PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deus Ex Machina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carrington Byndom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machina comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames / Reroute To Remain. The key to victory for Deus Ex Machina has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ex Machina
vs
Byndom

178 cm
19
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
148 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deus Ex Machina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carrington Byndom!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Byndom.
Machina lands a glancing blow to the side of Byndom's head.
Byndom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Machina walks into a straight right hand from Byndom.
Byndom swings widly with a right hand
and Machina counters with a nice body shot.
Byndom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Byndom.
Machina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Carrington Byndom has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byndom staying out of range there.
Byndom looks to throw the jab but Machina is out of range.
Machina scores with a jab. Byndom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Byndom slams his shin into Machina's torso.
Machina keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carrington Byndom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machina stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Byndom tries to clinch there but Machina circles away.
Byndom thuds his right hand into Machina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Machina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Byndom in his tracks.
Machina misses the body punch
enabling Byndom to counter with a crisp jab.

Byndom clinches with his opponent.
Machina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byndom letting Machina take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machina gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Machina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machina throws a jab but it's blocked by Byndom.
Byndom moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Machina connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Byndom throws a sloppy head kick and Machina moves out of range easily.
Byndom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byndom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machina manages to avoid it.
Deus Ex Machina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machina throws a series of punches but Byndom moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina misses with a two punch combination.
Byndom wants to clinch but Machina slips to the side
and Byndom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machina jabs Byndom right on the nose. Byndom blinks but takes it well.
Byndom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machina.
Byndom misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Machina.
Machina sizes up Byndom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That has opened up Carrington Byndom's cut even more.
Byndom closes the distance and clinches up with Machina, looking for a takedown. Byndom pushes Machina against the cage but Machina circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Byndom looks to land a body kick but Machina moved away.
Byndom displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a right hand that misses
and Machina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byndom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machina closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Byndom lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Machina there.
Byndom defending well as Machina loads up on a big left hand.
Machina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byndom throws out the jab.
Machina is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Machina scores with a jab.
Machina misses with the combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byndom thows a body shot but no joy.
Machina misses with a body shot.
Machina misses the body punch
and Byndom counters with a good low kick that Machina was not able to check.
Machina throws a jab when Byndom was well out of range.
Byndom tries a head kick but it misses.
Byndom looks to score with a jab to the body but Machina is just out of range.
Byndom tries to clinch but Machina moves out of range.
Byndom defending well as Machina loads up on a big left hand.
Byndom fails to land with a series of punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Machina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byndom manages to avoid it.
Machina scores with a jab to the jaw.

The cut above Carrington Byndom's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Machina misses with a hook. Byndom ducked under it nicely.
Byndom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byndom looks to land a right hand but Machina moved out of range.
Machina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machina avoids the head kick by Byndom.
Machina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byndom moves in looking to clinch but Machina pushes him off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Byndom tries to clinch but Machina is having none of it.
Byndom slips under a jab from Machina.
A swing and a miss from Machina.
Byndom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byndom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byndom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Byndom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machina checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Byndom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Byndom. Beautiful body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Machina misses the jab.
Machina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byndom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byndom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Byndom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machina.
Byndom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machina misses the body punch
enabling Byndom to counter with a crisp jab.
Machina moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byndom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Byndom throws a head kick but Machina moves out of range.
Machina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Byndom.
Deus Ex Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carrington Byndom.
Byndom misses with the combination.
No luck for Byndom with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byndom slips under a jab from Machina.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deus Ex Machina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carrington Byndom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Byndom moves out of range of the strikes.
Machina takes a swing at Byndom's ribcage but misses.
Byndom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Byndom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machina manages to avoid it.
Byndom moves in looking to clinch but Machina pushes him off.
Machina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byndom circles away quickly and effectively.
Carrington Byndom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byndom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machina.
Byndom walks into a left hand.

Byndom shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Byndom showed some decent athleticism there.
Byndom not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machina wants to get back to full guard.
Byndom is looking to take a break and control but Machina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Byndom throws a strike but Machina avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Byndom looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machina wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Machina missing with a left hand there. Byndom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machina misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina blocks a low kick nicely.
Machina thows a body shot but no joy.
Machina throws an off balance right hand
and Byndom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Byndom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Machina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machina misses with a straight right.
Machina swings for the body but Byndom moves out of range.
Byndom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Byndom looks to land a left hand but Machina moved out of range nicely.
Byndom takes a swing at Machina's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machina moves out of range of the body kick.
Byndom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machina throws out the jab.
Machina checks a low kick from Byndom.
Byndom fails with a takedown attempt.
Deus Ex Machina is winning the standup battle so far.
Machina throws a lazy right hand but Byndom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machina looks to score with a jab to the body but Byndom is just out of range.
Byndom tries to clinch but Machina is having none of it.
Machina scores with a jab to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byndom scores with a jab to the body.
Machina throws a series of punches but Byndom moves out of range.
Byndom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byndom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machina.
Byndom wants to clinch up but Machina keeps it at a distance.
Byndom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Byndom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byndom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machina is able to avoid easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Machina bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byndom's head.
Byndom throws a head kick that misses.
Byndom defending well as Machina loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Machina - just one landing.
Byndom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byndom throws out the jab.
Byndom looks to land a body kick but Machina moved away.
Machina moves out of range as Byndom throws a body kick.
Byndom throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Byndom dives in and grabs Machina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Machina pushes down on Byndom's head and hops out.
Deus Ex Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carrington Byndom.
Byndom throws a series of punches but Machina moves out of range.
Byndom moves out of range as Machina strikes.
Machina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byndom was well out of range. Poor timing from Machina.
Byndom wants to clinch.
Machina lands with a nice body punch.
Byndom looks to score with a jab to the body but Machina is just out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Machina throws a right hand that Byndom ducks under and follows up with a left that Byndom also avoids with ease.
Byndom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machina was well out of range. Poor timing from Byndom.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machina checks a leg kick.
Machina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byndom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Byndom.
Byndom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byndom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machina throws a lazy right hand but Byndom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machina throws a body punch but Byndom moves out of range.
Machina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byndom was well out of range. Poor timing from Machina.
Machina misses with an uppercut.
Byndom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machina counters with a straight right hand.
Byndom shoots in for a double leg but Machina sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Byndom finds it's way through Machina's defenses.
Good exchange - Machina coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byndom slips a jab from Machina.
Machina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Deus Ex Machina will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carrington Byndom's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Machina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Byndom throws a good cross that connects.
Byndom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Byndom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Machina stuns Byndom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Byndom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Byndom scores with a decent looking hook.
Machina stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Machina wants it to stay on the feet.
Machina thuds a left hand into Byndom's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byndom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Byndom misses with a low kick.
Machina uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Byndom has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machina. Byndom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byndom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machina swats away the attempt to clinch by Byndom.

Machina gets tackled into the cage by Byndom. Byndom maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machina is pushing Byndom up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machina.
Machina is trying to stall.
Byndom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Machina is defending well.
Deus Ex Machina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carrington Byndom.
Machina is pressed up against the cage. Byndom has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Machina down to the mat. Machina avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Byndom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machina lands a really nice looking cross but Byndom seems unphased.
Byndom throws a low kick, looking for Machina's leg but Machina calmly moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machina misses with a body punch
and Byndom counters with a series of strikes. Machina will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Byndom throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Byndom.
Byndom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Byndom moves forwards but Machina connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Carrington Byndom's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Byndom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machina defending well as Byndom loads up on a big left hand.
Machina throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Byndom.
Byndom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carrington Byndom's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Deus Ex Machina!
Deus Ex Machina retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Deus Ex Machina, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.