PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Machine (ranked 1929 p4p, 1315 weight class) and Paul Welch (ranked 259 p4p, 174 weight class). Machine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Satan Is Real. Alexis Machine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Machine
vs
Welch

183 cm
31
194
12 - 9 - 1

180 cm
26
185
11 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexis Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Welch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Machine clinches with his opponent.
Welch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Welch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Welch pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Welch blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machine.
Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machine lands an elbow just above Welch 's eye.
I was talking to Machine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Welch lands a nice uppercut.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Machine.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Paul Welch has been cut.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Welch.

It looks like Alexis Machine has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Machine.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
Welch trying to land knees to the body.
Welch misses with some punches.
Welch blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch lands a hook that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Welch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Welch blocks the elbow strike.
Welch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Welch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Machine.

Welch breaks the clinch.

Machine rushes Welch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Welch blocks an elbow strike.
Welch lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Welch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Welch gets through Machine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Welch avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
A short right from Welch.
Machine lands an elbow just above Welch 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Welch.
Welch blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
Welch blocks the elbow strike.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Welch dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Welch dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Welch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Welch working aggressively here.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Welch blocks the elbow strike.
Welch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Welch avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Welch tries to land knees in the clinch but Machine avoids the damage to the body.
Welch blocks an elbow strike.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Machine blocking some punches.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machine.
Machine lands an elbow just above Welch 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Welch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Welch avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Welch in his tracks for a moment.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Welch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Welch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Welch misses with some punches.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Welch in his tracks for a moment.
Welch misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Welch working aggressively here.
Welch blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
We've been informed that Welch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Welch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Welch pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Welch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machine blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Welch throws a punch but it's blocked by Machine.
Welch dodges an elbow strike from Machine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Welch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Welch takes an elbow to the temple.
Welch swings wildly with an uppercut but Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Welch in his tracks for a moment.
Welch avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Welch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Welch is trying to push Machine away but Machine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Welch scores with a nice short uppercut.

Welch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Machine clinches with his opponent.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Machine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Welch lands a hook that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Welch throws a punch but it's blocked by Machine.
Welch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Welch will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Welch's defenses.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Welch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine blocking some punches.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
Welch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machine avoids it.
Alexis Machine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Welch throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Welch blocks an elbow strike.
Welch avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Welch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Welch throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machine.
Welch blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Welch.
Welch blocks an elbow strike.
Welch misses with some punches.
Welch blocks an elbow strike.
Welch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machine blocks a body shot from Welch.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Welch.
Welch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Welch tries to land knees in the clinch but Machine avoids the damage to the body.
Welch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine lands an elbow just above Welch 's eye.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Machine blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welch blocks an elbow strike from Machine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machine prevents a body shot from Welch.
Welch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Welch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Welch dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Machine.
Welch blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Welch in his tracks for a moment.
Welch blocks an elbow strike.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Welch misses with a body punch.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Machine.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Welch lands a hook that snaps the head of Machine backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
Welch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Welch.
Welch blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
Welch working aggressively here.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Welch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Welch throws a head punch that misses.
Machine lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
Welch pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welch dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Welch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Welch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch misses with some punches.
Welch blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Welch misses with some punches.
Welch avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.

Welch breaks from the clinch.
Welch keeps the fight on the outside.
Welch connects with a crisp jab.
Machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welch lands a jab to the head.
Machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Welch circles away.
Machine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Welch misses its intended target.
Machine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Machine tries to clinch there but Welch circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Machine has Welch up against the cage in a clinch.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Welch's defenses.

That has opened up Paul Welch's cut even more.
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Welch lands an uppercut.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Welch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Machine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Welch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Welch circles away.
Paul Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Welch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Welch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Welch.
A nice combination there by Welch.
Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Welch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Welch lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Welch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Machine scrambles back to his feet.
Machine tries to clinch up.
Machine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Machine gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
Machine lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Welch.
Welch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Welch on the inside.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Welch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine lands an elbow just above Welch 's eye.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Welch lands a left hand.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Welch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Welch's defenses.
Welch misses with a punch on the inside.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Welch blocks the elbow strike.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Machine.
Welch blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Welch.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Welch misses with the head strike.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Welch swings wildly with an uppercut but Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Welch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Alexis Machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Welch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Welch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machine.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Welch takes an elbow to the temple.
Welch working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Welch fails to land.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Welch throws a punch but it's blocked by Machine.
Welch lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
Welch avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Welch lands an uppercut.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Welch in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Welch scores with a nice short uppercut.

Alexis Machine's cut is getting worse.
Machine blocking some punches.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Welch in his tracks for a moment.
Welch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Welch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine blocking some punches.
Welch working aggressively here.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Welch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machine is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Welch avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Welch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Welch dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Welch blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Welch lands with a right to the head.
Welch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welch.
Welch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machine.
Welch scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welch avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch lands with a short shot to the head.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Welch has a couple of punches blocked by Machine.
Welch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Welch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paul Welch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Welch.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Welch.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Welch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Welch throws a punch but it's blocked by Machine.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Welch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Welch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Welch!
Paul Welch made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA 🏝️ in his post fight interview.