PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Rugowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rugowski
vs
Machida

225 cm
44
277 lbs
47 - 25 - 1

193 cm
41
243 lbs
46 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Pitt Nutrition 160Q@$149

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bubba Rugowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rugowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rugowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machida avoids the body shot from Rugowski.
We've been informed that Machida has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Machida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rugowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rugowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Machida back to the cage. Rugowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Rugowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Rugowski moved out of range nicely.
Rugowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rugowski lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
Machida lands with a straight right. Rugowski didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Bubba Rugowski has been cut.
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!
Rugowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Machida missing with a left hand there. Rugowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Machida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rugowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rugowski slips a jab and a cross from Machida.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Rugowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida connects with a jab.
Rugowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Machida throws a hook but Rugowski blocks it.
Rugowski seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with a head kick.
Rugowski misses with a head kick.
Rugowski moves away from the strike by Machida.
Rugowski cracks Machida with an open hand slap.
Rugowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Jab from Machida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Machida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rugowski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Machida misses with a hook.
Rugowski thows a body kick. Machida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rugowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rugowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice combination there by Rugowski.
A head kick misses from Rugowski.
Rugowski misses with a few strikes there.
Machida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rugowski is looking to wear down Machida with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Rugowski drives through and clinches with Machida against the cage.

Rugowski breaks the clinch.
Rugowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machida lands a jab.
Rugowski misses with a body kick.
Rugowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rugowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Machida misses the jab.
Machida avoids the head kick by Rugowski.
Rugowski swinging wildly here.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Rugowski counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Rugowski throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Machida.

Bubba Rugowski's cut is getting worse.
Rugowski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rugowski is breathing heavily.
Machida staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Rugowski.
Machida lands an uppercut, right on the button! Rugowski tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renzo Machida!
Renzo Machida bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.