PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Mayer De Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Rothschild might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Money. Machete has chosen Sandstorm - Darude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mayer De Rothschild
vs
Machete

175 cm
38
147 lbs
31 - 16 - 2

171 cm
31
157 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Mayer De Rothschild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andres Machete!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Rothschild on the side of the head.
Machete slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild tries to clinch but Machete moves out of range.
De Rothschild tries to clinch up.
Machete ducks under a wild hook from De Rothschild.
Machete lands a leg kick that knocks De Rothschild off balance momentarily.
De Rothschild shoots in but no luck this time.
That kick from De Rothschild tenderised Machete's leg. Machete is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Rothschild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machete takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machete was well out of range. Poor timing from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Rothschild shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Machete sprawls well. Machete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machete connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Rothschild scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Rothschild tries to clinch up but Machete circles away and keeps his distance.
De Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machete looks to land a right hand but De Rothschild moved out of range.
Machete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Rothschild waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machete.
Machete fakes the leg kick and cracks De Rothschild in the body.
Machete thows a body shot but no joy.
De Rothschild is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machete sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mayer De Rothschild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild lands a glancing blow to the side of Machete's head.
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 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Rothschild.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machete with a nice cross.
De Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machete.
De Rothschild with a jab.
De Rothschild is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rothschild wants to clinch.
De Rothschild dives in for a single leg takedown but Machete sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Machete misses with a body punch.
Machete throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machete lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machete blocks a body shot from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Rothschild.
Machete blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machete.
De Rothschild jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Machete walks away with a smile on his face. De Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machete displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Rothschild falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machete counters with a nice body shot.
De Rothschild thows a leg kick but Machete checks it
and Machete counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Rothschild thinking.
Machete throws a hook to the side of De Rothschild's head but De Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

De Rothschild has Machete up against the cage in a clinch.
Machete throws a head punch that misses.
De Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Machete avoids it by throwing De Rothschild back against the cage.
Machete works on De Rothschild's body with a couple of short punches.
De Rothschild blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

De Rothschild turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rothschild misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete regains half guard, as De Rothschild was trying to land strikes.
De Rothschild throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machete to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Rothschild's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Rothschild has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Machete wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Mayer De Rothschild dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Machete throws out a loose jab but De Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Rothschild misses the body punch
and Machete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machete ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Rothschild takes a swing at Machete's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Machete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machete.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
De Rothschild misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rothschild misses the target.
Machete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machete moves away.
Nice shot lands for De Rothschild.
James Mayer De Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machete scores with a jab to the body.
De Rothschild avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Rothschild.
De Rothschild throws an overhand right that lands on Machete's shoulder, as Machete tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Rothschild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Rothschild looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machete is fending him off so far but De Rothschild persists. Nope, Machete circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Rothschild. Machete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machete takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machete stuffs the takedown attempt from De Rothschild. De Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from De Rothschild. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Rothschild.
De Rothschild blocks a leg kick.
Machete defending well as De Rothschild loads up on a big left hand.
De Rothschild on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Rothschild slips under a jab.
De Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Machete throws a solid leg kick but De Rothschild takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machete.
De Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild misses with a straight right.
De Rothschild connects with a leg kick. Machete looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machete misses the shot to the body.
De Rothschild tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machete counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from De Rothschild misses.
Machete slips under a jab from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andres Machete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Machete misses with a straight left.
Machete stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Mayer De Rothschild. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machete misses the shot to the body.
De Rothschild looks to clinch
and Machete counters with a leg kick.
De Rothschild moves forwards but Machete connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Rothschild dodges the punch combination from Machete.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Rothschild.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rothschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Rothschild doesn't manage to clinch there - Machete circles away.
Machete connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Rothschild's hands.
James Mayer De Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
De Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machete's head backwards.
Machete throws a hook to the side of De Rothschild's head but De Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machete connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machete takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machete throws a low kick, looking for De Rothschild's leg but De Rothschild calmly moves out of range.
Machete avoids the body shot from De Rothschild.
Machete keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machete checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Rothschild tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machete sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Rothschild somewhat.
Machete throws an overhand right that lands on De Rothschild's shoulder, as De Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Machete.
Machete on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Machete moves out of range as De Rothschild strikes.
A big left from Machete misses.
De Rothschild thumps Machete with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machete scores with a decent looking hook.
Machete misses the jab.
Machete checks a leg kick.
Machete takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Mayer De Rothschild will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

De Rothschild tries to clinch there but Machete circles away.
Machete takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machete tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machete avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Rothschild bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machete connects with the punch.
Machete misses the shot to the body.
De Rothschild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machete looks to land a body kick but De Rothschild moved away.
De Rothschild takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machete throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Rothschild on the side of the head.
De Rothschild fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machete is out of range.
De Rothschild shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machete as he avoids it easily.
De Rothschild scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Machete throws out a loose jab but De Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machete moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Machete was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Rothschild manages to avoid it.
Machete thows a body shot but no joy.
Machete feints and then cracks De Rothschild's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Rothschild down.
Machete finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Machete drops his hands momentarily and De Rothschild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Rothschild moves in looking to clinch but Machete pushes him off.
De Rothschild cracks the inside of Machete's front leg.
De Rothschild throws the left hand but Machete avoids the punch easily.
Machete throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from De Rothschild misses.
A shot to the liver by De Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Andres Machete has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rothschild misses the target.
Machete just misses with a punch to the body.
Machete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Rothschild.
De Rothschild clobbers Machete with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machete misses with a hook. De Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
Machete's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machete misses with a hook. De Rothschild ducked under it nicely.
De Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machete thows a body kick. De Rothschild tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Rothschild tries to clinch up
and Machete connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.

De Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Rothschild gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
De Rothschild throws a strike but Machete rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Machete wants to control from the top but De Rothschild keeps moving.
De Rothschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machete is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete trying to control but De Rothschild is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Rothschild is controlling Machete's posture.
James Mayer De Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andres Machete wasn't active enough on the ground.
Machete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck for De Rothschild with that takedown attempt.
De Rothschild moves out of range as Machete strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Mayer De Rothschild.
Well De Rothschild has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Mayer De Rothschild!
During a confident post fight interview, James Mayer De Rothschild thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.