PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duarte's entrance music is Shabba Ranks (Shabba Remix). A fine choice. Junior Duarte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duarte
vs
Machado

175 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

175 cm
22
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte fails with a takedown attempt.

Oooh a lovely combination from Machado sends Duarte down but not out. Machado dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Junior Duarte has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here.
Duarte prevents Machado from improving position.
Duarte managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Machado.
Machado tries to score with some ground and pound. Duarte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Machado tries to score with some ground and pound. Duarte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Machado looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Duarte is avoiding damage well.
Machado throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Machado cracks Duarte with a big right hand but Duarte just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Machado postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Machado fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado cracks Duarte with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Machado working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Machado landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Duarte is letting Machado control him for a moment.
Duarte is trying to get back to half guard.
Machado controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado scoring with punches and elbows.
Machado misses with the ground and pound.
Machado throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Duarte is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Duarte is breathing heavily.
Machado is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Duarte's shoulder. That is not cool.
Machado tries to score with some ground and pound. Duarte controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Machado looks up at the clock and then as Duarte takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Machado smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Machado lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duarte down.
Machado cracks Duarte with a big elbow.
Machado tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Machado controls the position.
Machado trying to control the position but Duarte is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Duarte is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Machado creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Duarte sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Duarte taking punishment in the form of punches.

Machado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Machado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Machado lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Machado scores with a couple of short elbows.
Machado lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duarte down.
Machado scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Machado cracks Duarte with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado advances nicely into full mount.
Machado cracks Duarte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Machado has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duarte's face.

Duarte is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Machado! Duarte is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manny Machado!