PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Rimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rimes
vs
Machida

204 cm
28
239 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

193 cm
34
243 lbs
31 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Optimus Rimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rimes's corner calls for a 1-2. Rimes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been informed that Machida has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rimes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Rimes.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rimes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Machida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rimes.
Rimes cracks Machida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rimes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Rimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Machida lands.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Rimes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida throws a sloppy body shot

and Rimes counters by clinching up.
Rimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rimes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machida is defending well for now.
Rimes lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Machida lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rimes tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Rimes back against the cage.
Rimes tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rimes tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rimes as Machida tries to tie him up.
Rimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rimes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rimes fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rimes is keeping busy.
Rimes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rimes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida blocking some punches.
Rimes tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Rimes pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rimes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rimes misses with a punch to the body.
Rimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Rimes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Machida blocks a body shot from Rimes.
Rimes takes a shot to the head.
Rimes tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida tries to break the clinch but Rimes is controlling the position.
Machida lands a left hand.
Rimes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rimes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Rimes.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rimes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rimes misses with a body punch.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Rimes won't allow it.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Rimes won't allow it.
Machida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rimes connects with a knee to the head.
Rimes tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Machida blocking some punches.
Rimes throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida prevents a body shot from Rimes.
Rimes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Rimes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rimes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Rimes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Rimes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Nice body punch from Rimes - that landed with a thud.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rimes tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Rimes can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Rimes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rimes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rimes throws a knee to the head but misses.

Machida manages to break the clinch.
Rimes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rimes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rimes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rimes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Machida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Machida misses.
Machida with a jab.

Rimes is rocked!
Machida feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Rimes crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Renzo Machida!
Renzo Machida tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.