PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Machi Machiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Machiko
vs
Rolling

170 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machi Machiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Rolling!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolling connects with a nice looking jab.
Machiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rolling.
Machiko misses the jab.
David Rolling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rolling scores with a jab to the body.
Rolling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rolling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machiko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Machiko stuns Rolling with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rolling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machiko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rolling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Machiko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rolling.
Jab, jab by Rolling - just one landing.
Machiko misses with a hook to the body
and Rolling counters with a straight right hand.
Rolling lands a head shot.
Machiko throws a low kick but Rolling moves out of range easily.
Rolling misses with a series of wild punches.
Machiko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolling throws a shot from downtown. Machiko moves away and avoids it.
Machiko looks to land a body kick but Rolling moved away.
Rolling scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rolling has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rolling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machiko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rolling.
Rolling thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Machiko if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick by Machiko misses
and Machiko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machiko moves out of range of the body kick from Rolling.
Machiko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rolling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machiko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rolling. Rolling obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Machiko misses the target.
Rolling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machiko circles away quickly and effectively.
Rolling is looking to chop away at Machiko's legs.
Rolling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rolling swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machiko.
Machiko misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiko misses with a wild body shot.
Machiko is looking to wear down Rolling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Machiko checks the leg kick.
Rolling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rolling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rolling misses with a hook.
Rolling lands a head kick!
Machiko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rolling misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Rolling does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machiko. That's going to slow Rolling down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machiko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Machiko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rolling checks a low kick from Machiko.
Rolling blocks a head kick by Machiko.
Rolling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rolling fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machiko is out of range.
Machiko needs to keep his hands up - Rolling had a free shot at his head there.
Machiko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolling.
Rolling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rolling.
Machiko misses with the body kick
and Machiko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machiko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rolling swings for the body but Machiko moves out of range.
Rolling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machiko is breathing heavily.
Rolling misses with a two punch combination.
Rolling lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machiko moves out of range as Rolling strikes.
Machiko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rolling lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolling scores with a nice head shot.
Machiko loads up on a big right hand but Rolling slips the punch.
Rolling checks a low kick from Machiko.
Rolling ducks under a wild hook from Machiko.
Rolling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice body punch from Machiko.
Machiko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rolling sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rolling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machiko takes a swing at Rolling's ribcage but misses.
Rolling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolling.
Machiko throws a sloppy head kick and Rolling moves out of range easily.
Rolling scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machiko is looking to land body kicks.
Rolling throws a shot from downtown. Machiko moves away and avoids it.
Rolling chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machiko can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Rolling dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rolling takes one to the chin there.
David Rolling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rolling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machiko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rolling scoring well with a low kick there.
Machiko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rolling counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Rolling.
Machiko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rolling's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rolling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machiko moves away.
A solid body kick from Machiko.
Machiko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rolling will feel that in the morning.
Machiko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rolling moves out of range of the leg kick from Machiko.
Rolling keeps Machiko at a distance using the push kick.
Rolling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machiko's head.
A shot to the liver by Machiko. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolling lands a jab to Machiko's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rolling.
Rolling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Machiko - just one landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machiko.
Machiko blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Machiko.
Machiko misses the jab.
Machiko defending well as Rolling loads up on a big left hand.
Rolling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machiko.
Machiko throws a sloppy head kick and Rolling moves out of range easily.
Machiko misses with a hook. Rolling ducked under it nicely.
Machiko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolling was well out of range. Poor timing from Machiko.
Machiko throws a body punch but Rolling moves out of range.
Rolling cracks the inside of Machiko's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiko tries a head kick but it misses.
Machiko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rolling.
Rolling ducks under a wild hook from Machiko.
Rolling misses with a two punch combination.
Machiko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Machiko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rolling misses with a body kick.
Rolling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machiko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rolling connects with a nice looking jab.
Rolling jabbing away but nothing is landing.
David Rolling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machiko slips under a jab from Rolling.
Rolling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machiko misses with an uppercut. Rolling saw that one coming.
Machiko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Machiko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Machiko catches Rolling right on the button with a cross.
Rolling cracks Machiko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Machiko tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Machiko.
Rolling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rolling scores with a three punch combo!
Machiko moves away from the strike by Rolling.
Rolling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rolling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machiko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rolling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machiko throws a hook but Rolling blocks it.
Rolling slips under a jab from Machiko.
Machiko looks to land a right hand but Rolling moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiko throws a leg kick
and Rolling counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Machiko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Machiko ducks under a wild hook from Rolling.
Rolling swinging wildly here.
Rolling throws a right hand that Machiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Machiko also avoids with ease.
Machiko staying out of range there.
Machiko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rolling throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rolling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Machiko as he connects with a hook.
Rolling scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machiko in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machiko defending well as Rolling loads up on a big left hand.
Machiko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rolling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Rolling will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machiko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rolling.
A nice combination there by Rolling.
Machiko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rolling scores with a nice head shot.
A combination from Rolling does no damage.
Machiko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rolling counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machiko's knee momentarily.
Machiko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rolling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machiko.
Machiko throws a chopping leg kick but Rolling manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machiko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rolling manages to avoid it.
Rolling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rolling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machiko's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machiko throws a sloppy head kick and Rolling moves out of range easily.
Machiko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Machiko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machiko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rolling throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machiko throws a looping overhand right but Rolling ducks down to avoid it.
Rolling scores with a leg kick.
Rolling scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machiko in his tracks.
Machiko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Rolling. That snapped Machiko's head back.
Rolling jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rolling misses with a head kick.
Rolling lands a jab.
Rolling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rolling misses with a two punch combination.
Rolling swings for the body but Machiko moves out of range.
Machiko throws a sloppy head kick and Rolling moves out of range easily.
David Rolling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Machiko misses
and Rolling counters with a nice body shot.
Machiko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machiko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rolling lands a high kick!
Rolling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machiko.
Machiko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rolling throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rolling lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rolling lands a nice shot to the body.
Rolling scores with a jab to the head.
Rolling lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rolling!
Machiko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rolling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rolling lands with a hook. Machiko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rolling throws a right hand that Machiko ducks under and follows up with a left that Machiko also avoids with ease.
Rolling goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machiko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Rolling there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rolling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machiko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rolling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machiko throws a hook but Rolling avoids it easily.
Rolling keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rolling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rolling looks to land a body kick but Machiko moved away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machiko.
Machiko tries to land a body kick
and Rolling counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolling lands a slapping body shot.
Nice jab there from Rolling.
Machiko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rolling is able to avoid easily.
Rolling throws a head kick but Machiko moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rolling.
Rolling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machiko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rolling. That did some damage!
Rolling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machiko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rolling counters with a leg kick.
Machiko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rolling scores with a one two! Machiko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolling lands a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rolling!
Rolling fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machi Machiko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid body kick from Rolling.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Rolling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rolling 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Rolling!