PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machete comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sandstorm - Darude kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Zaferani
vs
Machete

170 cm
32
145 lbs
25 - 15 - 2

171 cm
31
157 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Hamid Zaferani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zaferani with a nice cross.
Machete wants to land a leg kick but Zaferani is out of range.
Zaferani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machete on the side of the head.

Zaferani instigates a clinch.
Machete blocks an uppercut.
Machete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaferani.
A short right from Zaferani.

Zaferani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Machete 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.
Machete swings for the body but Zaferani moves out of range.
Machete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machete connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Zaferani as he connects with a hook.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaferani moves out of range as Machete throws a body kick.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani lands with an uppercut that bounces Machete off the cage and back into range.
Zaferani avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaferani gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machete.
Nice cross by Zaferani.
Zaferani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machete jabs Zaferani right on the nose. Zaferani blinks but takes it well.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaferani slips a straight right by Machete.
Machete changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machete lands a two punch combo.
Machete lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Machete misses with the combination.
Machete misses with a kick to the body.
Machete looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Zaferani as he checks the leg kick.
Zaferani motions for Machete to come forward. Zaferani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machete tries to bum rush Zaferani with a series of wild strikes but Zaferani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a leg kick but Machete sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zaferani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machete's head.
Zaferani connects with a solid leg kick.
Machete lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaferani circles away quickly and effectively.
Machete keeps Zaferani at a distance using the push kick.
Zaferani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zaferani throws a shot from downtown. Machete moves away and avoids it.
Machete takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machete moves out of range of the strikes.
Machete misses with a looping left.
Zaferani throws a wild body kick that Machete sees coming a mile off.
Zaferani throws a solid leg kick but Machete takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaferani.
Zaferani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machete. That did some damage!
Machete lands a jab to the nose.
Zaferani staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaferani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaferani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machete counters with a nice leg kick.
Zaferani throws a hook but Machete avoids it easily.
Zaferani throws a leg kick but Machete sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zaferani swings for the body but Machete moves out of range.
Zaferani throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zaferani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machete shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zaferani is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Machete misses with a looping right.
Zaferani throws a leg kick but Machete sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Zaferani.
Machete connects with the punch.
Zaferani throws a wild body kick that Machete sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machete lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete walks into a jab.
Machete looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaferani is just out of range.
Machete moves out of range as Zaferani strikes.
Zaferani misses with a straight left.
Zaferani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machete was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaferani.
Zaferani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaferani steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machete. That one must have hurt.
Zaferani blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Zaferani - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machete.
Machete throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice cross by Machete.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zaferani - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hamid Zaferani will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Machete chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zaferani can pounce on him.
Zaferani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Machete checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zaferani throws a shot from downtown. Machete moves away and avoids it.
Zaferani misses with a looping right.
Machete lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zaferani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Machete fails to land with a series of punches.
Machete tries to work over Zaferani's front leg with a kick but Zaferani checks it.
Machete misses with a hook
and Zaferani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani cracks the inside of Machete's front leg.
Machete bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machete lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaferani misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Machete.
Machete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machete fails to land with a series of punches.
Machete throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zaferani counters with a good low kick that Machete was not able to check.
Machete throws a right and a left that Zaferani avoids nicely.
Machete takes one to the chin there.
Andres Machete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaferani throws a push kick but Machete slaps the foot to one side.
Machete throws the left hand but Zaferani avoids the punch easily.
Zaferani throws a push kick but Machete slaps the foot to one side.
Zaferani throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zaferani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaferani throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaferani looks to land a left hand but Machete moved out of range nicely.
Zaferani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete looks to land a left hand but Zaferani moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Machete.
Zaferani looks to land a body kick but Machete moved away.
Zaferani dodges the punch combination from Machete.
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!
Machete looks to land a body kick but Zaferani moved away.
Zaferani lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Machete misses with a double jab
and Zaferani counters with a straight right hand.
Zaferani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick there by Zaferani.
Zaferani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machete on the side of the head.
Machete sizes up Zaferani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zaferani misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaferani slips under a jab.
Machete moves away from the strike by Zaferani.
Zaferani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaferani scores with a sloppy right hand. Machete should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Zaferani finds it's target.
Zaferani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machete to score with a decent uppercut.
Crunch! Machete slams his shin into Zaferani's torso.
Machete goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zaferani tries to land a leg kick but Machete saw it coming and moves away.
Zaferani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machete on the side of the head.
Machete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaferani.
Machete throws a series of punches but Zaferani moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machete takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machete misses with a body kick.
Zaferani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zaferani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machete's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Machete crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zaferani - the referee stops the clock and Machete gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zaferani. Machete manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Machete throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machete throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zaferani connects with a leg kick. Machete looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaferani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machete uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaferani.
Zaferani digs a good body shot into Machete's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamid Zaferani dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Machete throws a right and a left that Zaferani avoids nicely.
Machete throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zaferani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machete scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaferani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Machete lands a nice looking body kick.
Machete throws a front kick aimed at Zaferani's knee but Zaferani avoids it well.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from Zaferani.
Zaferani scores with a jab.
Zaferani throws a one two combo.
Machete looks to throw the jab but Zaferani is out of range.
Zaferani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machete.
Machete bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaferani lands a head kick. Machete smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaferani.
Machete misses with a two punch combination.
Machete getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machete throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaferani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaferani needs to keep his hands up - Machete had a free shot at his head there.
Machete has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Zaferani misses.
Machete throws a poor cross that misses
and Zaferani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machete takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaferani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zaferani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machete checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaferani dips to his left and cracks Machete with an uppercut!
Zaferani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machete is able to avoid easily.
Zaferani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machete goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete throws a hook but Zaferani avoids it easily.
Andres Machete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zaferani. That's going to slow Machete down.
Machete walks into a stiff left hand from Zaferani.
Zaferani misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaferani.
Zaferani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Machete checks it well.
Machete throws a lazy right hand but Zaferani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaferani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Zaferani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaferani lands a glancing blow to the side of Machete's head.
Nice body kick there by Machete.
Zaferani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Machete tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaferani will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete throws a hook but Zaferani blocks it.
Machete scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zaferani in his tracks.
Zaferani cracks Machete with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Zaferani lands a nice looking body shot.
Zaferani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Machete momentarily.
Zaferani lands with a nice body kick.
Machete looks to throw a body kick
and Zaferani counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machete looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaferani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaferani throws a head kick that Machete semi-blocks.

Machete is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaferani sizes up Machete with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machete is still on wobbly legs! Can Zaferani finish him?
Zaferani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machete.
Zaferani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zaferani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Zaferani.
Hamid Zaferani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zaferani finds it's target.
Zaferani throws an overhand right that drops Machete like a sack of potatoes! Zaferani dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamid Zaferani!
After the big win, Hamid Zaferani made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors DJs Locker and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.