PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lyodo Machida (ranked 3249 p4p, 158 weight class) and Era Winger (ranked 2384 p4p, 122 weight class). Lyodo Machida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Machida
vs
Winger

185 cm
27
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

169 cm
20
138 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyodo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Era Winger !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winger scores with the left hand. Machida knows he should have avoided that one.
Winger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lyodo Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida shoots for a takedown but Winger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Machida drives through and clinches with Winger against the cage.
Winger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Winger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winger .
Winger is working Machida over against the cage.

Machida is trying to trip Winger . He has hold of a leg but Winger is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Machida persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Winger wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Machida manages to pass to side control.

The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Machida.
Winger tries to strike from the bottom.
Machida throwing strikes but missing.
Winger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Machida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Machida lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Machida postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Machida's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winger trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Machida is working Winger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida cracks Winger with a solid left hand.
Machida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Machida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Machida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Machida postures up in Winger 's guard and throws a big left but Winger blocks it.
Machida lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Machida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida throwing strikes from guard but Winger blocks nicely.
Machida throws a big elbow that misses.
Machida working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winger 's head.
Machida is looking to work some ground and pound but Winger has wrist control.
Machida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Machida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Machida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winger is trying to keep Machida in close.
Winger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Winger is trying to keep Machida in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Machida closes the distance and clinches up with Winger , looking for a takedown. Machida pushes Winger against the cage but Winger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Machidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Winger connects with a body shot that sends Machida's belly button to the back.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Winger pushes him off.
Winger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Machida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winger defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyodo Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger clobbers Machida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Winger pushes him off.
Machida throws a hook but Winger blocks it.
Winger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Machida misses the target.
Era Winger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida misses with a hook
and Winger counters with a straight right hand.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Winger scoring well with a low kick there.
Winger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Winger . That snapped Machida's head back.
Winger scores with a jab.
Winger lands a nice hook to Machida's body. Machida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winger .
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Winger pushes him off.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Era Winger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Winger lands with a shot to the body.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winger tests Machida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Winger .
Winger scores with the left hand. Machida knows he should have avoided that one.
Winger connects with a body shot.
Winger 's corner calls for a 1-2. Winger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Machida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Winger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Machida.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machida lands a nice short elbow.
Winger has his hands clasped together around Machida's back. He's all about the action.
Lyodo Machida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winger throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Winger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Machida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winger keeping hold of Machida's head, controlling as best he can.
Machida misses with a head shot. Winger uses the momentum to regain guard.
Machida lands a couple of elbows.
Winger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Winger throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Machida trying to control but Winger is working from the bottom.
Winger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machida throws a big elbow that misses.
Machida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Machida lands a couple of elbows.
Winger working a defensive guard here.
Machida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Machida cracks Winger with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Machida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Machida throwing strikes from guard but Winger blocks nicely.
Machida will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Machida lands a couple of elbows.
Machida throwing strikes but missing.
Winger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Machida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Machida with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida throwing strikes but missing.
Machida throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winger 's head.
Winger doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Machida postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Machida postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winger throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Winger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Winger throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Winger scores with the left hand. Machida knows he should have avoided that one.
Winger thuds a left hand into Machida's body.
Winger lands a jab to Machida's midsection.
Winger scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Machida rushes Winger and presses him up against the cage.
Winger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lyodo Machida will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Machida drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Winger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Machida missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winger pulls Machida in close to prevent any damage.
Machida throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Machida trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Machida is fighting to break Winger 's control of his arms but Winger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger striking off his back but it's not causing Machida any problems.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Machida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winger slaps away a takedown attempt from Machida, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Winger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machida shoots in and drives through. Winger sprawls well.
Winger connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida tries to clinch up but Winger circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Winger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Winger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Era Winger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winger .
Winger throws a front kick aimed at Machida's knee but Machida avoids it well.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Winger moves away and avoids it.
Winger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winger throws out the jab.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winger misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Winger tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida walks into a left hand.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Winger slips the punch.
Winger thuds his right hand into Machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Machida is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Winger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Winger .
Machida tries to clinch there but Winger circles away.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida throws a jab when Winger was well out of range.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Winger moves away and avoids it.
Winger misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Winger . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winger .
Winger throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winger with a nice cross.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winger .
Winger connects with a solid leg kick.
Winger scores with a leg kick.
Winger throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Winger looks to throw the jab but Machida is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Machida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winger throws a nice head kick!
Machida takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Winger .
Winger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winger throws out a powerful jab.
Winger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida wants to clinch up but Winger keeps it at a distance.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winger throws out a counter right but Machida avoids it with no problem.
Machida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winger lands a jab.
Machida looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the liver by Winger . Beautiful body shot.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida throws a hook but Winger avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winger ! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Winger .
Some wild striking there from Winger .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Winger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winger throws a big shot that misses.
Winger throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winger stuns Machida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Machida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Machida wants to clinch.
Winger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Machida is out of range and Winger settles back down.
Winger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Machida shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Winger 's guard.
Machida throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Era Winger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winger 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Era Winger !
Era Winger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.