PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Peter Gabriel - The Rhythm Of The Heat as his entrance music. Slade Wilson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Machado
vs
Wilson

180 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
26
225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Highland Clothing

Highland Clothing
Vikai Gear Island

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wilson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
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 catches Machado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Wilson works Machado's body with a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilson scores with a four punch combination!
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Machado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Machado counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson controls Machado momentarily but Machado frees himself.
Machado stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Machado wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Machado drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Machado off! Machado jumps back into Wilson's guard.
Machado definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wilson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Machado is controlling him.

Machado drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Machado off! Machado jumps back into Wilson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Machado wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilson looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Slade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machado.
Wilson unleashes a big counter combination but Machado bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Wilson stalks Machado and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Machado's face. Machado staggers backwards, shaken.
Machado takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Wilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machado. Machado circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Machado avoids nicely.
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wilson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
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 lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Machado is rocked!
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Machado backpedaling.
Oh Machado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson lands a jab.
Machado seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot by Wilson.
Wilson stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machado.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Machado looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Machado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slade Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Slade Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Machado, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilson.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Machado on that attempt.
Carlos Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Machado avoids nicely.
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 lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Machado backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Machado backpedaling.
Wilson is working the combinations to good effect here.

Machado closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wilson quickly recovers to half guard.

Wilson pushes Machado off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machado closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.

Wilson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Machado off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson stuns Machado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Machado closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Wilson tries to escape back to his feet but Machado has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Wilson's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Wilson is tapping! Machado saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Machado!
Carlos Machado tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.