PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giap comes to the cage accompanied by Beach Party Vietnam. The crowd seem to be enjoying Machete's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm - Darude. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nguyen Giap
vs
Machete

177 cm
26
158 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

171 cm
27
159 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Machete darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machete tried to score with a low kick but Giap checks it.
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Machete counters with a thumping low kick.
Machete thows a left - swing and a miss!

Machete tries to keep at a distance but Giap has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machete misses with a punch to the body.
Giap tries to stall but Machete uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Giap is pushing Machete up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Giap tries a body shot but Machete blocks it.
Good body shot from Machete.

Machete escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machete looks to throw the jab but Giap is out of range.
Giap tries to clinch up but Machete circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete misses with a body kick.
Giap moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machete throws a low kick but it's checked well by Giap.
Giap ducks under a wild hook from Machete.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Machete counter with a right hand.
Machete misses with a shot to the body
and Giap counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machete throws a body punch but Giap moves out of range.
Giap tries to clinch there but Machete circles away.
Giap tries to clinch but Machete moves away
and Machete counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machete lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machete throws out a loose jab but Giap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machete on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Giap is looking to clinch but Machete is avoiding it.
Machete throws a jab when Giap was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch but Machete moves out of range.
Giap looks to score with a jab to the body but Machete is just out of range.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Machete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machete lands a high kick!
Giap tries to clinch
and Machete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machete misses with a looping left.
Machete throws a hook but Giap blocks it.
Giap blocks a head kick by Machete.
Giap ducks under a wild hook from Machete.
Giap takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Machete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Machete looks to land a left hand but Giap moved out of range nicely.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Machete circles away.
Machete cracks Giap with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Machete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Machete counters with a straight right hand.
Giap lands with a cross.
Giap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Giap tries to clinch but Machete is having none of it.
Giap slips a jab from Machete.
The fighters circling - Giap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giap.
Giap tries to clinch there but Machete circles away.
Giap tries to clinch but Machete moves out of range.
Jab by Giap.
Giap tries to clinch up but Machete circles away and keeps his distance.
Machete tries to land a leg kick but Giap saw it coming and moves away.
Machete throws a chopping leg kick but Giap manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Giap clinches.
Giap lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machete tries to throw a body punch but Giap avoids it by throwing Machete back against the cage.
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!
Giap tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machete's elbow.
Machete misses with a body punch.
Giap blocks a body shot from Machete.
Machete avoids the elbow strike from Giap, against the cage.
Giap looking to slow down the pace here.
Machete misses with a punch to the body.
Giap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Giap fails to land.
Machete is working Giap over against the cage.
Giap wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machete lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giap or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Machete dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Machete lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Giap. That snapped Machete's head back.
Machete connects with a jab.
Good work by Giap as he checks the leg kick.
Machete missing with a left hand there. Giap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giap tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machete counters with a straight right hand.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Machete circles away.
Machete thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Giap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Machete misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machete scores with a jab.
Machete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giap was well out of range. Poor timing from Machete.
Machete circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machete tries to keep at a distance but Giap has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machete lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giap trying to control the position but instead, Machete has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giap into the cage.
Machete stalling in the clinch but Giap improves position.
Machete has Giap pressed against the cage.
Giap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Giap throws an elbow but misses.
Machete dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Machete misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Giap.
Come on Giap - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Giap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machete backwards.
Machete can't find room to land a body shot as Giap controls the action.
Machete struggles to land a body shot inside as Giap controls his hands.
Machete lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap taking a breather.

Giap pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machete takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machete thows a body shot but no joy.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Machete pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machete.
Machete slips under a jab from Giap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete misses the shot to the body.
Machete throws a jab but it's blocked by Giap.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
Machete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Machete in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Machete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Machete coming out on top.
Giap takes a swing at Machete's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap tries to clinch there but Machete circles away.
Giap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machete manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Giap blocks the low kick.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machete pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giap is looking to clinch but Machete is avoiding it.

Machete gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap stalling against the cage.
Machete misses with a punch to the body.
Giap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machete wants to stall.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machete avoids it.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap looking to throw knees to the head but Machete is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Machete as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machete stalling in the clinch but Giap improves position.
Machete lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machete blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Machete.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Machete wants to get back to striking at distance but Giap won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Machete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Giap is looking to clinch but Machete is avoiding it.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machete.
Machete swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Giap.
Machete moves away from the strike by Giap.
Machete throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machete with a jab.
Machete throws the kick towards the body but Giap avoids it.
Andres Machete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap moves out of range as Machete strikes.
Machete scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giap doesn't seem bothered though.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Machete moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete misses with a body shot.
Giap moves to clinch but Machete breaks away
and Machete counters with a low kick, right behind Giap 's knee.
Giap tries to clinch but Machete moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machete scores with a shot to the side of Giap's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giap.
Machete throws a punch but it's blocked by Giap.
Machete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giap lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machete presses Giap against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Giap lands a nice elbow.
Machete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Machete avoids the damage to the body.
Machete misses with a punch to the body.
Machete lands a right hand.
Machete blocks an uppercut.
Machete working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machete blocks the elbow strike.
Machete tries a body shot but Giap blocks it.
Giap throws a punch but it's blocked by Machete.
Machete is working Giap over against the cage.
Machete tries to work over Giap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Giap breaks the clinch.
Machete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machete will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Machete there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machete uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giap.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Machete counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machete misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giap cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machete misses with an uppercut
and Giap counters with a nice uppercut.
Giap closes the distance but Machete moves to the side
and Machete counters with an outside leg kick.
Giap tries to clinch up but Machete circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machete.
Giap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giap defending well as Machete loads up on a big left hand.
Machete chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machete keeps the fight on the outside.
Andres Machete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machete throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Giap on the side of the head.
Giap darts in trying to clinch
and Machete counters with an outside leg kick.
Giap is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Giap takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Giap throws a body punch but Machete moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch up
and Machete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machete keeps the fight on the outside.
Machete throws a hook but Giap blocks it.
Machete circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machete counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giap wants to clinch.
Machete cracks Giap with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap tries to clinch but Machete is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machete. Giap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giap is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Machete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Machete has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Machete!