PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JarJar Shots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JarJar Shots has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shots
vs
Machin

170 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
153 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JarJar Shots!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Machin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shots tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Machin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Machin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Machin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Machin tightens his grip and picks Shots up, before dumping him to the ground. Shots manages to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Machin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shots is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Machin, into his guard.

Shots got a little sloppy there for a moment and Machin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shots has managed to get both his arms back between Machin's legs - danger averted.
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!

Machin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Shots escapes and throws Machin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Machin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin wants to control but Shots postures up.
Shots trying to control the action but Machin is working from the bottom.
Machin can't do much from the bottom here.
Shots controls the position.
Shots wants to take a breather but Machin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shots tries to stand but Machin is controlling from the bottom.

Shots is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Machin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Shots is looking to defend but Machin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Shots! Machin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Shots taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Liam Machin!