PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by La La La - Snoop Lion. Machida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Douglas
vs
Machida

200 cm
32
265 lbs
30 - 8 - 0

193 cm
32
243 lbs
26 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Hellbent
Mango Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas.
Douglas throws a leg kick
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida misses with a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida scores with a sloppy right hand. Douglas should have avoided that one.
Douglas lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Machida cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Machida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machida. That's going to slow Douglas down.
Douglas slips a straight right by Machida.
Machida throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Douglas thumps Machida with a low kick.
Machida avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Machida moves his leg out of the way.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Machida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Douglas tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Machida - that landed with a thud.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Douglas on the inside.
Machida lands a body shot.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Machida.
Still in the clinch, Douglas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Douglas breaks the clinch.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
Machida with a nice cross.
Machida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Douglas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Douglas swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Machida moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Machida throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Douglas throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Douglas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machida steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Douglas. That one must have hurt.
Machida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Machida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Douglas as he checks the leg kick.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage!
Machida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renzo Machida will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Machida checks a low kick from Douglas.
Machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas blocks a leg kick.
Machida checks a low kick from Douglas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Douglas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida throws a low kick but Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Machida connects with an inside leg kick.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Machida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas cracks Machida with an open hand slap.
Machida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Douglas throws a leg kick
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Machida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Renzo Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida digs a good body shot into Douglas's ribs.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Douglas's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Machida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
Douglas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machida to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Douglas misses with a left hand
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.

Machida lands a left and a right that send Douglas crashing to the mat, dazed. Machida thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Dustin Douglas has been cut.

Machida drops Douglas with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Douglas looks back up at him and smiles so Machida waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Douglas is rocked!

Machida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Douglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Douglas seems to have got his legs back now.
Machida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida presses Douglas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machida lands a body punch in the clinch.
Machida slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Douglas.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Douglas avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machida tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renzo Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dustin Douglas's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Machida has Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Machida.
Machida keeps control of Douglas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Machida.
Machida blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Machida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Machida digs a right hand into Douglas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Douglas's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas letting Machida take a breather here.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machida lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Douglas misses with a body shot
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dustin Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Douglas misses
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida scores with a head kick. Douglas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Douglas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Douglas takes a jab right on the kisser.

Machida moves into the clinch.
Machida is pushing Douglas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Renzo Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Douglas can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
A hook to the body from Douglas.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Renzo Machida.
Well Machida 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Machida!
A very excited looking Renzo Machida rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.