PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Requina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward's entrance music is machida the best. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Coward
vs
Requina

170 cm
33
192 lbs
28 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
201 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

STEEL PENN'S - STEEL TERROR: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Requina!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for The Coward.
The Coward keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Requina throws a right and a left that The Coward avoids nicely.
Requina throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Coward counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Requina thinking.
Requina throws a lazy uppercut
and The Coward counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Requina misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Coward lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Requina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Requina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Requina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Coward moves away.
The Coward is looking to chop away at Requina's legs.
The Coward jabs Requina right on the nose. Requina blinks but takes it well.
Requina misses with a body kick.
The Coward misses with a kick to the body.
The Coward scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Coward tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Requina is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Requina blocks a head kick by The Coward.
Michael Requina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Coward misses with a body shot
and The Coward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Requina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Coward checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Requina misses with a low kick.
The Coward digs a good hook to Requina's body.
The Coward delivers a nice body kick.
Requina looks gassed!
The Coward misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from The Coward is predictable there
and Requina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Coward throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Requina on the side of the head.
The Coward scores with a kick to the midsection.
The Coward misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Requina takes one to the side of the head.
The Coward avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Coward takes a swing at Requina's ribcage but misses.
The Coward throws a wild body kick that Requina sees coming a mile off.
Requina throws a right hand that misses
letting The Coward counter with a right hand.
The Coward is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Coward!
The Coward misses with a body kick.
Requina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Coward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Requina moves away.
The Coward looks to land a left hand but Requina moved out of range nicely.
Requina throws a nice looking combination but The Coward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Requina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Coward moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Coward is looking to land body kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Coward.
The Coward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Requina avoids a kick to the body.
The Coward throws a looping overhand right but Requina ducks down to avoid it.
Requina throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Coward scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The Coward lands a two punch combo.
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!
A head kick misses from Requina.
The Coward stuns Requina with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Coward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward throws a front kick that sends Requina stumbling back into the cage.
The Coward lands a slapping body shot.
The Coward cracks Requina with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Requina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Coward thumps Requina with a low kick.
The Coward ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Coward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Requina.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Requina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Coward counters with a solid body kick.
The Coward jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Coward throws a head kick but Requina moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machida The Coward dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Coward digs a good body shot into Requina's ribs.
Requina scores with the left hand. The Coward knows he should have avoided that one.
Requina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Coward connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Requina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Coward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Requina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Coward jabs Requina to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Requina is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Coward connects with a combination that backs up Requina into the cage. The Coward lands a flurry of punches that gets past Requina's guard. Requina is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! The Coward bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Where at you Tonal?I know you goin duck me. Dont be scared homie!'.