PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Plude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Machado struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Matt Machado looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Plude
vs
Machado

177 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Plude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Machado!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plude misses with a few strikes there.
Plude throws a right hand that Machado ducks under and follows up with a left that Machado also avoids with ease.
Plude tries to clinch but Machado is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Machado. No joy for Plude on that attempt.
Plude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Machado pushes Plude up against the cage in a clinch.
Machado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plude has him pressed against the cage.
Plude tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machado has had enough of the clinch but Plude keeps him there for the moment.
Plude misses with a punch to the body.

Machado breaks from the clinch.
Plude shoots in but Machado avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Plude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plude looks to land a body kick but Machado moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plude misses with a jab, cross combination.

Plude feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Machado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plude's guard.
Machado tries to free his leg and advance position but Plude is retaining full guard.
Plude is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Plude is on top in guard.
Plude loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Plude landing with the ground and pound.
Plude postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Plude postures up in Machado's guard and throws a big left but Machado blocks it.

Plude is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Plude is breathing heavily.
Machado keeping full guard, as Plude tries to pass.
Machado looking for a sweep. Not yet Machado, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plude fails with the takedown.
Plude shoots in but Machado avoids the takedown attempt easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machado wants to break the clinch but can't.

Machado breaks the clinch.
Plude misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Plude at a distance.
Machado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plude throws a head kick but Machado moves out of range.
Plude shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machado as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plude blocks a head kick by Machado.
Plude cracks the inside of Machado's front leg.
Plude feints and then cracks Machado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Machado down.
Plude ducks under a wild hook from Machado.
Plude throws a right hand that misses
and Machado counters with a good low kick that Plude was not able to check.

Plude scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Machado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plude.
Plude content to control rather than advance.
Plude's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Plude lands a nice short elbow.
Plude not doing much here.

Plude seems to be working for a kimura but Machado defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plude tries to pass the half guard into mount. Machado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Plude content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plude is keen to just control but Machado is a slippery customer.
Machado is in trouble now - Plude has advanced to mount!

Plude goes for an armbar but Machado turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Machado.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Plude looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Machado passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Machado lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plude tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machado swinging wilding here.
Plude throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Machado's waist but Machado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plude off to one side.
Plude fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machado misses with a head kick.
Plude throws a leg kick
and Machado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machado.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Machado does no damage.
Machado looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Plude fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Plude. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machado throws a leg kick

and Plude counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Plude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plude tries to land a body kick
and Machado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Plude goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Plude explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Plude looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Plude passes the guard and advances to mount!
Plude looking to finish Machado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machado!
Plude looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Plude is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Machado is rocked!

It looks like Matt Machado has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Plude has control of Machado's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Machado regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Machado is still in real trouble! Can Plude finish him?
Plude cracks Machado with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Plude with good strikes from the mount here!
Plude looking to finish Machado with some ground and pound. This is bad for Machado!
Plude with a couple of short strikes.
Plude landing strikes, looking to finish!
Plude scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Plude lands a nice shot to the head.
Plude breaks from Machado's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Plude connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Plude connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plude has hold of Machado's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Machado manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Plude is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Machado is surviving well by controlling Plude's body position as best he can.
Plude lands a heavy elbow.
Plude lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Plude in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Plude lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machado hang on?
Plude working the ground and pound effectively.
Plude lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Machado hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Plude connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Plude landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Plude.
Plude connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That has opened up Matt Machado's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plude with good strikes from the mount here!

Plude with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Plude lands a big shot there that rocks Machado but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Matt Machado's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Plude unloading with bombs!
Plude punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plude lands a big elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Machado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel Plude!