PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machado
vs
Rutten

175 cm
36
164 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

165 cm
36
162 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado tries to score with a low kick but Rutten moves his leg out of the way.
Rutten moves out of range of the leg kick from Machado.
Machado attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Machado as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Machado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Machado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
Machado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Rutten misses.
Machado misses with a looping left.
Rutten looks for a takedown but Machado sprawls well.
Rutten tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machado wants to land a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machado lands a nice looking body shot.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Machado avoids nicely.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machado misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Machado swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Machado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Machado.
Rutten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Machado throws a leg kick but Rutten moved away.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten throws a hook but Machado blocks it.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machado lands a two punch combo.
Machado has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt.
Machado tries to counter by clinching up but Rutten breaks away and moves out of range.
Machado throws a body shot but no joy.

Rutten has managed to clinch.
Machado stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Rutten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machado counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machado digs a good hook to Rutten's body.
Machado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten wants to clinch
and Machado counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machado connects with a body shot that sends Rutten's belly button to the back.
Machado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutten blocks a leg kick.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machado avoids the body shot from Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machado.
Rutten tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machado misses with a body shot.
Rutten tries to bum rush Machado with a series of wild strikes but Machado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good work by Machado as he checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Machado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manny Machado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten swings widly with a right hand
and Machado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machado is looking to counter the offense by Rutten and move into the clinch.
Manny Machado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Rutten.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Machado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Rutten throws a looping overhand right but Machado ducks down to avoid it.
Rutten misses with a body punch
and Machado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutten thinking.
A cross from Machado lands.
Rutten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Machado lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries for a takedown but Machado circles away easily
and Machado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rutten misses with a shot to the body

and Machado counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Machado manages to break the clinch.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machado.
Machado lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rutten backs up against the cage.
Rutten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machado fakes the leg kick and cracks Rutten in the body.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Machado cracks Rutten with a good jab.
Machado connects with a body shot that sends Rutten's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machado's corner calls for a 1-2. Machado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machado checks a leg kick.
Machado defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Machado dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rutten misses with a right hand
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutten takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Machado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutten can do to turn this around?
Machado scores with a jab.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado is looking to wear down Rutten with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Machado counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rutten misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Machado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Rutten tries to get set, Machado tries to push him back and clinch up but Rutten manages to avoid the attempt.
Machado scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
Rutten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Machado is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machado. That's going to slow Rutten down.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten misses with a jab to the body

and Machado counters by clinching up.
Machado prevents a body shot from Rutten.
A short right from Machado on the inside.
Rutten is trying to break free.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machado stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Machado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body. Machado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rutten.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Machado does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machado.
Machado takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machado.
Machado thuds his right hand into Rutten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Machado closes the distance and pushes Rutten back into the cage.
Machado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Machado lands a nice uppercut.
Machado lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Machado won't allow it.
Rutten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machado lands an uppercut.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Machado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Machado lands a body punch in the clinch.

Machado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten throws the left hand but Machado avoids the punch easily.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Machado moves away and avoids it.
Machado swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machado moves away.
Rutten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Machado moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Machado misses the target.
Machado just misses with a punch to the body.
Machado dips to his left and cracks Rutten with an uppercut!
Rutten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Machado misses with a body kick.
Rutten throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Machado.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Machado connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut

and Machado moves into the clinch.
Machado lands an uppercut.
Rutten is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Machado seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutten can turn it around.
Machado lands with a light punch inside.
Machado lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.

Rutten is rocked!
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutten is still on wobbly legs! Can Machado finish him?
Machado stalls.
Machado lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rutten to his knees! Machado keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Machado!
A very excited looking Manny Machado made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.