PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Lachlan Anderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lachlan Anderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Anderson
vs
Machida

181 cm
28
200 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

188 cm
26
197 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Machida checks the leg kick.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Machida, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Machida against the cage but Machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Machida scores with a jab to the head.
Machida wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.

Machida rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Machida's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Machida seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Machida manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Machida tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.

Machida clinches.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Machida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spider Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Machida moves his leg out of the way.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machida is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Spider Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Anderson defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Machida tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lachlan Anderson 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.

Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida misses with a double jab.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machida is out of range and Anderson settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Machida misses.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida is breathing heavily.
A big left from Machida misses.
Machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machida defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Machida lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Machida throws a combination that misses
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson cracks Machida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida walks into a jab.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida misses with a straight right.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Spider Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lachlan Anderson will probably get the nod.
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!

Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machida in his tracks.
Machida tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Machida's knee but Machida avoids it well.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Machida momentarily.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Machida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machida as he jumps to the side.
Machida lands the left hand.
Machida wants to clinch.
Anderson cracks Machida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Spider Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Lachlan Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson scores with a jab. Machida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
A punch lands to the side of Machida 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Machida clinches with his opponent.
Anderson has Machida pressed against the cage, preventing Machida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Machida down to the mat. Machida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson shoots in but Machida avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lachlan Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Machida with a jab.
Machida misses the jab.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Machida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machida tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machida throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Machida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Machida had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lachlan Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lachlan Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lachlan Anderson!