PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Machiavelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dillie Mcfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezio Machiavelli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dillie Mcfly's chin.

Machiavelli
vs
Mcfly

170 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezio Machiavelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dillie Mcfly!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcfly is looking to clinch.
Machiavelli stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcfly. Mcfly gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcfly wants to clinch up but Machiavelli keeps it at a distance.
Mcfly wants to clinch.
Mcfly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mcfly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machiavelli, pushing him back against the cage.

Mcfly manages to break the clinch.
Mcfly tries to clinch up.
Mcfly tries to clinch but Machiavelli moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfly lands with a nice combination. Machiavelli backs away looking to recover.
Machiavelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcfly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machiavelli pinned against the cage. Machiavelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Machiavelli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcfly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfly shoots for a takedown but Machiavelli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ezio Machiavelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dillie Mcfly.

Machiavelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Machiavelli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Machiavelli is looking for a kimura here.

Machiavelli wants to work for an arm triangle but Mcfly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Machiavelli is trying to work for a kimura but Mcfly is defending well.
Machiavelli takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Machiavelli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Machiavelli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcfly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machiavelli lands strikes from half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machiavelli seems to be working for a kimura but Mcfly defends the submission attempt.
Mcfly is staying active underneath Machiavelli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mcfly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Machiavelli.
Machiavelli is looking to take a break and control but Mcfly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Machiavelli throwing shots but Mcfly is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Machiavelli is working for a kimura but Mcfly is defending it quite comfortably.
Machiavelli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Machiavelli is breathing heavily.
Mcfly wants to get back to his feet.

Machiavelli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Machiavelli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezio Machiavelli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mcfly's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mcfly duly obliges.
Mcfly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machiavelli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcfly is fending him off so far but Machiavelli persists. Nope, Mcfly circles away and we're back to standing.
Mcfly stuffs the takedown.
Mcfly throws a right hand that Machiavelli ducks under and follows up with a left that Machiavelli also avoids with ease.
Mcfly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcfly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcfly fails with the takedown

and Machiavelli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mcfly!

Machiavelli has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Mcfly is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ezio Machiavelli!