PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dameon Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the ring accompanied by Brazilian Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machida
vs
Tszyu

179 cm
31
148 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

175 cm
24
154 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dameon Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Tszyu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machida. Machida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Machida throws a leg kick
and Tszyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machida misses with the body kick
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tszyu throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Machida gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tszyu counters with a nice body shot.
Machida throws a head kick that misses
and Tszyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tszyu throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Machida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tszyu misses with a left hand
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Machida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick
and Tszyu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Tszyu is just out of range.
Machida throws a head kick that misses
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
Tszyu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tszyu throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Dameon Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tszyu misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Machida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tszyu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.

Machida is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A low kick from Machida is predictable there
and Tszyu counters with a big left hand that crumples Machida! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kostya Tszyu!