PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). Machida has chosen No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Williams
vs
Machida

193 cm
37
275 lbs
36 - 14 - 1

193 cm
39
243 lbs
43 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Machida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Machida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat.
Machida has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Machida's head.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Machida should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to slow Machida down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Machida moves his leg out of the way.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good shot there by Machida.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Simon Williams has been cut.
Machida throws a body shot but no joy.
Machida throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machida has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida with a nice cross.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Machida takes a step back to recover.
Machida throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
It appears Williams was looking to counter with a kick there.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Simon Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of Machida's side.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Machida's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida throws a one two combo.
Williams tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machida is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Machida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a low kick but Machida moves out of range easily.
Machida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Renzo Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simon Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Williams swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renzo Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Machida checks the leg kick nicely there.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Machida throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams misses with a body punch
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams wants to clinch but Machida slips to the side
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Williams.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Williams is looking to counter the offense by Machida and move into the clinch.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams throws a quick counter head kick but Machida was just out of range.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Machida tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Machida avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams has Machida pressed against the cage.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machida is defending well for now.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machida letting Williams take a breather here.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Machida tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.

Machida is rocked!
Machida taking a breather.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida checks a low kick from Williams.
Machida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a body kick that stops Machida in his tracks momentarily.
Williams is looking to wear down Machida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Williams drops Machida with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Machida looks back up at him and smiles so Williams waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Williams closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
A short left from Williams.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Simon Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Machida throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Machida manages to circle out of the way.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Machida blocks the low kick.
Machida cracks Williams with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Machida scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams wants to clinch.
Machida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Machida moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Machida thumps Williams with a low kick.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Williams!
In defeat, Renzo Machida stepped up to the mic, saying 'So bad'.