PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Black
vs
Machado

192 cm
27
280 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rigan Machado!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Machado gets a takedown into half guard.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Black is trying to control but can't.
Machado wants to free his trapped foot but Black is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Black tries to roll over but Machado keeps him under control.

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.

Machado seems to be looking for submissions.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Machado wants to work for an arm triangle but Black is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Machado has passed into side control.
Machado wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Machado wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Black is looking to reverse the position.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Black stops Machado from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Black regains half guard.
Black is looking to improve his position.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machado on the ground.

Machado is trying to work for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Black is trying to control but Machado passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Machado keeps moving and retains side control.

Machado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Black, who protects the arm well.
Machado working away.

Machado is trying to get an arm triangle but Black is defending well.
Black isn't going anywhere.
Black is looking to reverse the position.
Black holds on to Machado's head and controls the position momentarily.

Machado tries for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Black tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Machado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Black is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Black manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Black content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Machado is controlling Black's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Machado with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Machado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado gets full guard.

Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Machado not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Black seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Black wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Black looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Machado.

Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Machado gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Black gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Machado is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Black!