PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Leston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leston has chosen . as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Machida is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machida
vs
Leston

185 cm
29
185 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

183 cm
23
192 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Leston!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Leston shrugs it off.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Leston moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Leston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Leston is just out of range.
Leston doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Leston.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Leston closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Leston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tim Leston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leston tries to clinch up.
A jab from Machida misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leston moves away.
Leston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Leston takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Leston moves into the clinch.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leston.
Machida tries to throw a body punch but Leston avoids it by throwing Machida back against the cage.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leston's elbow.
Leston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Leston's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Leston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Leston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machida, pushing him back against the cage.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Leston controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leston is keeping busy.
Machida tries to work over Leston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leston is stalling here.
Leston receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Leston dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Come on Leston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Leston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.

Leston darts in and clinches Machida up against the cage.
Leston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Machida up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Leston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leston is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Leston wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leston fails with an attempt to clinch.

Leston drives through and clinches with Machida against the cage.
Leston is pushing Machida up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Leston dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leston wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.

Leston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Leston avoids the body shot from Machida.
Leston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leston darts in trying to clinch
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Leston doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Leston wants to clinch.
Leston is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Leston tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Leston.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida's corner calls for a 1-2. Machida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Leston tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Leston.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leston wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leston checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leston wants to clinch.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Leston rushes Machida and presses him up against the cage.
Leston prevents a body shot from Machida.
Leston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Leston to work.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Machida wants to stall.
Leston has Machida pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Leston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leston tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Leston moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Leston tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Leston doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Leston moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Leston.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machida counters with a nice body shot.
Leston tries to clinch up.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Leston is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.

Leston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Leston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leston dodges an elbow strike from Machida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leston continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Leston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leston tries to clinch up.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Leston has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Leston to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Leston controls the action.
Leston has Machida pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Leston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Leston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tim Leston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leston is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.

Machida tries to keep at a distance but Leston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leston avoiding damage.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leston.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leston will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Machida up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.

Leston forces Machida back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.

Leston moves into the clinch.
Leston stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Machida stalling in the clinch but Leston improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Leston.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Leston.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leston tries to clinch up.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leston tries to clinch up.
Leston tries to clinch up.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Leston closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Leston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Leston doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.

Leston has managed to clinch.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Leston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leston leaning against his opponent.
Machida is looking to control Leston's arms but Leston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machida has his back to the cage.
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leston slowing the pace effectively.
Machida taking a breather.
Leston slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Leston.
Leston tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Leston tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Leston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lyoto Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leston tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Leston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Leston!