PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renaldo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Pewterschmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pewterschmidt has chosen 7 Words as his entrance music. Renaldo Machida is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Machida
vs
Pewterschmidt

186 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renaldo Machida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Pewterschmidt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pewterschmidt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.

Pewterschmidt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pewterschmidt wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Pewterschmidt looking to pass the guard.
Pewterschmidt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pewterschmidt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pewterschmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machida is keeping the position for now.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Pewterschmidt from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Machida.
Renaldo Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pewterschmidt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Machida doesn't seem bothered though.
Pewterschmidt misses with a body shot.
Pewterschmidt tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida misses with a head kick.

Pewterschmidt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pewterschmidt wants to pass the guard but Machida is keeping the position.
Pewterschmidt trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt won't allow Machida to get back to his feet.
Pewterschmidt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machida is keeping the position for now.
Pewterschmidt trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Pewterschmidt passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt not doing much here.
Machida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pewterschmidt on the ground.
Machida tries to kick Pewterschmidt off but Pewterschmidt keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pewterschmidt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Machida does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Machida pushes Pewterschmidt off looking to stand but Pewterschmidt dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pewterschmidt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pewterschmidt not doing much here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Pewterschmidt with a nice cross.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Pewterschmidt saw that one coming.
Machida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Machida lands a high kick!
Machida is breathing heavily.
Pewterschmidt scores with a jab.
Pewterschmidt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pewterschmidt connects with the punch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt misses with a series of wild punches.
Renaldo Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pewterschmidt lands a left and a right that sends Machida crashing to the canvas! Pewterschmidt dives into mount looking to finish!

Machida is rocked!
Pewterschmidt looking to control but Machida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Machida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pewterschmidt with a couple of short strikes.
Machida seems to have got his legs back now.
Machida is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Pewterschmidt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pewterschmidt looking to control but Machida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt throws some wild stikes that Machida manages to avoid easily.
Machida takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pewterschmidt looking to control but Machida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Pewterschmidt connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt punching from mount but Machida doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pewterschmidt looking to control but Machida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Pewterschmidt looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pewterschmidt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poor strikes thrown by Pewterschmidt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pewterschmidt looking to control but Machida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pewterschmidt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pewterschmidt throwing strikes here but Machida is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pewterschmidt looking to finish with strikes here!
Pewterschmidt cracks Machida with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Machida is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Pewterschmidt looking to control but Machida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pewterschmidt unloads with some shots from mount but Machida bucks and avoids them well.
Pewterschmidt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Machida is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carter Pewterschmidt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pewterschmidt gets a takedown into half guard.
Pewterschmidt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machida defending well though.
Pewterschmidt is keen to just control but Machida is a slippery customer.

Pewterschmidt is looking for a kimura here.
Pewterschmidt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pewterschmidt is trying to work for a kimura but Machida is defending well.
Pewterschmidt working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Pewterschmidt is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Machida has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pewterschmidt wants to pass to mount but Machida is defending the position.
Pewterschmidt wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
Pewterschmidt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Machida!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pewterschmidt goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Machida is on top in guard.
Pewterschmidt is breathing heavily.
Machida tries to stand but Pewterschmidt is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pewterschmidt wants to sweep but no luck.
Machida wanted to stand there but Pewterschmidt had control of the position.

Machida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Pewterschmidt.

Pewterschmidt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Pewterschmidt looking for a triangle here. Machida is fighting it but it looks tight! Pewterschmidt pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Machida is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Carter Pewterschmidt! Carter Pewterschmidt retains his middleweight title!