PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Machi Machiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sim Salabim enters the cage!

Machiko
vs
Salabim

170 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machi Machiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salabim drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Salabim passes Machiko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Salabim wants to pass the guard but Machiko is defending well.
Salabim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machiko defending well though.
Machiko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Machiko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salabim.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salabim lands a nice short elbow.
Machiko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salabim on the ground.
Salabim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salabim is looking to advance position but Machiko won't allow it.
Machiko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Machiko tries to get out of the position.
Machiko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salabim.
Salabim works his way into full mount!
Salabim is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Machiko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machiko is squirming around, avoiding Salabim's attempts to control the action.
Machiko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salabim looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Machiko is trying desperately to improve position.
Machiko squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Salabim landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salabim cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Machiko is bucking up trying to escape but Salabim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salabim postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Machiko looks a forlorn figure.
Salabim connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machiko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Salabim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salabim landing strikes from the mount and Machiko is in trouble!
Salabim raining down hammerfists from mount.
Salabim landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salabim raining down hammerfists from mount.
Salabim has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machiko's face.
Salabim looking to finish Machiko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machiko!

Machiko is rocked!
Salabim has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salabim scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Machiko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salabim lands a big elbow.
Salabim raining down shots from the mount!
Machiko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Machiko seems to have got his legs back now.
Salabim won't let Machiko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Machiko is breathing heavily.
Machiko taking shots to the head.
Salabim scoring with strikes but Machiko is staying in there.
Salabim landing strikes from the mount and Machiko is in trouble!
Machiko tries to hold on but Salabim postures up.
Machiko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Salabim landing punches.
Salabim lands a big elbow.
Salabim breaks from Machiko's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim with a couple of short strikes.
Machiko is looking to improve his position but Salabim isn't that keen on the idea.
Salabim tries to control but Machiko wriggling away.
Salabim in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salabim lands a nice shot to the head.
Machiko is bucking up trying to escape but Salabim cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Machiko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Machiko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salabim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Salabim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim dominated that round.
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.

Salabim misses with a jab to the body
and Machiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machiko misses the jab.

Salabim gets a double leg takedown into Machiko's guard.

Salabim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Machiko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Salabim has managed to get both his arms back between Machiko's legs - danger averted.
Salabim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Machiko trying to keep a closed guard but Salabim is proving a slippery customer.
Sim Salabim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Machiko wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Salabim is now in half guard.
Salabim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Salabim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salabim prevents Machiko from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salabim wants to control but Machiko is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim lands strikes from half guard.
Machiko is looking for a sweep. Salabim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salabim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salabim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Machiko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salabim.
Machiko is staying active underneath Salabim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Machiko taking some punishment here, with Salabim in his half guard.
Salabim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salabim frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salabim landing strikes from the mount and Machiko is in trouble!
Machiko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Machiko is looking to improve his position but Salabim isn't that keen on the idea.
Salabim cracks Machiko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salabim prevents Machiko from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Salabim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Salabim controlling the position easily from mount.
Salabim breaks from Machiko's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim landing strikes from the mount and Machiko is in trouble!
Salabim lands a heavy elbow.
Salabim avoids the attempt from Machiko to control.
Salabim wants to control the pace but Machiko is squirming around nicely.
Machiko taking shots to the head.
Salabim scoring with strikes but Machiko is staying in there.
Machiko is in a horrible position here. Salabim smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Salabim cracks Machiko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salabim scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Machiko?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machiko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Salabim lands a heavy elbow.
Salabim won't let Machiko get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Salabim scoring with strikes but Machiko is staying in there.
BOOM! Salabim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Machiko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salabim landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salabim avoids the attempt from Machiko to control.
Machiko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salabim with the ground and pound from mount.
Machiko is looking to improve his position but Salabim isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Machiko throws a body punch but Salabim moves out of range.
Machiko walks into a stiff left hand from Salabim.
A shot to the body from Salabim misses

and Machiko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salabim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salabim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salabim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machiko stalling against the cage.
Machiko misses with a body punch.
Salabim managing to block the knees to the body from Machiko.
Machiko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machiko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Salabim is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Machiko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Machiko lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Machiko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machiko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salabim backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machiko.
Machiko lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machiko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Machiko.
A nice left hand lands by Machiko.

Salabim is rocked!
Machiko lands with a left to the head.
Salabim is still on wobbly legs! Can Machiko finish him?
Machiko lands a big knee! That's hurt Salabim! Oh, he's all over the place! Machiko lands another knee that sends Salabim to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machi Machiko!