PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA blaring out of the sound system. Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Machida
vs
Williams

193 cm
36
243 lbs
37 - 14 - 0

193 cm
35
275 lbs
30 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Hellbent

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machida misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Machida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machida.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Machida.
A jab from Machida misses.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Machida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machida scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Machida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Machida misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Machida lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida scores with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Machida.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Machida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Machida lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Machida scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machida misses with the combination.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machida is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Machida is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams defending well as Machida loads up on a big left hand.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Machida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Machida lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Machida moves his leg out of the way.
Machida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams walks into a left hand.
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Machida takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machida fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Machida tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams is looking to slow Machida down with leg kicks.
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renzo Machida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
Renzo Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Machida takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Machida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A jab lands there for Machida.
Williams slips under a jab from Machida.
Machida misses with a straight right.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Machida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machida checks a low kick from Williams.
Machida connects with a jab.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams lands a nice hook to Machida's body. Machida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Machida here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams lands a high kick!
Machida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Machida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams wants to slow Machida down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams feints and then cracks Machida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machida down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Machida.
A combination from Machida does no damage.
Williams avoids the body shot from Machida.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machida.
Machida throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams moves away from the strike by Machida.
Nice shot by Machida.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Machida checks it.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida connects with the punch.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machida.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Machida jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Machida's knee but Machida avoids it well.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Machida lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Machida missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Machida throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Machida throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Machida misses with a two punch combination.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Machida throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Machida down.
Williams misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida checks a low kick from Williams.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Machida throws a body shot but no joy.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida 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.
Williams misses with a kick to the body
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Machida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab from Williams.
Machida connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Williams forces Machida back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams is trying to maintain a safe position but Machida gets an underhook and turns Williams into the cage.
Williams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Simon Williams just about did enough to take it.
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.

Williams wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida lands a body shot.
Renzo Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Machida.
Machida avoids the head kick by Williams.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Williams.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams staying out of range there.
Machida throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that Machida semi-blocks.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Whack! Williams lands a heavy head kick that drops Machida. The ref tackles Williams to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Machida was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Simon Williams!
Renzo Machida spoke after the fight, saying 'So bad'.