PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judge Machina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machina comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy. Louis has chosen Stand up and Fight as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Machina
vs
Louis

185 cm
26
162 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
169 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Machina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Louis!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louis misses with a right hand

and Machina counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Machina tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Machina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machina tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Louis avoiding damage as Machina throws knees to the body.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machina.
Machina missing with knees to the body.
Louis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machina scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Machina.
Louis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Machina throws an elbow but misses.
Louis lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis tries a body shot but Machina blocks it.
Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machina misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Machina.
Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
Machina blocks a body shot from Louis.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Machina lands a good knee to the midsection. Louis won't want to take too many of those.
Machina unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Machina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machina.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Machina controls his hands.
Machina missing with knees to the body.
Machina with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Louis misses with some punches.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Machina controls his hands.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Machina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machina missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Machina.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Machina avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Machina backwards.
Machina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machina lands an elbow inside that Louis shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machina.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Machina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louis.
Machina putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Louis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Louis looks winded!
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Louis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Louis throws a head punch that misses.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Machina.
Louis lands a right hand.
Louis misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Louis.
Machina trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machina connects with a nasty looking knee right to Louis's face.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Machina controls the action.
Louis lands an uppercut.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Machina avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis avoiding damage as Machina throws knees to the body.
Machina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Louis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Machina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Machina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Machina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Louis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Louis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machina trying to land knees to the body.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Machina controls his hands.
Louis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Louis lands a hook that snaps the head of Machina backwards.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Machina controls his hands.
Louis scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Louis.
Louis lands a body shot.
Louis managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
Louis managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
A shot in the inside from Louis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machina blocks a body shot from Louis.
Louis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Louis.
Machina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Martin Louis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Machina takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machina checks a leg kick.
Louis swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Machina counters by moving into the clinch.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
Louis blocks an elbow strike from Machina.
Machina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Machina.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Machina.
Louis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Louis lands a left hand.
Louis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machina backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machina.
Louis misses with a body punch.
Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machina blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louis.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machina tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Machina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Louis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis pushes Machina back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louis takes an elbow to the temple.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Machina lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Louis.
Louis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machina or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Louis takes an elbow to the temple.
Machina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Machina uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Louis.
Louis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machina blocks a body shot from Louis.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Machina.
Machina blocking some punches.
Machina misses with an elbow over the top.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Louis working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louis.
Machina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machina trying to land knees to the body.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Machina avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Machina controls his hands.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis lands a body punch.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Louis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machina putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Louis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Louis.
Machina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machina is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machina blocks an uppercut.
Louis tries to work over Machina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Louis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Louis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Louis lands a right hand.
Louis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Louis lands a right hand.
Louis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Louis.
Louis avoids a wild elbow strike from Machina.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Machina controls the action.
Machina lands an elbow just above Louis 's eye.
Martin Louis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Louis working aggressively here.
Louis tries to work over Machina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Louis misses with some punches.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Machina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machina lands an elbow that stopped Louis in his tracks for a moment.
Machina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machina prevents a body shot from Louis.
Machina is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machina prevents a body shot from Louis.
Louis blocks an elbow strike.
Louis blocks an elbow strike from Machina.
Machina prevents a body shot from Louis.
Machina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Louis swings wildly with an uppercut but Machina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machina with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Machina controls the action.
Machina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louis.
Louis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machina.
Louis misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Machina moves out of range of the leg kick from Louis.
Machina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Louis throws out the jab.
Martin Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis misses with a looping left.
Louis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Louis. Beautiful body shot.
Louis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Louis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Louis misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Machina gets tackled into the cage by Louis. Louis maintains the clinch.
Machina blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Louis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Louis avoids the elbow strike from Machina, against the cage.
Louis lands a shoulder strike.
Machina landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Louis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louis misses with a punch on the inside.
Machina missing with knees to the body.
Louis scores with a shot to the side of Machina's head.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Louis blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Machina.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louis misses with some punches.
Louis working aggressively here.
Judge Machina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Machina controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Machina prevents a body shot from Louis.
Machina looking to throw knees to the head but Louis is blocking nicely.
Louis managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Louis.
A head punch on the inside from Louis fails to land.
Machina landing knees to the body.
Machina unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Louis working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machina.
Machina trying to land knees to the body.
Machina blocks an uppercut.
Machina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louis's defenses.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Machina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Louis can't find room to land a body shot as Machina controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Louis.
Machina missing with knees to the body.
Louis managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machina landing knees to the body.
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Louis throws a punch but it's blocked by Machina.
Louis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machina throws an elbow but misses.
Louis lands with a left to the head.
Machina putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Louis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Louis blocks an elbow strike from Machina.
Machina is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Louis misses with a punch to the body.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis lands a left hand.
Louis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machina landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Machina landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machina lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Machina avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Louis is defending well for now.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louis tries to throw a body punch but Machina avoids it by throwing Louis back against the cage.
Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machina lands an elbow inside that Louis shrugs off.
Machina throws an elbow but it misses.
Machina lands an elbow inside that Louis shrugs off.
Louis tries to work over Machina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Louis.
Machina landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machina throws an elbow but misses.
Machina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Louis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judge Machina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Louis 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Louis!
An out of breath Martin Louis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.