PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between lyoto machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

machida
vs
Nasty

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, lyoto machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasty tries to bum rush machida with a series of wild strikes but machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
machida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nasty pivots, looking for a leg kick but machida is out of range and Nasty settles back down.
machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasty.
A combination from Nasty does no damage.
machida slips a jab and a cross from Nasty.
No joy there for Nasty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nasty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nasty misses with a two punch combination.
Nasty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of machida's head.
Nasty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
machida shoots for a double leg takedown but Nasty sprawls well. He's pushed machida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dick Nasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
machida tries to clinch there but Nasty circles away.
Nasty tries to bum rush machida with a series of wild strikes but machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nasty lands a nice hook to machida's body. machida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
machida shoots in looking for a takedown. Nasty tries to sprawl out of it but machida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nasty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nasty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nasty works over machida's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like lyoto machida has been cut.
machida is breathing heavily.
machida blocks a low kick nicely.
Nasty lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nasty. That's going to slow machida down.
machida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nasty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nasty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nasty!
The crowd cheers as Nasty lands an impressive looking overhand right. machida doesn't seem phased though.
Nasty lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
machida blocks a low kick nicely.
Nasty looks to land a combination but machida avoids it well.
machida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nasty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
machida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nasty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
machida throws a series of punches but Nasty moves out of range.
machida checks a low kick from Nasty.
machida closes the distance and clinches up with Nasty, looking for a takedown. machida pushes Nasty against the cage but Nasty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lyoto machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasty tries to score with a low kick but machida moves his leg out of the way.
Nasty lands a body shot.
Nasty lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nasty jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as machida blocks the leg kick.
Nasty throws a combination. machida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
machida throws a head kick that misses.
Nasty lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nasty.
Nasty throws a series of punches but machida moves out of range.
Nasty throws a series of punches but machida avoids them all with ease.

Nasty gets caught flat footed, as machida shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
machida throws a big right hand that misses.
machida tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasty is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
machida won't allow Nasty to sweep him here.
machida looking to pass the guard.
machida is fighting to break Nasty's control of his arms but Nasty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

machida gets to his feet - Nasty follows without any prompting.
Nasty is working the combinations to good effect here.
machida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nasty circles away.
Nasty fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Nasty finds it's way through machida's defenses.
Nasty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nasty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
machida dodges the punch combination from Nasty.
Dick Nasty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nasty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nasty stuffs the takedown attempt from machida. machida gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Nasty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on lyoto machida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nasty throws a series of punches but machida moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nasty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and machida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from machida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nasty looks to land a combination but machida avoids it well.
Nasty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by machida.
machida dodges the punch combination from Nasty.
machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
machida fails in his attempt to clinch.
machida tries to clinch up.
machida fails with the takedown.
Nasty throws a one two combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from machida.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nasty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
machida tries to clinch there but Nasty circles away.
machida shoots for a takedown but Nasty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lyoto machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty throws a one two combo.
Dick Nasty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nasty misses with a wild combination.
Nasty tries to bum rush machida with a series of wild strikes but machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
machida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Nasty.
machida looks for a takedown but Nasty sprawls well.
machida shoots in and drives through. Nasty sprawls well.
machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nasty throws a right hand that machida ducks under and follows up with a left that machida also avoids with ease.
Nasty lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
machida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
machida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
machida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nasty's waist but Nasty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing machida off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nasty misses with a double jab.
Nasty uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nasty scores with a three punch combo!
machida shoots in looking for a takedown. Nasty tries to sprawl out of it but machida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nasty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nasty throws a combination that misses

and machida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nasty won't be happy with that.
machida taking a breather here.
Nasty can't do much from the bottom here.
machida trying to control the action but Nasty is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty is trying to improve his position.
Nasty controls the position for a moment.
machida trying to control the position but Nasty is working away.
Nasty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nasty wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

machida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nasty.
Nasty throws a right and a left that machida avoids nicely.
Nasty swinging wilding here.
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 lyoto machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on lyoto machida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nasty stalks machida and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into machida's face. machida staggers backwards, shaken.
Nasty throws a combination that misses

and machida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
machida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
machida wants to control from the top but Nasty keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as machida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nasty wants to stand but machida is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nasty swinging wilding here.
Nasty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nasty throws a left and a right that both miss

and machida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nasty keeping moving, preventing machida from controlling successfully.
Nasty trying to control the position here.
machida wants to stand but Nasty is controlling his posture from full guard.
machida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida trying to control but Nasty is working from the bottom.
Nasty trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
machida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nasty keeping moving, preventing machida from controlling successfully.
Nasty looking for a sweep. Not yet Nasty, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nasty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nasty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nasty throws a combination that misses
and machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Nasty shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
lyoto machida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think machida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lyoto machida!