PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chan Wathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marucio machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Wathan
vs
machida

170 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Wathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, marucio machida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by machida. Beautiful body shot.
Wathan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wathan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. machida tries to avoid it but Wathan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag machida to the ground. machida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
machida moves out of range of the strikes.
machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wathan is breathing heavily.
machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wathan manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wathan.

machida shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wathan won't allow machida to pass to mount.
machida working Wathan over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
machida working Wathan over with strikes.
machida looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wathan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
machida lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from machida there.
Wathan is trying to get back to full guard.
machida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
machida is keen to just control but Wathan is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from machida there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wathan is trying to maintain the position but machida is very close to passing his half guard.
Wathan wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from machida.
machida looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. machida lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. machida lands a nice short elbow.
Wathan has hold of machida's hands but machida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wathan regains full guard. Nicely done.
machida landing with the ground and pound.
machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Wathan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
machida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wathan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
machida distracts Wathan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
machida stands up over Wathan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

machida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wathan keeping moving, preventing machida from controlling successfully.

Wathan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but machida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
machida works over Wathan with some ground and pound from guard.

Wathan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wathan can't keep his opponent in guard - machida advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
machida working over Wathan with some ground and pound. Wathan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
machida is thwarting Wathan's attempts to control the position.
machida working the head and body with strikes.
Wathan wants to improve his position but machida is controlling well.
machida slips a nice elbow through Wathan's hands, connecting with Wathan's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
machida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
machida uses his free foot to push down on Wathan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wathan.
machida lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
machida looking to finish Wathan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wathan!
Wathan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wathan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
machida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Wathan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wathan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
machida punching to the body, from the bottom.
machida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
machida looking to control but Wathan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
machida working the ground and pound effectively.
machida trying to control but Wathan is having none of it.
BOOM! machida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
machida looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
machida connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wathan is trying desperately to improve position.
machida lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wathan tries to reverse the position but machida maintains control.
machida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wathan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by machida.
machida lands a big shot there that rocks Wathan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Wathan is rocked!
machida lands a big shot there that rocks Wathan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Wathan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
machida working Wathan over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

marucio machida dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

machida lands with a right and another and another! Wathan is in big trouble! machida lands again and this time it's lights out for Wathan! A quality knockout there for machida.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). marucio machida!