PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Machio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielson comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Personality . Johnny Danielson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Danielson
vs
Machio

190 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

190 cm
26
193 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Danielson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Machio!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Danielson .
Ralph Machio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machio darts in looking for a takedown but Danielson gets double underhooks and turns Machio into the cage.
Danielson misses with a lunging right hand

and Machio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Machio has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Danielson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Danielson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Machio.
Machio misses with a punch to the head.

Machio is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Danielson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Machio's arms.
Danielson wants to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson wants to control his opponent's hands but Machio gets his hands free.

Danielson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Danielson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Danielson is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Machio 's hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danielson is bucking up trying to escape but Machio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Danielson tries to hold on but Machio pushes him away.
Machio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machio scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Danielson ?
Machio prevents Danielson from getting the reversal.
Machio looking to finish with strikes here!
Machio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Danielson is looking to escape.
Machio looking to finish Danielson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Danielson !

Machio goes for an armbar but Danielson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Danielson .
Danielson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Machio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machio is trying to control the position but Danielson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machio is striking off his back. Danielson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Danielson controlling the pace.
Danielson prevents Machio from improving his position.
Danielson controlling the pace.

That's four 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.
Machio wants to control but Danielson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Machio tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Danielson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Machio is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Machio 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.

Machio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danielson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Machio tries to move into range but Danielson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Machio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danielson stuffs the takedown attempt from Machio. Machio gets slowly back to his feet.
Machio is looking to clinch.
Danielson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Danielson pinned against the cage. Danielson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnny Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Machio.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Machio is defended easily by Danielson .
Johnny Danielson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machio's head.
Machio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Danielson stuffs the takedown attempt from Machio. Machio gets slowly back to his feet.
Machio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machio looks to clinch
and Danielson counters with a straight right hand.
Danielson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machio can do to turn this around?
Machio misses with a takedown
and Danielson counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danielson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danielson dips to his left and cracks Machio with an uppercut!
Machio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danielson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danielson throws a jab but it's blocked by Machio.
Machio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Machio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danielson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Danielson .
Nice takedown defense from Danielson . No joy for Machio on that attempt.
Danielson is looking to counter the offense by Machio and move into the clinch.
Machio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machio throws a chopping leg kick but Danielson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danielson missing with a left hand there. Machio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ralph Machio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Danielson swivels and escapes.
Machio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danielson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Machio.
Danielson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machio is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Danielson misses its target.
Danielson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danielson tries to avoid it but Machio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danielson to the ground. Danielson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnny Danielson is winning the standup battle so far.
Machio tries to clinch
and Danielson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machio shoots in looking for a takedown. Danielson tries to sprawl out of it but Machio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danielson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Machio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Danielson pinned against the cage. Danielson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Danielson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice cross by Danielson .
Machio shoots in but no luck this time.
Danielson throws a body shot but no joy.
Machio with a poor takedown
enabling Danielson to counter with a crisp jab.
Machio tries for a takedown but Danielson circles away easily
and Danielson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnny Danielson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Machio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danielson jabs Machio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Danielson tries a head kick but it misses.
Danielson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Danielson .
Danielson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machio shoots in looking for a takedown but Danielson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Machio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Machio fails with the takedown
and Danielson counters with a nice body shot.
Machio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danielson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danielson .
Danielson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danielson swings for the body but Machio moves out of range.
Danielson misses the shot to the body.
Danielson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machio fails with a takedown attempt.
Machio fails with the takedown
and Danielson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Danielson misses.
Danielson connects with an inside leg kick.
Machio misses with a leg kick
and Danielson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danielson connects with a body shot that sends Machio's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson lands the left hand.
Danielson misses with a straight left.
Danielson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machio.
Machio flicks out a counter leg kick but Danielson steps away.
Machio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Machio is rocked!
Machio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danielson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machio looks for a takedown but Danielson sprawls well.
Machio with a poor takedown
letting Danielson counter with a right hand.
Machio is still on wobbly legs! Can Danielson finish him?
Machio tries to clinch there but Danielson circles away.
and Danielson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Machio! He's just covering up as Danielson starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Danielson !
A very excited looking Johnny Danielson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Ralph Machio had this to say: 'I will see you again. And next time, I won't take it easy.'.