PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decision Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Machine
vs
Trudeau

205 cm
39
211 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

188 cm
39
215 lbs
33 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Decision Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine misses with a body shot.
Machine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trudeau.
Machine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machine fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trudeau just manages to avoid it.
Machine scoring well with a low kick there.
Trudeau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machine. Machine obviously looking to wear him down.
Trudeau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machine looks to throw the jab but Trudeau is out of range.
Machine throws a leg kick but Trudeau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Machine throws a chopping leg kick but Trudeau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machine throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Trudeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Trudeau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machine finds it's way round the side to connect with Trudeau's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machine.
A bone on bone clash there as Trudeau blocks the leg kick.
Machine connects with a body shot that sends Trudeau's belly button to the back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A chopping leg kick lands by Machine.
Jab from Machine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machine was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
Machine motions for Trudeau to come forward. Machine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Machine wants to slow Trudeau down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Trudeau misses.
Machine thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Trudeau misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machine.
Machine throws a body punch but Trudeau moves out of range.
Trudeau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Machine - just one landing.
Decision Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Machine - just one landing.
Machine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Trudeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trudeau moves out of range of the leg kick from Machine.
Machine throws a leg kick
and Trudeau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trudeau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Trudeau clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau gets through Machine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machine blocking some punches.

Trudeau breaks from the clinch.
Machine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trudeau.
Trudeau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Machine misses with a low kick.
Machine is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Trudeau instigates a clinch.
Machine tries to throw a body punch but Trudeau avoids it by throwing Machine back against the cage.
Machine lands a shot to the body.
Machine misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.

Machine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trudeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Machine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau takes a swing at Machine's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau lands a body shot.
Machine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little jabbing left from Trudeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machine was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Trudeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Machine throws a leg kick which misses Trudeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Trudeau tries to avoid it.
Trudeau lands a slapping body shot.
Trudeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machine misses with a leg kick.
Trudeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Trudeau.
A good leg kick by Machine.
Trudeau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trudeau slips under a jab.
Trudeau misses with a looping right.
Machine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trudeau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machine throws a push kick but Trudeau slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine slips a jab from Trudeau.
The fighters circle momentarily. Machine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machine misses with a body kick.
Machine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trudeau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trudeau takes a swing at Machine's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from Machine.
Machine scores with a body shot.
Machine wants to slow Trudeau down by chopping away at his legs.
Machine misses with a leg kick
and Trudeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trudeau moves out of range as Machine throws a body kick.
Machine connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine misses with a body kick.
Trudeau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Machine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trudeau doesn't seem phased though.
Trudeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Machine throws a chopping leg kick but Trudeau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decision Machine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trudeau connects with a leg kick. Machine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trudeau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machine.
Trudeau avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Machine misses.
Trudeau misses with a body punch
and Machine counters with a body kick that stops Trudeau in his tracks momentarily.
Trudeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machine.
Machine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Trudeau.
As Trudeau backs away, Machine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Machine blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Trudeau blocks the low kick.
Machine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trudeau can do to turn this around?
Machine misses with a low kick.

Trudeau instigates a clinch.
Trudeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trudeau working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Trudeau.
Trudeau prevents a body shot from Machine.
Trudeau working aggressively here.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trudeau blocks it with crossed arms.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Trudeau controls his hands.

Trudeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machine scores with a hook.
Decision Machine is winning the standup battle so far.
Machine wants to slow Trudeau down by chopping away at his legs.
Machine with a hook.
Machine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Machine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Trudeau.
Machine wants to slow Trudeau down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Trudeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Machine slips a straight right by Trudeau.
Machine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trudeau.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trudeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machine half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machine. Trudeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Trudeau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice shot lands for Trudeau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau moves forwards but Machine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Trudeau checks a leg kick.
Machine misses with a right hand
enabling Trudeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Trudeau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Trudeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Machine cracks a nice hook into Trudeau's ribs.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
It looked like Machine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Machine swings for the body but Trudeau moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Machine is just out of range.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Trudeau. That snapped Machine's head back.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Machine is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trudeau throws an overhand right that lands on Machine's shoulder, as Machine tries to avoid the shot.
Machine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trudeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trudeau throws a lazy right hand but Machine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Machine works Trudeau's body with a nice hook.
Machine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body kick from Machine.
Machine jabs at Trudeau's body.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Machine lands a slapping body shot.
Trudeau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau misses with a leg kick
and Machine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trudeau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machine rather than just go for the knockout.
Machine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Trudeau momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machine throws out a leg kick but Trudeau moves out of range and Machine only half commits.
Trudeau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Machine.
Machine pushes Trudeau away with a front kick.
Machine with a hook.
Machine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trudeau looks to land a left hand but Machine moved out of range nicely.
Machine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Machine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trudeau's calf.
Machine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Machine scoring well with a low kick there.
Machine throws the kick towards the body but Trudeau avoids it.
Machine throws a solid leg kick but Trudeau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machine.
Trudeau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Decision Machine 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!

Machine throws a leg kick but Trudeau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Machine looks to land a body kick but Trudeau moved away.
Trudeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine tries to score with a low kick but Trudeau moves his leg out of the way.
Machine misses with a jab to the body
and Trudeau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trudeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Machine.
Trudeau misses the jab.
Machine throws a quick counter kick to the body but Trudeau avoids it.
Trudeau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Trudeau.
Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machine.
Machine misses with a leg kick
and Trudeau counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machine lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Trudeau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Machine misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Trudeau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trudeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trudeau scores with a nice strike.
Machine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machine blocks a jab.
Machine connects with a solid leg kick.
Machine misses with a low kick.
Trudeau misses with a low kick as Machine jumps back.
Trudeau slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut
and Machine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machine - that will leave a mark!
Trudeau throws a lazy right hand but Machine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Machine circles away.

Trudeau rushes Machine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Decision Machine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Trudeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierre Trudeau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trudeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Trudeau jumps guard but Machine stands there with Trudeau around his waist. Trudeau gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trudeau misses with the head strike.
Trudeau has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Machine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
Machine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trudeau misses with some punches.

Machine breaks from the clinch.
Trudeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Machine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Trudeau on the side of the head.
Machine connects with a solid leg kick.
Machine scores with a nice body kick.
Trudeau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Machine avoids the body shot from Trudeau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine misses with a low kick.
Pierre Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machine misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Trudeau.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machine.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Machine lands with a slapping head kick.
Machine connects with a crisp jab.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Machine is just out of range.
Machine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Machine throws a leg kick which misses Trudeau's front leg but catches the back leg as Trudeau tries to avoid it.
Machine checks a leg kick nicely.
Trudeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Machine circles away.
Machine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick there by Trudeau.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pierre Trudeau.
I think Machine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Decision Machine!