PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eliézer Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machado
vs
Sato

184 cm
38
177 lbs
26 - 22 - 1

185 cm
40
175 lbs
33 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eliézer Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato tries to clinch there but Machado circles away.
A big left from Sato misses.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato slips a jab from Machado.
Machado takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Machado swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato throws a body punch but Machado moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Machado - just one landing.
Machado looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato tries to clinch up but Machado circles away and keeps his distance.

Sato darts in and clinches Machado up against the cage.
Sato lands with a left to the head.
Sato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sato fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sato takes an elbow to the temple.
Sato scores with a shoulder strike.
Machado blocks an uppercut.

Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Machado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Machado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machado is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato tries to clinch but Machado is having none of it.
Machado is looking to counter the offense by Sato and move into the clinch.
Sato works over Machado's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Machado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machado throws a hook but Sato avoids it easily.
Machado dips to his left and cracks Sato with an uppercut!
Machado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machado's sensitive parts.

Machado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sato blocks an elbow strike from Machado.
Sato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Machado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato working aggressively here.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato tries to break the clinch but Machado is controlling the position.
Machado tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machado blocking some punches.
Machado lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
Machado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Sato as the two fighters clinch.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sato.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
Sato misses with a punch on the inside.
Sato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machado has him pressed against the cage.
Sato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Sato.
Machado throws a punch but it's blocked by Sato.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machado is keeping busy.
Machado digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machado scores with a hook to the body.
Machado lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Machado's head.
Sato is trying to push Machado away but Machado has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sato tries to circle away but Machado has him pinned against the cage.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eliézer Machado will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Machado gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Machado prevents a body shot from Sato.
Machado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sato tries to break free but Machado pushes him back against the cage.
Sato tries to circle away but Machado has him pinned against the cage.
Sato takes an elbow to the temple.
Machado blocking some punches.
Machado throws an elbow but it misses.
Machado presses Sato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machado misses with the head strike.
Machado pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado swats away the attempt to clinch by Sato.
Machado throws a body shot but no joy.
Machado lands a lovely overhand right.
Sato lands a nice looking body shot.
Sato tries to clinch but Machado moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sato.
Machado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sato.
Machado tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sato manages to circle out of the way.
Machado scores with a jab. Sato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machado throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Machado misses with an uppercut
and Sato counters with a good low kick that Machado was not able to check.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sato lands a left hand.
Machado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sato blocks an elbow strike.
Machado throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machado takes a shot to the head.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Machado.
Machado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Machado fails to land.
Machado lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato blocking some punches.

Sato manages to break the clinch.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sato is looking to slow Machado down with leg kicks.

Machado has managed to clinch.
Machado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Sato misses with the head strike.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Machado.
Sato has had enough of the clinch but Machado keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machado.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Machado avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.

Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sato.
Machado throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Machado scores with a nice head shot.
Sato feints and then cracks Machado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machado down.
Machado moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sato slips a straight right by Machado.
The fighters circling - Machado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machado throws out the jab.
A big right from Machado misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Sato.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Machado uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Machado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch lands to the side of Sato 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Sato is rocked!
Machado fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Sato tries to get set, Machado tries to push him back and clinch up but Sato manages to avoid the attempt.
Machado ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Machado wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Machado walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sato drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Machado swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sato's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eliézer Machado!