PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor has chosen Die Young as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Machida
vs
Igor

186 cm
27
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

200 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Igor!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Igor moves into the clinch.
Igor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Machida is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igor scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.

Igor floors Machida with a big punch on the inside! Machida is trying to recover but Igor dives into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Igor decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Igor moves into range and clinches up with Machida.
Igor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Igor working the clinch nicely. Machida is working for position but Igor cracks him with a big knee to the head! Machida crumples up against the cage and Igor lands two more shots before the ref can save Machida! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bruno Igor!