PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakura Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blanka Madeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanka Madeira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Machida
vs
Madeira

191 cm
23
232 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Machida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Machida trying to control but Madeira is working from the bottom.

Madeira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Machida is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Madeira is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Madeira has escaped and now he's on top!

Machida looking for a guillotine here but Madeira defends easily.

Madeira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Machida throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machida has a closed guard, preventing Madeira from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Madeira wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.

Madeira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Machida is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Madeira has his hands clasped together but Machida extends an breaks Madeira's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Machida.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sakura Machida!