PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bj Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and babalu santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machida
vs
santana

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bj Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, babalu santana!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
santana throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from santana.
santana lands with a kick to the temple. Machida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
santana slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Machida throws a right and a left that santana avoids nicely.
santana cracks Machida with a good jab.
Machida looks to land a combination but santana avoids it well.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Machida throws a right hand that santana ducks under and follows up with a left that santana also avoids with ease.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but santana pushes him off.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
santana misses with a jab, cross combination.
santana throws a head kick that misses.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by santana.

A head kick lands from santana that sends Machida to the canvas. Machida tries to scramble back to his feet but santana brings him back down into side control.

Machida is rocked!

It looks like Bj Machida has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

santana stands up and beckons Machida to his feet.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Machida seems to have got his legs back now.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Machida is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
santana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida throws a series of punches but santana avoids them all with ease.
santana dips to his left and cracks Machida with an uppercut!
santana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
santana grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Machida takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! santana cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). babalu santana!