PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Jacques Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes into the arena with Peter Gabriel - The Rhythm Of The Heat blaring out of the sound system. Slade Wilson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wilson
vs
Jacques Machado

193 cm
26
225 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Highland Clothing
Vikai Gear Island

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Jacques Machado!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilson.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson clobbers Machado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilson throws a right hand that Machado ducks under and follows up with a left that Machado also avoids with ease.
Machado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilson lands with a cross.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Machado sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machado. Machado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wilson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wilson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
Wilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machado under the eye.
Machado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilson lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Machado's body. Machado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Machado's head.
Machado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Slade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Machado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machado closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Machado pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Machado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Machado takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Machado with that takedown attempt.
Slade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Jacques Machado.
Wilson tests Machado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
Machado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Machado feints the counter takedown.
Machado takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with the combination.
And Machado tries to counter it with a takedown but Wilson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Machado shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilson sprawls well. Wilson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Machado gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Machado didn't see that one coming.
Machado looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
Wilson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Machado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilson lands with a cross.
Wilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilson stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Machado backs up against the cage.
Good exchange - Wilson coming out on top.

Machado shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wilson is trying to defend but Machado finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Wilson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wilson feints a jab promting Machado to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Machado slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wilson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson throws a combination that misses

and Machado counters with a shoot takedown. Wilson fights it but they end up in guard.

Wilson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the body.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Machado ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Machado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Wilson lands.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Machado moves out of range.
Wilson feints a jab promting Machado to slip. Wilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Machado slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wilson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Machado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Machado backs up against the cage.
Slade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
Machado moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wilson counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilson jabs Machado right on the nose. Machado blinks but takes it well.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson lands a jab to Machado's midsection.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Machado moves out of range.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Machado avoids it well.
And Machado tries to counter it with a takedown but Wilson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Machado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Machado 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Wilson as Machado shoots in.
Slade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Jacques Machado.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machado shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Machado's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machado.
Machado tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilson as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Machado takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machado on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilson lands a really nice looking cross but Machado seems unphased.
Wilson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson jabs Machado to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Machado backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Machado feints the counter takedown.
Wilson lands a head shot.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
Wilson throws a right hand that Machado ducks under and follows up with a left that Machado also avoids with ease.
Machado has his takedown stuffed
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson lands with a cross.
Machado dives in for a single leg takedown but Wilson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Machado tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Machado takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Wilson dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machado.
Wilson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Wilson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Machado changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Machado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machado dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Machado feints the counter takedown.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Machado shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Machado's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Jacques Machado.
Machado darts in looking for a takedown but Wilson gets double underhooks and turns Machado into the cage.
Machado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Machado's head.
Wilson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Machado eats them both and turns towards Wilson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
Machado feints the counter takedown.
Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
Machado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Machado persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Machado tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wilson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Machado somewhat.
Slade Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
Wilson catches Machado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machado on the side of the head.
Wilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machado is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machado. Machado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slade Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson lands a nice hook to Machado's body. Machado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machado's head.
Wilson scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson stalks Machado and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machado's face. Machado staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Machado's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jean Jacques Machado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machado takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Wilson!
A very excited looking Slade Wilson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.