PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cardio Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Bangarang . Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Machine
vs
Zegan

190 cm
25
165 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

180 cm
23
162 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cardio Machine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zegan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Machine gets a double leg takedown into Zegan's guard.
Machine stops Zegan from standing up.
Zegan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Machine with a nice head shot there.
Zegan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zegan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Machine is controlling him.
Machine preventing the sweep.

Machine is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Machine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Zegan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Zegan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machine.
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zegan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zegan wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Machine with that takedown attempt.
Zegan wants to clinch up but Machine keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cardio Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zegan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zegan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machine fails to land the takedown.
Machine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Machine gets a takedown into half guard.
Machine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan is looking to control Machine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zegan avoid being mounted?
Zegan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zegan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Machine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zegan defends it well.
Zegan is looking to escape.
Machine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zegan defending well though.
Zegan is looking to escape.
Machine drops an elbow to the side of Zegan's head.
Machine trying to mount his opponent but Zegan defends it.
Zegan is trying to stand.
Machine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zegan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Machine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine winds up and cracks Zegan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Machine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Machine connects with a nice short shot to Zegan's temple.

Machine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Machine seems to be looking for submissions.

Machine is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zegan is just riding it out for now. Machine eventually gives up the hold.

Machine seems to be working for a kimura but Zegan defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Machine is trying to work for a kimura but Zegan is defending well.

Zegan kicks off Machine and gets to his feet.
Zegan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Machine.
Zegan is looking to clinch but Machine is avoiding it.
Maciej Zegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machine shoots in looking for a takedown. Zegan tries to sprawl out of it but Machine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zegan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zegan wants to clinch up but Machine keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cardio Machine dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Zegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zegan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zegan tries to clinch
and Machine counters with a stiff right hand.

Machine drops Zegan with a nice combination! Machine dives into Zegan's guard, looking to finish!

Zegan is rocked!
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!
Machine arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Zegan's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cardio Machine!
Cardio Machine retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Cardio Machine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New World Order Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.