PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Delsarte (ranked 1336 p4p, 1099 weight class) and Heitor Machado (ranked 44 p4p, 34 weight class). Delsarte's entrance music is Ah Non Cest Terrible. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Delsarte
vs
Machado

225 cm
38
293
31 - 15 - 1

225 cm
29
300
19 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gauthier Delsarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heitor Machado!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delsarte looks to land a body kick but Machado moved away.
Machado rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Delsarte counter with a right hand.
Delsarte is looking to score with low kicks.

Machado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machado tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machado working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Machado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Machado takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machado is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Machado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machado tries to clinch up.
Delsarte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Machado throws a leg kick that misses.

Machado instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delsarte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delsarte tries to work over Machado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delsarte misses with an elbow strike.
Delsarte lands a hook that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Delsarte fails to land.
Machado dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte missing with knees to the body.
Delsarte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machado avoids it.

Machado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delsarte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Delsarte lands a head shot.
Delsarte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Delsarte misses the shot to the body.
Delsarte scores with a nice head shot.
Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Machado does no damage.
Delsarte connects with a high kick.
Machado swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delsarte throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
Gauthier Delsarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Machado or perhaps it was just good defense by Delsarte, which made it look bad.
Gauthier Delsarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heitor Machado.
Nice uppercut lands for Delsarte. That snapped Machado's head back.
Good standup being displayed there by Delsarte as he connects with a hook.
Machado throws a series of strikes that have Delsarte backpedaling.

It looks like Gauthier Delsarte has been cut.
Delsarte scores with a body shot.
Delsarte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machado steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Delsarte.
Delsarte lands a leg kick that knocks Machado off balance momentarily.
Machado misses with a hook
and Delsarte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machado's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Delsarte.
Delsarte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Machado 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delsarte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Delsarte misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Machado blocks the low kick.

Machado shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Delsarte wants to get back to his feet but Machado passes into half guard.

Machado is taking a breather. Delsarte says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Machado is looking to take a break and control but Delsarte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machado has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Advanced Fitness Inc.. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado controlling the pace.
Machado's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gauthier Delsarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delsarte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delsarte to score with a decent uppercut.
Machado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt.
Delsarte scoring well with a low kick there.
Delsarte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Delsarte misses the target.
Delsarte explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Delsarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?

Machado takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delsarte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machado backwards.
Machado avoids a wild elbow strike from Delsarte.
A hook to the body from Delsarte.
Delsarte with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delsarte lands a shot to the body.
Delsarte scores with a shoulder strike.
Machado is breathing heavily.
Delsarte struggles to land a body shot inside as Machado controls his hands.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Delsarte manages to break the clinch.
Delsarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machado manages to avoid it.
Delsarte cracks Machado with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Delsarte connects with a jab.
Machado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Delsarte finds it's way round the side to connect with Machado's head.
Delsarte lands with a shot to the body.
Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delsarte looks for the body kick but Machado saw that one coming.
Machado wants to counter with a clinch but Delsarte pushes him away.
Machado takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Delsarte thuds his shin into the meat of Machado's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delsarte seems to be stalking Machado here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Machado drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gauthier Delsarte!
A relieved looking Gauthier Delsarte thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.