PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erick Preuss will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Machado
vs
Preuss

180 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Highland Clothing

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rigan Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Preuss!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado avoids the head kick by Preuss.
Machado drops down looking for a counter takedown but Preuss sprawls and moves away.
Preuss connects with a leg kick. Machado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Preuss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Preuss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Preuss tries to close the distance and clinch but Machado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Preuss but Preuss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Preuss throws a counter combo.

Machado dives in and scores a takedown into Preuss's guard.
Machado trying to control but Preuss is working from the bottom.
Machado advances position into side control!

Machado has hold of Preuss's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Preuss tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Machado cranks the arm and Preuss screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Preuss, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rigan Machado!
Our winner, Rigan Machado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.