PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Machida
vs
Rourke

190 cm
28
199 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
196 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Perkele!

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rourke misses with a body shot.
Rourke swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Rourke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida counters with a low kick, right behind Rourke 's knee.
Machida misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida stalks Rourke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rourke's face. Rourke staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke fails to land with a series of punches.
Rourke misses with a body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rourke.
Rourke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rourke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Machida on the side of the head.
Machida slips under a jab from Rourke.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machida moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida misses with some punches.
Rourke tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rourke is trying to push Machida away but Machida has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rourke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
Machida misses with some punches.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rourke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rourke is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Rourke avoids a wild elbow strike from Machida.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Rourke looks gassed!
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Rourke slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands an elbow that stopped Rourke in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Machida as the two fighters clinch.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
A short right from Machida.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Machida lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Machida lands with a right to the head.
Machida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
Machida misses with an elbow over the top.
A short body shot lands from Machida as the two fighters clinch.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Machida.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Rourke misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a hook to the body.
Machida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rourke backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
Machida lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machida lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Machida.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Rourke controls his hands.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Rourke is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rourke takes a shot to the head.
Rourke is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Machida obliges.
Machida lands a body punch.
Machida digs a right hand into Rourke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rourke's gas tank.
Rourke seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Machida.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rourkes head.
Machida works on Rourke's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Machida.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rourke's elbow.
Machida lands a nice uppercut.
Rourke prevents a body shot from Machida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida pushes Rourke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida tries a body shot but Rourke blocks it.
Machida blocks a body shot from Rourke.
Rourke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida tries to work over Rourke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Rourke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rourkes head.
Machida digs a right hand into Rourke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rourke's gas tank.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida lands a shot to the body.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Machida as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida lands a nice uppercut.
Rourke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida cracks Rourke with a nice body shot.
Rourke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Machida throws a push kick but Rourke slaps the foot to one side.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rourke moves out of range of the body kick.
Machida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rourke.
Rourke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rourke misses with the combination.
Rourke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machida throws a right hand that Rourke ducks under and follows up with a left that Rourke also avoids with ease.
Rourke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida lands a two punch combo.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rourke can do to turn this around?
Machida lands a brutal head kick. Rourke looks out on his feet and Machida throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 in his post fight interview.