PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silvano Assunicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Machidan Lyoton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Assunicao
vs
Lyoton

190 cm
28
215 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

185 cm
27
205 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silvano Assunicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machidan Lyoton!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assunicao fails with the takedown
and Lyoton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assunicao thinking.
Assunicao tries for a takedown but Lyoton circles away easily
and Lyoton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lyoton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lyoton lands a glancing blow to the side of Assunicao's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assunicao throws a poor cross that misses
and Lyoton counters with a head kick. That will keep Assunicao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Assunicao is breathing heavily.
Assunicao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assunicao takes one on the button.
Lyoton lands a lovely overhand right.

Lyoton rushes Assunicao and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lyoton.
Good body shot from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lyoton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Lyoton lands with a left to the head.
Lyoton scores with a shoulder strike.
Lyoton lands a left hand.
Lyoton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lyoton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lyoton working Assunicao over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lyoton.
Lyoton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assunicao takes a shot to the head.
Lyoton lands a nice uppercut.
Lyoton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Lyoton.
Lyoton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Lyoton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lyoton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyoton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assunicao takes a shot to the head.
Lyoton pushes Assunicao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyoton lands a left hand.
Lyoton lands a left hand.
Lyoton lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyoton lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Lyoton.
Lyoton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lyoton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Lyoton on the inside.
Lyoton cracks Assunicao with a nice body shot.
Lyoton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lyoton lands a hook that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lyoton lands a hook that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Lyoton pushes Assunicao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyoton is pressed up against the cage. Assunicao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyoton down to the mat. Lyoton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvano Assunicao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assunicao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lyoton can pounce on him.

Lyoton closes the distance and pushes Assunicao back into the cage.
Lyoton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lyoton pushes Assunicao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lyoton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assunicao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Lyoton.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lyoton.
A short right from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a hook that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Assunicao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lyoton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lyoton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lyoton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lyoton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lyoton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assunicao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a right hand.
Lyoton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assunicaos head.
A short left from Lyoton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyoton.
Lyoton pushes Assunicao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyoton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Lyoton lands a left hand.
Lyoton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Assunicao is rocked!
Lyoton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assunicao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lyoton works on Assunicao's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Lyoton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Assunicao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Lyoton.
Assunicao seems to have got his legs back now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Lyoton.
Lyoton is working Assunicao over against the cage.
Lyoton lands a hook that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
A short uppercut from Lyoton.
Nice body punch from Lyoton.
Lyoton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lyoton lands with a short shot to the head.
Lyoton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lyoton lands an elbow just above Assunicao 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Lyoton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assunicao goes for a takedown attempt but Lyoton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lyoton cracks Assunicao with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyoton's corner calls for a 1-2. Lyoton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left and a right from Lyoton both land. Nice combination.
Assunicao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lyoton can pounce on him.
Lyoton digs a good hook to Assunicao's body.

Lyoton clinches up with Assunicao and pushes him back against the cage.
Lyoton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyoton pushes Assunicao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyoton lands a shoulder strike.
Lyoton scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyoton gets through Assunicao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assunicao drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machidan Lyoton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Assunicao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assunicao misses with a left hand
and Lyoton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lyoton lands a right hook to the body.
Assunicao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Lyoton forces Assunicao back against the cage and clinches.
Lyoton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lyoton scores with a hook to the body.
Lyoton lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Lyoton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lyoton.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Lyoton.
A nice left hand lands by Lyoton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyoton.
A short right from Lyoton.
Lyoton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lyoton lands an uppercut.
Lyoton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyoton.
Lyoton cracks Assunicao with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyoton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lyoton lands with a right to the head.
Lyoton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lyoton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyoton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assunicao is working for takedown but Lyoton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lyoton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lyoton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a left hand.
Lyoton pushes Assunicao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyoton lands with a right to the head.
Lyoton cracks Assunicao with a nice body shot.
Lyoton scores with a shoulder strike.
Lyoton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assunicao.
Lyoton is working Assunicao over against the cage.
Lyoton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lyoton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lyoton scores with a hook to the body.
Lyoton presses Assunicao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lyoton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assunicao or not.
A short right from Lyoton on the inside.
Assunicao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyoton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyoton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Lyoton lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Lyoton.
Lyoton is working Assunicao over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Lyoton.
Lyoton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lyoton pushes Assunicao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lyoton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Lyoton taking a breather.
Machidan Lyoton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lyoton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lyoton.
Lyoton scores with a shot to the side of Assunicao's head.
Lyoton lands a body punch.
Lyoton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lyoton is leaning against Assunicao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lyoton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyoton lands a left hand.
Lyoton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assunicao.
Lyoton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands with a right to the head.
Lyoton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyoton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Assunicao.
Lyoton lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton lands with a short shot to the head.
Lyoton scores a nice knee to the body.
Lyoton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lyoton stalling in the clinch.
Lyoton gets through Assunicao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lyoton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Assunicao.
A body shot lands from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assunicao takes a shot to the head.
Lyoton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyoton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyoton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyoton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Lyoton presses Assunicao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a right hand.
Lyoton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assunicao takes a shot to the head.
Lyoton lands an uppercut.
Lyoton lands a nice elbow.
Assunicao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Assunicao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lyoton lands a hook that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Lyoton lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyoton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lyoton creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Assunicao's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Assunicao drops to his knees and Lyoton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machidan Lyoton!