PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andres Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonhomme Sept Heures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machete kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lonely Day . Sept Heures has chosen Monster Mash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machete
vs
Sept Heures

171 cm
33
157 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

164 cm
33
165 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Andres Machete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bonhomme Sept Heures!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sept Heures throws a quick inside leg kick.

Sept Heures feints and as Machete raises his hands in defense, Sept Heures changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sept Heures trying to control but Machete is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machete is on top in guard.

Sept Heures is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Machete defends well.
Sept Heures wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machete stays in close to Sept Heures's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sept Heures is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Machete is aware though and is defending well.

Sept Heures looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Machete passes into side control.

Machete decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sept Heures to his feet.
Machete feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sept Heures's calf.
Machete throws a hook to the side of Sept Heures's head but Sept Heures sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sept Heures tries to clinch up
and Machete counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures shoots for a takedown but Machete saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Machete lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sept Heures lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sept Heures lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machete takes a step back to recover.
Sept Heures wants to clinch.
Machete tests Sept Heures's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machete misses with a low kick.
Sept Heures tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sept Heures tries to close the distance and clinch but Machete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machete swats away the attempt to clinch by Sept Heures.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machete throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sept Heures or perhaps it was just good defense by Machete, which made it look bad.
Machete fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sept Heures tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machete throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machete connects with a leg kick. Sept Heures looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sept Heures wants to land a leg kick but Machete is out of range.
Sept Heures tries to clinch but Machete moves away
and Machete counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sept Heures looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sept Heures changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Machete tries to avoid it but Sept Heures manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Machete to the ground. Machete escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andres Machete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonhomme Sept Heures.
Machete waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sept Heures.
Machete is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sept Heures shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures lands a head shot.
Sept Heures dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machete. That did some damage!
Sept Heures tries to land a front kick but Machete steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Machete gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sept Heures to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sept Heures has gone for a leg lock! Machete slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sept Heures's guard.

Machete is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Machete dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Machete throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sept Heures sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Machete tries to sprawl but Sept Heures drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sept Heures wants to take a breather but Machete is having none of it.
Machete makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Machete.
Machete has control of Sept Heures's left arm, preventing Sept Heures from doing any damage.
Machete wants to stand but Sept Heures is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machete keeping moving, preventing Sept Heures from controlling successfully.

Sept Heures thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures won't allow Machete to get back to his feet.
Sept Heures tries to free his leg and advance position but Machete is retaining full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Machete checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sept Heures finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sept Heures lets loose with a powerful body kick. Machete will feel that in the morning.
Machete lands a lovely overhand right.
Sept Heures checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andres Machete is winning the standup battle so far.
Machete cracks Sept Heures with a good jab.
Machete jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sept Heures looks to score with a jab to the body but Machete is just out of range.
Machete pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Sept Heures
and Machete counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machete displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures walks into a jab.
Machete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sept Heures can do to turn this around?
A head kick from Machete lands but Sept Heures takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Machete.
Sept Heures is looking to land body kicks.
Andres Machete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sept Heures drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sept Heures trying to control but Machete is working from the bottom.

Sept Heures drops back, looking for a kneebar! Machete looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Machete looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Machete!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machete stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Machete looks to score with a jab to the body but Sept Heures is just out of range.
Sept Heures swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sept Heures chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machete can pounce on him.
Sept Heures looks to land a body kick but Machete moved away.
Sept Heures is looking to clinch.
Machete looks for the body kick but Sept Heures saw that one coming.
Machete looks to land a combination. Sept Heures sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Machete tests Sept Heures's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sept Heures clinches.
Machete managing to block the knees to the body from Sept Heures.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machete.
Machete softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sept Heures tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machete smiles and moves away.
Machete scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sept Heures misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machete.
Machete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sept Heures looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machete slaps away a takedown attempt from Sept Heures, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andres Machete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonhomme Sept Heures.
Sept Heures on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sept Heures tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Machete dominated that second round.
That's time! Machete's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Machete lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sept Heures takes a step back to recover.
Machete defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sept Heures.
Machete fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sept Heures checks it well.
Machete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sept Heures walks into a stiff left hand from Machete.
Sept Heures misses with an uppercut.
Machete swats away the attempt to clinch by Sept Heures.
Machete is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sept Heures shoots in for a double leg but Machete sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sept Heures throws the kick towards the body but Machete avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Machete.
Sept Heures 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures wants to clinch.
Sept Heures tries to clinch
and Machete counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sept Heures tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machete throws a wild body kick that Sept Heures sees coming a mile off.
Machete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sept Heures doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machete counters with an inside leg kick.
Andres Machete has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonhomme Sept Heures.
A thudding body kick lands there by Machete!
A shot to the body from Sept Heures misses
and Machete counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sept Heures's knee momentarily.
Sept Heures takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sept Heures takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Machete connects with a high kick.
Sept Heures tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonhomme Sept Heures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sept Heures walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machete.
Machete feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sept Heures's calf.
Machete misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sept Heures takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sept Heures will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Machete.
Sept Heures tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Machete defends well and Sept Heures ends up having to push Machete into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Machete breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Machete tenderised Sept Heures's leg. Sept Heures is trying to keep his angry face on.
Machete with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sept Heures keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sept Heures fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonhomme Sept Heures has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures tries to clinch
and Machete counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sept Heures is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sept Heures throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machete lands a head kick!
Sept Heures throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machete's waist but Machete gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sept Heures off to one side.
Machete fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sept Heures's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Machete connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sept Heures momentarily.
Sept Heures closes this distance looking for a takedown but Machete circles away.
We've been told by Machete's head coaches at Axia Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Machete lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machete keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machete scores with a head kick. Sept Heures tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sept Heures is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machete rather than just go for the knockout.
Sept Heures misses with a low kick.
Machete lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andres Machete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machete lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machete lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sept Heures fails to land the takedown.
Machete sizes up Sept Heures with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Machete lands a jab to Sept Heures's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Machete. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sept Heures looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sept Heures takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machete works over Sept Heures's head and body with a nice combination.
Sept Heures thows a leg kick but Machete checks it
and Machete counters with a low kick, right behind Sept Heures 's knee.
Sept Heures looks to score with a jab to the body but Machete is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Machete showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machete, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Machete!
Andres Machete was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.