PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bobby Lashley enters the cage!

Machado
vs
Lashley

178 cm
18
230 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rigan Machado !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado has a takedown stuffed.
Machado fails to land the takedown.
Machado has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rigan Machado . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lashley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Machado sprawls well initially but Lashley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lashley controlling the action here.
Machado moves into full guard.
Lashley prevents Machado from getting back to his feet.
Lashley trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
Lashley chips away with some ground and pound.

Machado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Machado has momentary wrist control but Lashley slips an elbow through the middle.
Lashley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machado . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lashley is in close to Machado 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lashley lands a couple of digs.

Machado is looking for a triangle but Lashley pushes his legs off easily.
Lashley works over Machado with some ground and pound from guard.
Lashley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lashley looking to pass the guard.
Machado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lashley's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lashley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lashley is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Machado drops back looking for a leg! Lashley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lashley manages to kick Machado off! Machado jumps back into Lashley's guard.
Machado tries to free his leg and advance position but Lashley is retaining full guard.
Machado is breathing heavily.
Lashley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Machado preventing the sweep.
Machado forces his way into half guard.

Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Lashley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machado is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is controlling Machado 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Machado tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lashley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lashley is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

Machado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Lashley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lashley moves into full mount!
Machado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Machado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Machado is working hard here to advance position.
Lashley lands a big elbow.
Lashley content just to control the position here.
Machado working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley controlling the position easily from mount.
Machado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Machado manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Machado manages to get to full guard.

Machado looking for a guillotine here but Lashley defends easily.
Lashley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machado swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lashley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Machado with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Machado has hold of Lashley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lashley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lashley looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lashley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lashley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Machado blocks Lashley's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Machado is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lashley is surviving well by controlling Machado 's body position as best he can.
Lashley is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lashley is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rigan Machado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Machado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lashley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Machado won't be happy with that.
Machado is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lashley controlling from side mount.
Machado tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lashley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Machado takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lashley has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Machado !
Machado is trying desperately to improve position.
Lashley lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lashley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lashley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Machado keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Machado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bobby Lashley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lashley breaks from Machado 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lashley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lashley with good strikes from the mount here!
Machado is bucking up trying to escape but Lashley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lashley cracks Machado with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lashley landing strikes from the mount.
Lashley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Machado gets back to half guard.
Lashley controlling the pace.
Machado wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley slips a nice elbow through Machado 's hands, connecting with Machado 's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lashley lands a nice short elbow.
Lashley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lashley prevents Machado from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Lashley there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lashley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Machado sprawls well initially but Lashley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lashley controlling the pace.

Machado actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lashley lands a nice short elbow.

Machado actively working from the bottom here.
Machado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Machado manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lashley has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Machado to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lashley is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Machado pulls down on the head and he's put Lashley to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rigan Machado !
Rigan Machado retains his heavyweight title!