PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Vorenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Machin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vorenus
vs
Machin

185 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Vorenus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Machin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin looks to land a combination but Vorenus avoids it well.
Machin just misses with a punch to the body.
Machin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vorenus moves away.
Vorenus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vorenus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machin was well out of range. Poor timing from Vorenus.
Vorenus misses with a head kick.
Vorenus misses with a hook.
Machin throws a big shot that misses.
Machin swinging wildly here.
Vorenus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vorenus slips a straight right by Machin.
Machin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vorenus manages to avoid it.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses.
Machin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vorenus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Vorenus.
Nice sprawl there from Vorenus as Machin shoots in.
Vorenus misses with a wild combination.
Machin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vorenus.
Machin looks gassed!
Machin misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vorenus defends it nicely.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vorenus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Lee Machin has been cut.
Machin looks for a takedown but Vorenus sprawls well.
Lucius Vorenus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Machin.
Vorenus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vorenus.
Machin throws a jab when Vorenus was well out of range.
Machin looks for a takedown but Vorenus sprawls well.
Vorenus lands a high kick!
Vorenus defending well as Machin loads up on a big left hand.
Machin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Machin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vorenus scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vorenus is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Machin.
Vorenus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machin.
Machin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee Machin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vorenus connects with a crisp jab.
Vorenus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vorenus slips a straight right by Machin.
Vorenus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Machin misses.
Vorenus misses with a head kick.
Vorenus stuffs the takedown attempt from Machin. Machin gets slowly back to his feet.
Machin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Machin misses with a combination
and Vorenus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Machin is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Machin is rocked!
Lucius Vorenus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorenus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vorenus.
Machin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vorenus scores with a leg kick.
Machin throws a right and a left that Vorenus avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machin. Vorenus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machin tries to bum rush Vorenus with a series of wild strikes but Vorenus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Machin or perhaps it was just good defense by Vorenus which made him look bad.
Vorenus lands with a nice body kick.
Vorenus scoring well with a low kick there.
Vorenus throws a right and a left that Machin avoids nicely.
Vorenus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vorenus scoring well with a low kick there.
Vorenus throws a series of punches but Machin avoids them all with ease.
Machin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Machin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vorenus circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin misses with a body shot
and Vorenus counters with a head kick.
Vorenus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vorenus throws a head kick that misses.
Machin misses with a two punch combination.
Vorenus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machin avoids the head kick by Vorenus.
Machin closes the distance and clinches up with Vorenus, looking for a takedown. Machin pushes Vorenus against the cage but Vorenus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machin swinging wildly here.
Vorenus throws a head kick but Machin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vorenus. Machin does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vorenus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machin lands with a cross.
Machin works over Vorenus's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vorenus slips a jab and a cross from Machin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucius Vorenus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Machin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fighters circling - Machin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vorenus tries a head kick but it misses.
Machin loads up on a big right hand but Vorenus slips the punch.
Vorenus slips a jab from Machin.
A head kick misses from Vorenus.
Machin defending well as Vorenus loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Vorenus.
Vorenus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Machin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Machin.

Vorenus is rocked!
Vorenus misses with a wild combination.
Oh Vorenus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machin lands a brutal uppercut that launches Vorenus off his feet! Vorenus tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Machin!
Lee Machin is the new welterweight champion!