PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Yakovitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Machida
vs
Yakovitz

180 cm
26
159 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Bad Man Clothing

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Yakovitz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakovitz misses with a series of wild punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yakovitz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yakovitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yakovitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Machida misses with a right hand
and Yakovitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yakovitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Yakovitz 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Joseph Yakovitz has been cut.
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Machida misses.
Machida tries to move into range but Yakovitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakovitz misses the jab.
Machida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yakovitz throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Yakovitz is rocked!
Machida swinging wildly here.
Yakovitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakovitz moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yakovitz seems to have recovered his senses.
Yakovitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch combination from Yakovitz misses.
Yakovitz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
Yakovitz dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Machida slips a straight right by Yakovitz.
Machida throws a jab when Yakovitz was well out of range.
Machida throws a right and a left that Yakovitz avoids nicely.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yakovitz walks into a jab.
Yakovitz throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes a swing at Yakovitz's ribcage but misses.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz throws a shot from downtown. Machida moves away and avoids it.
Yakovitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yakovitz lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Machida. That snapped Yakovitz's head back.

That has opened up Joseph Yakovitz's cut even more.
Anderson Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakovitz swinging wildly here.
Yakovitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Machida staying out of range there.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakovitz.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Yakovitz moved out of range.
Machida slips a straight right by Yakovitz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovitz misses with an uppercut.
Machida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yakovitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yakovitz slips under a jab.
Yakovitz avoids the body shot from Machida.
Yakovitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yakovitz throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovitz lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Yakovitz misses.
Yakovitz dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Machida checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yakovitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakovitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida feints a jab promting Yakovitz to slip. Machida then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yakovitz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Machida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yakovitz looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.
Machida lands with a hook. Yakovitz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakovitz.
Yakovitz avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Yakovitz slips under a jab from Machida.
Yakovitz tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Yakovitz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yakovitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yakovitz at a distance.
Machida throws a series of punches but Yakovitz avoids them all with ease.
Yakovitz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yakovitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Yakovitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Yakovitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Yakovitz avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Yakovitz misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakovitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Anderson Machida is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakovitz slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Machida tests Yakovitz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Yakovitz had a free shot at his head there.
Yakovitz walks into a stiff left hand from Machida.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Yakovitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakovitz cracks Machida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yakovitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yakovitz throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Machida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakovitz.
Machida throws a right hand that Yakovitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakovitz also avoids with ease.
Yakovitz swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Yakovitz. Those never looked like landing.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Some wild striking there from Machida.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Yakovitz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yakovitz drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakovitz dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Yakovitz throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Yakovitz misses its intended target.
Anderson Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Yakovitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yakovitz throws a big shot that misses.
Yakovitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida slips under a jab from Yakovitz.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Yakovitz throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Yakovitz moves away and avoids it.
Yakovitz misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakovitz.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Machida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Yakovitz misses.
Yakovitz slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
Yakovitz takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
Yakovitz misses with an uppercut.
Yakovitz ducks right into an uppercut from Machida.

The cut above Joseph Yakovitz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Machida.
Machida slips under a jab from Yakovitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Machida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Yakovitz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Yakovitz lands with a nice combination. Machida backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Yakovitz.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Yakovitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machida throws a right and a left that Yakovitz avoids nicely.
Machida moves out of range as Yakovitz strikes.
Yakovitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machida's head.
Machida clobbers Yakovitz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machida throws a nice looking combination but Yakovitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida slips a jab from Yakovitz.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Yakovitz's shoulder, as Yakovitz tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Machida.
Machida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Yakovitz - just one landing.
Yakovitz needs to keep his hands up - Machida had a free shot at his head there.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yakovitz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Machida has got the better of the exchanges.
Yakovitz looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Yakovitz cracks Machida with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Machida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yakovitzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machida in his tracks.
Yakovitz misses with a hook.
Yakovitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Yakovitz throws a hook but Machida blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakovitz lands with a straight right. Machida didn't see that one coming.
Yakovitz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Machida scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakovitz misses with the combination.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Yakovitz saw that one coming.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakovitz.
Yakovitz loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yakovitz throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Yakovitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Yakovitz throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakovitz misses with a looping right.
Yakovitz misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakovitz.
Machida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yakovitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yakovitz misses with an uppercut.
Yakovitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakovitz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakovitz. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida misses with a double jab
and Yakovitz counters with a series of strikes. Machida will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Yakovitz misses with a left hand
and Machida counters with a two punch combo.
Machida lands a slapping body shot.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Yakovitz saw that one coming.
Machida throws a right hand that Yakovitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakovitz also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yakovitz blocks a jab.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yakovitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Yakovitz ducks down to avoid it.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakovitz.
Joseph Yakovitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yakovitz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Machida 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Machida!
Anderson Machida decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.