke after the fight, saying 'No Worries Homies, Gonna Train Hard And Win Next Fight'.