PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliézer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tosh comes to the cage accompanied by Stepping Razor. Machado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tosh
vs
Machado

184 cm
36
179 lbs
31 - 16 - 1

184 cm
33
177 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Tosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliézer Machado!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tosh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tosh scores with a sloppy right hand. Machado should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Machado blocks the leg kick.
Machado checks a low kick from Tosh.
Tosh misses with a left hand

and Machado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machado.
Machado lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Machado 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.
Machado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Machado.
Tosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machado misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machado swings wildly with an uppercut but Tosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tosh blocks a body shot from Machado.

Tosh manages to break the clinch.
Tosh throws a head kick that misses
and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tosh throws a looping overhand right but Machado ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tosh misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Machado.
Eliézer Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tosh misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado moves out of range as Tosh strikes.
Tosh misses with a wild body shot.
Tosh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tosh fakes the leg kick and cracks Machado in the body.
Tosh looks for the body kick but Machado saw that one coming.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tosh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Machado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tosh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machado takes a step back to recover.
Tosh misses with a hook.
Tosh swings away with a body shot that misses

and Machado counters by clinching up.
Machado lands with a right to the head.
Tosh is stalling here.
Tosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh tries to stall but Machado uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Machado has Tosh pressed against the cage, preventing Tosh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machado lands an elbow inside that Tosh shrugs off.

It looks like Peter Tosh has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machado as Tosh tries to tie him up.
Machado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tosh.
Machado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Machado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machado.
Tosh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tosh looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Machado.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tosh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eliézer Machado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Tosh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tosh misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Tosh.
Peter Tosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tosh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tosh. Machado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tosh is looking to wear down Machado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Machado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosh misses with a straight right.
Tosh misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
Tosh misses with a leg kick

and Machado moves into the clinch.

Tosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peter Tosh is winning the standup battle so far.
Tosh throws a low kick, looking for Machado's leg but Machado calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Tosh.
Machado moves out of range of the leg kick from Tosh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosh shoots in looking for a takedown but Machado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tosh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Machado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tosh tries a head kick but it misses.
Tosh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Tosh misses

and Machado counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machado.
Machado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado has a couple of punches blocked by Tosh.

Tosh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tosh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Machado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eliézer Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tosh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tosh swings widly with a right hand
and Machado counters with a two punch combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machado checks a leg kick.
Tosh throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Machado blocks the leg kick.
Tosh looks to land a right hand but Machado moved out of range.
Tosh tries to work over Machado's front leg with a kick but Machado checks it.
Tosh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tosh tries a low kick but Machado avoids it.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Machado as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tosh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Tosh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Tosh misses with a kick to the body.
Tosh takes a swing at Machado's ribcage but misses.
Tosh misses the shot to the body.
Tosh throws a chopping leg kick but Machado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tosh gets a takedown into half guard.

Tosh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Machado to regain full guard.
Machado being controlled here, momentarily.
Tosh won't allow Machado to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tosh postures up in Machado's guard and throws a big left but Machado blocks it.
Tosh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machado works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machado lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Tosh pushes a forearm under Machado's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Machado is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Tosh!
An out of breath Peter Tosh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.