PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva has chosen I Hate Everything About You as his entrance music. Jefferson da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Machida
vs
da Silva

190 cm
28
199 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jefferson da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Machida rushes da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Jefferson da Silva has been cut.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machida.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Jefferson da Silva's cut even more.
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!
Machida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down da Silva.
da Silva looks gassed!
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has da Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida cracks da Silva with a nice body shot.
Machida presses da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machida scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machida gets through da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

The cut above Jefferson da Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is working da Silva over against the cage.
Machida lands a good knee to the midsection. da Silva won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machida.
Machida lands a shoulder strike.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of da Silvas head.

da Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machida.
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
Machida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?

Jefferson da Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Machida - that landed with a thud.
da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Machida lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jefferson da Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida is the new middleweight champion!