PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peter Gabriel - The Rhythm Of The Heat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Machado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Slade Wilson's chin.

Machado
vs
Wilson

177 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
225 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Slade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado with a poor takedown
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado with a poor takedown
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machado fails with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Machado with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado with a poor takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado fails with the takedown
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Machado with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado with a poor takedown
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Machado definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Machado shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Machado misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado is breathing heavily.
Machado doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Machado fails with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Machado scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Machado's best efforts.
Wilson is trying to stand.
Wilson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Machado is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson trying to control here.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to maintain the position but Machado is very close to passing his half guard.

Machado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Machado looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. Machado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Machado feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wilson has his hands on Machado's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Machado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Machado drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wilson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Machado has Wilson in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Machado is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Machado is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machado is on top in guard.
Wilson trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Machado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Machado wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.

Machado drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wilson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Machado has Wilson in his guard.
Machado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Machado wants to sweep here but Wilson controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wilson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Machado, up you get!
John Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machado fails with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machado thinking.
Machado misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado with a poor takedown
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machado with a poor takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice body shot.

Machado looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wilson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Machado goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wilson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Machado's guard! Nice work there by Wilson!
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Machado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Machado is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Machado 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!

Machado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Wilson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machado rather than just go for the knockout.
Machado with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machado with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machado misses with a takedown
and Wilson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily
and Wilson counters with a left to the body.
Slade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Machado has his takedown stuffed
and Wilson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a two punch combo.
Machado tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a takedown
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Machado with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado has his takedown stuffed
and Wilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machado doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machado with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a three punch combo that has Machado backing up. Machado nods at Wilson to acknowledge the strikes.
Machado misses with a takedown
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a left and a right that stings Machado.
Machado fails with the takedown
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado fails with the takedown
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slade Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Wilson!
After the fight, Slade Wilson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.