PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickety Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cricket's entrance music is Rickety Cricket - Cocaine. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cricket
vs
Machida

185 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
185 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Hell's Balls Recovery

[CBK] Smashwear Clothing

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickety Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cricket counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Cricket counters with a straight right hand.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Cricket blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Cricket does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lyoto Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida misses with a jab to the body
and Cricket cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Cricket moves out of range of the body kick.
Machida blocks a head kick by Cricket.
Machida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Machida misses with a hook to the body
and Cricket counters with a nice body shot.
Machida throws a sloppy body shot
and Cricket counters with a leg kick.
Machida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machida lands a slapping body shot.
Cricket lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cricket. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cricket takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Machida misses the body punch
and Cricket makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Machida really felt that one!
Cricket works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Machida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cricket rather than just go for the knockout.
Cricket throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
A low kick from Machida is predictable there
and Cricket counters with a leg kick.
Machida takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cricket.
Cricket lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machida throws a poor cross that misses
and Cricket counters with a good low kick that Machida was not able to check.
Cricket misses with a straight right.
Cricket throws a leg kick
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Machida misses with a right hand
and Cricket counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Cricket.
Machida cracks Cricket with a right hand to the side of the head.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cricket moves away.
Cricket throws a leg kick
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Cricket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Cricket does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Cricket makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Cricket counters with a straight right hand.
Machida blocks a jab.
Cricket swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cricket.
Cricket lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cricket avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida takes a swing at Cricket's ribcage but misses.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cricket has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Cricket misses with a kick to the body
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cricket connects with a crisp jab.

Cricket clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the cage.
Cricket looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Machida pushes off an throws an elbow but Cricket leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machida tries a body shot but Cricket blocks it.
Cricket working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cricket.
Machida tries a body shot but Cricket blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cricket blocks the elbow strike.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cricket's elbow.
Cricket lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machida.
Cricket lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Machida looks gassed!
Cricket blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Machida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cricket is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cricket.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cricket.

Machida is rocked!
Cricket lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Machida to his knees! Cricket keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickety Cricket!