PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 49 p4p, 97 weight class) and Kiryu Kazuma (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class). Machado kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is El Barrio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machado
vs
Kazuma

175 cm
29
187
21 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
198
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Conquer

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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiryu Kazuma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazuma.
Kazuma darts in trying to clinch
letting Machado counter with a right hand.
Kazuma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Machado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machado walks into a jab.

It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.

Kazuma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Machado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazuma's elbow.
Machado misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machado lands a left hand.
Machado blocks an uppercut.

Kazuma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kazuma.
Machado drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuma misses with a straight right.
Machado lands with a cross.

Kazuma closes the distance and clinches.
Machado prevents Kazuma from breaking the clinch.

Kazuma breaks from the clinch.
Kazuma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kazuma wants to clinch up but Machado keeps it at a distance.
Kiryu Kazuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazuma misses the jab.
Machado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kazuma missing with a left hand there. Machado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Machado was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Machado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kazuma.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kazuma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Wanderson Machado's cut is getting worse.
Kazuma misses with a straight left.
Machado throws a right and a left that Kazuma avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado needs to keep his hands up - Kazuma had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazuma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kazuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Wanderson Machado's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Machado bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kazuma comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Machado falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Machado was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiryu Kazuma!
Kiryu Kazuma is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Kiryu Kazuma made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.