PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dai Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kilmster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Do The Ayatollah. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilmster's choice of entrance music: Maylene & The Sons of Disaster - Darkest of Kin. Dai Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Machida
vs
Kilmster

189 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

GTI-MAX SUPPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dai Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Kilmster!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilmster throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida slips a jab from Kilmster.
Machida slips under a jab from Kilmster.
Kilmster ducks right into an uppercut from Machida.
Kilmster takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Kilmster misses with an uppercut.
Kilmster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida jabs at Kilmster's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Machida.
Kilmster lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Dai Machida has been cut.
Kilmster misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmster scores with the left hand. Machida knows he should have avoided that one.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kilmster as he avoids it easily.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Kilmster pushes him off.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Kilmster misses.
Machida fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilmster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
Machida tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilmster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Machida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Machida is trying to control the action in half guard but Kilmster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kilmster looks like he's trying to stand up.
Machida lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Machida trying to advance position but Kilmster counters by regaining guard.
Machida throwing strikes from guard but Kilmster blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kilmster's guard.
Machida is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kilmster!
Machida with shots to the head and body - Kilmster looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kilmster is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Machida has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilmster is trying desperately to improve position.
Machida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Machida scoring with strikes but Kilmster is staying in there.
Machida breaks from Kilmster's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kilmster is trying desperately to improve position.

Machida is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kilmster has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kilmster is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Machida with the ground and pound from mount.
Machida sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kilmster can't escape the position.
Machida looking to finish with strikes here!
Machida lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You get the feeling that Kilmster really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Kilmster that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Kilmster that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dai Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dai Machida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kilmster cracks Machida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jake Kilmster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilmster as he jumps to the side.
A swing and a miss from Kilmster.
Machida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kilmster throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Machida staying out of range there.
Kilmster might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kilmster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dai Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilmster.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmster looks to land a combination. Machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slow jab from Kilmster misses its intended target.
Machida shoots in for a double leg but Kilmster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dai Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Kilmster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Machida has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Kilmster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida keeps control of Kilmster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kilmster walks away with a smile on his face. Machida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kilmster throws the left hand but Machida avoids the punch easily.
Machida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida tries to clinch there but Kilmster circles away.
Kilmster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida staying out of range there.
Machida blocks a jab.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilmster shoots in for a double leg but Machida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida defending well as Kilmster loads up on a big left hand.
Kilmster tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilmster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida stuns Kilmster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida moves away from the strike by Kilmster.
Kilmster throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kilmster misses.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilmster circles away.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kilmster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilmster misses with an uppercut.
Kilmster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Machida with a poor takedown
and Kilmster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machida thinking.
Machida tries for a takedown but Kilmster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilmster throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Machida staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilmster. That snapped Machida's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Kilmster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dai Machida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kilmster keeps the fight on the outside.

Dai Machida's cut is getting worse.
Kilmster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.

Machida clinches up with Kilmster and pushes him back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kilmster takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kilmster is pressed up against the ropes. Machida has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kilmster down to the mat. Kilmster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A combination from Kilmster does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilmster throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Machida slips under a jab from Kilmster.
Jake Kilmster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Kilmster had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmster throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilmster circles away.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Kilmster.
Kilmster throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Kilmster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Machida decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kilmster's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Machida accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kilmster thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Machida trying to control but Kilmster is working from the bottom.
Kilmster wants to stand up but Machida is controlling him.
Kilmster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kilmster is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is working hard here to advance position.
Machida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Machida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Machida throws a strike but Kilmster rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kilmster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machida is keeping the position for now.
Machida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Machida fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kilmster is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Machida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dai Machida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Machida with shots to the head and body - Kilmster looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kilmster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Machida punishing his opponent with strikes.
Machida is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Machida putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida blocks Kilmster's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kilmster is squirming around, avoiding Machida's attempts to control the action.
Machida unloading with bombs!

Machida has hold of Kilmster's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kilmster manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kilmster wants to try and get back to his feet.
Machida looking to finish with strikes here!
Kilmster is desperately trying to improve his position but Machida has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dai Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dai Machida!