PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronny Machine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Tree's chin.

Machine
vs
Tree

170 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

170 cm
20
167 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Tree!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tree jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tree slips a jab and a cross from Machine.

Tree closes the distance and pushes Machine back into the cage.
Tree lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ronny Machine has been cut.
Tree connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machine's face.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machine tries to break free but Tree pushes him back against the cage.
Tree tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machine avoids it.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tree gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machine is trying to break free.
Tree lands a good knee to the midsection. Machine won't want to take too many of those.
Tree landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tree lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tree putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machine is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tree manages to break the clinch.
Machine moves forwards but Tree connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tree lands with a shot to the body.
Tree throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree throws out a powerful jab.
Tree lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Machine is rocked!
Tree throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Tree does no damage.
Tree scores with a leg kick.
Tree throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh Machine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tree misses with a double jab.
Machine seems to have got his legs back now.
Tree lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machine circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters circling a little - Tree finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tree rushes Machine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tree is pushing Machine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tree is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tree crunches a lovely knee into Machine's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree lands a damaging elbow.
Tree using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tree lands an elbow inside.
Tree will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Machine up against the cage.
Tree unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tree obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tree.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tree creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machine's defenses.
Tree creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machine's defenses.
Come on Tree - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tree.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tree with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tree.
Machine takes an elbow to the temple.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tree is pushing Machine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tree landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tree scores with a knee to the head.

Tree manages to break the clinch.
Machine misses with a double jab
and Tree counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tree.
Tree lands a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tree.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tree.
Tree throws a series of punches but Machine avoids them all with ease.
Tree lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tree lands a head kick!
Tree lands a nice looking body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tree.
Tree landing knees to the head.
Tree using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tree breaks from the clinch.
Tree throws a nice head kick!
Tree moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tree misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Tree dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronny Machine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machine.
Tree throws a one two combo.
Tree throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Machine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tree.
Machine throws a series of punches but Tree avoids them all with ease.
Tree scores with a head kick.
Machine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tree throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machine throws a series of punches but Tree moves out of range.
Machine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tree counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tree throws a right and a left that Machine avoids nicely.
Tree throws a right hand that Machine ducks under and follows up with a left that Machine also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Tree scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine avoids the head kick by Tree.
Rob Tree seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Tree moves into range and clinches up with Machine.
Tree lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tree obliges.
Tree with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tree obliges.

Tree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tree swinging wildly here.
Machine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tree misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tree throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tree shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machine eats them both and turns towards Tree to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tree swinging wildly here.
Tree is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tree, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tree throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ronny Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tree throws a series of punches but Machine avoids them all with ease.
Tree lunges at Machine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machine's hand.
Tree throws a leg kick which misses Machine's front leg but catches the back leg as Machine tries to avoid it.

Tree rushes Machine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tree leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tree lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tree.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tree avoiding damage.
Tree with a knee to the head.
Tree is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree pressing his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tree.
Tree lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tree obliges.

Tree breaks the clinch.
Tree misses with a combination
and Machine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tree swings widly with a right hand
and Machine counters with a one-two to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tree.
Tree scores with a kick to the body.
Tree lands a two punch combo.
Tree stuns Machine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tree counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tree closes the distance and clinches.

Tree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tree throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tree thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Machine if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Tree.
Machine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tree scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab from Machine.
Tree goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tree lands a head kick. Machine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Machine throws a combination that misses
and Tree counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machine's knee momentarily.
Machine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Tree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronny Machine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tree moves into the clinch.
Rob Tree seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tree misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machine.
Tree slows down the pace here.
Machine goes for a takedown attempt but Tree pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tree misses with a combination
and Machine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tree.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tree has closed the distance and engaged Machine in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tree creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machine's defenses.
Tree controlling the action here for a moment.
Tree 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machine letting Tree take a breather here.

Tree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tree fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tree slips a jab and a cross from Machine.
Tree throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Tree. That snapped Machine's head back.
Machine throws a combination that misses
and Tree counters with a nice body kick.

Tree takes the fight into the clinch.
Tree lands a knee to the body.
Machine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tree crunches a lovely knee into Machine's ribcage.
Machine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tree walks away with a smile on his face. Machine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tree lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tree looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machine misses with a double jab
and Tree counters with a nice body kick.
Machine gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Tree rushes Machine and presses him up against the cage.
Tree comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tree lands a nice elbow.
Tree leaning against his opponent.
Tree putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machine avoiding damage as Tree throws knees to the body.
Machine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tree is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Tree.
Tree 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.
Tree content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree crunches a lovely knee into Machine's ribcage.
Tree utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tree - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tree landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tree is struggling to control the position.
Tree unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tree landing knees to the body.
Tree working Machine over with knees to the body.
Tree is struggling to control the position.
Tree gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tree landing knees to the head.
Tree connects with a knee to the head.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tree stalling.

Tree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tree holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tree lands an elbow just above Machine 's eye.
Machine takes an elbow to the temple.
Tree taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tree landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Machine is trying to push Tree away but Tree has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Tree comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tree 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Tree!