PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Calm Like a Bomb. Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Machida
vs
Crowe

180 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crowe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Crowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mark Machida has been cut.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida is trying to pull guard but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Crowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crowe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crowe working Machida over with knees to the body.
Crowe lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Crowe lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe landing knees to the head.
Crowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Crowe lands an elbow inside.
Machida tries to pull guard but Crowe holds him up against the cage and eventually Machida drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Machida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crowe to keep the fight standing.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.

Mark Machida's cut is getting worse.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crowe.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Machida pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Machida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Crowe looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Machida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crowe is looking to stand up but Machida won't let him.
Crowe controls from within his opponent's guard.

Crowe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Machida misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mark Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida takes one to the chin there.

Mark Machida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Crowe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crowe, as that shot connected.

Crowe moves into the clinch.
Crowe lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.

Jeez, Mark Machida's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Crowe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crowe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crowe lands a knee to the head.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eli Crowe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Eli Crowe waved his t-shirt featuring SAVE A FIGHTER's logo in front of the cameras.