PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes to the cage accompanied by By the Sword - Slash. Spider Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johns
vs
Machida

190 cm
28
226 lbs
13 - 19 - 0

188 cm
27
223 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Revolution Fatigues

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida lands a jab to Johns's midsection.
Machida moves away from the strike by Johns.
Machida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machida throws a body punch but Johns moves out of range.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johns, right into the meat.
Machida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Machida moves out of range as Johns throws a body kick.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands with a right hand.
Machida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johns rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab lands there for Machida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Johns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida throws a hook but Johns blocks it.
Machida moves away from the strike by Johns.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.

Johns takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Johns fails to land.
Nice elbow from Johns.

It looks like Spider Machida has been cut.
Johns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johns misses with some punches.
Johns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johns tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
Machida gets through Johns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Machida gets through Johns's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida tries a body shot but Johns blocks it.

Johns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Johns moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johns is breathing heavily.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Machida.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns lands with a good body shot.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Johns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida misses with the body kick
and Johns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machida thinking.
Machida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Johns rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida wants a takedown but no success here.
Machida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Machida.
Johns lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Johns tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Machida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johns backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida dodges an elbow strike from Johns.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Johns controls the action.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Johns controls his hands.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johns throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Johns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johns digs a right hand underneath Machida's ribcage. Machida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Johns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shane Johns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spider Machida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machida. That's going to slow Johns down.
Machida throws a hook but Johns blocks it.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Johns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida wants to clinch
and Johns counters with an outside leg kick.
Machida throws out a leg kick but Johns moves out of range and Machida only half commits.
Johns misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida cracks a nice hook into Johns's ribs.
Johns cracks a nice hook into Machida's ribs.
A head kick misses from Johns.
Spider Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Johns closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Machida avoids a wild elbow strike from Johns.

Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands with a shot to the body.
Machida lands a jab to the nose.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johns.
Johns throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Johns throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Johns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Johns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is looking to slow Johns down with leg kicks.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Johns cracks a nice hook into Machida's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Machida as he connects with a hook.
Johns throws a big shot that misses.
Machida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Johns is rocked!
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Johns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
Machida plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Johns to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Johns just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spider Machida!
A very excited looking Spider Machida made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.