PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bateman
vs
Machado

189 cm
19
206 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rigan Machado!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman scores with a leg kick.
Bateman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machado is out of range.
Machado darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Machado shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bateman defends it nicely.
A head kick by Machado misses
and Bateman counters with a low kick, right behind Machado 's knee.
Machado looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Bateman throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Machado stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Bateman follows into mount!

It looks like Rigan Machado has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Machado is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet but Machado is holding on tight.
Machado tries to reverse the position but Bateman maintains control.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet but Machado is holding on tight.

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.
Machado tries to hold on but Bateman pushes him away.
Machado slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Machado keeping hold of Bateman's head, controlling as best he can.
Machado moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Machado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bateman wants to stand but Machado has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Machado has control of Bateman's left arm, preventing Bateman from doing any damage.

Bateman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Machado is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Machado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Machado should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Machado has a closed guard, preventing Bateman from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Machado has his foot on Bateman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bateman works his way back into a safe position though.
Machado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bateman's guard.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet but Machado is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Machado cracks Bateman with a solid left hand.
Bateman keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Machado keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bateman's head.

Machado is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bateman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bateman has escaped and now he's on top!
Bateman wants to stand but Machado has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bateman manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rigan Machado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Machado gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bateman counters with a good low kick that Machado was not able to check.
Bateman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Machado throws a right hand that misses
and Bateman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machado throws a lazy head kick
and Bateman counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bateman misses.
Machado throws a lazy head kick
and Bateman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rigan Machado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Bateman counters with a low kick, right behind Machado 's knee.
Bateman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machado misses with a double jab
and Bateman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machado's knee momentarily.
Bateman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bateman throws a front kick aimed at Machado's knee but Machado avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machado checks a leg kick.
Machado throws a leg kick
and Bateman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machado's knee momentarily.
Machado misses the shot to the body.
Machado misses with a combination
and Bateman counters with an outside leg kick.
Patrick Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bateman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Machado is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado throws a combination that misses
and Bateman counters with a low kick, right behind Machado 's knee.
Rigan Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bateman connects with a solid leg kick.
Bateman connects with a leg kick. Machado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machado checks a leg kick.
Bateman misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Machado misses with a lunging right hand
and Bateman counters with an inside leg kick.
Machado throws a series of punches but Bateman avoids them all with ease.
Machado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bateman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A leg kick checked by Machado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bateman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rigan Machado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bateman throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Machado is predictable there
and Bateman counters with a head kick.
Bateman defending well as Machado loads up on a big left hand.
Bateman throws a nice head kick!
Patrick Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
Machado swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bateman counters with a good low kick that Machado was not able to check.
Machado checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machado tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado misses with a leg kick
and Bateman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bateman throws a low kick but Machado avoids it.

Machado closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bateman's guard.
Bateman is looking to stand up but Machado isn't so interested in that idea.
Machado scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bateman wants to stand but Machado is controlling the position.
Machado trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.

Bateman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Machado defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado scoring with punches to the head and body.
Machado working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machado can do to turn this around?
Bateman has momentary wrist control but Machado slips an elbow through the middle.
Machado prevents Bateman from getting back to his feet.
Machado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machado working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Machado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Machado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Machado works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bateman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Machado drops an elbow to the side of Bateman's head.
Machado looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bateman tries to kick Machado off but Machado keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Machado seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Machado seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Machado looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Machado is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Machado is nestled in close to Bateman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bateman is trying to stand back up but Machado is controlling him

Machado is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bateman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Machado.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Machado looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machado lands a nice short elbow.
Machado working the head and body with strikes.
Machado passes to full mount!
Bateman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Machado lands a nice shot to the head.
Machado raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rigan Machado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bateman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Bateman!