PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso de Asis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and santana machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). machida is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sexy Chick . Alfonso de Asis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to santana machida's chin.

de Asis
vs
machida

183 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
187 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfonso de Asis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, santana machida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Asis.
Alfonso de Asis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

machida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
machida trying to pass the guard but de Asis defending well.
de Asis manages to get to full guard.

de Asis working for a triangle but machida defends it easily.
machida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

machida postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! de Asis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of machida, into his guard.
de Asis working some strikes from top position.
de Asis throwing strikes but missing.
machida keeping full guard, as de Asis tries to pass.
machida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
machida looks gassed!
de Asis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
machida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

de Asis stands and steps away. machida gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
de Asis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Asis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like santana machida has been cut.
machida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but de Asis avoids it really well and circles away.
de Asis fails to land with a series of punches.
de Asis pivots, looking for a leg kick but machida is out of range and de Asis settles back down.
de Asis throws a chopping leg kick but machida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
de Asis throws a sloppy head kick and machida moves out of range easily.
machida looks for a takedown but de Asis sprawls well.
machida is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Asis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Asis throws a nice looking combination but machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alfonso de Asis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Asis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Asis misses with a wild combination.
de Asis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Asis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
machida slips a jab and a cross from de Asis.
de Asis throws a right and a left that both miss.
de Asis punishes machida's body with a nice straight punch.
de Asis throws a hook but machida avoids it easily.
de Asis throws a leg kick but machida sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from de Asis. machida does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Asis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by machida.
de Asis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Asis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch combination from de Asis misses.
de Asis lands with a nice combination. machida backs away looking to recover.
A left lands for de Asis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by de Asis.

machida is rocked!

That has opened up santana machida's cut even more.
de Asis misses with the combination.
machida is still on wobbly legs! Can de Asis finish him?
machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
machida seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
machida moves out of range of the leg kick from de Asis.
de Asis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso de Asis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on santana machida'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.

de Asis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de Asis.
de Asis throws a low kick but it's checked well by machida.
de Asis drops machida with a straight right hand, right on the button! de Asis follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso de Asis!