PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judge Machina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ejay Shazad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machina comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy. Judge Machina has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Machina
vs
Shazad

185 cm
21
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

162 cm
27
135 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Machina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ejay Shazad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shazad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machina.

Machina moves into range and clinches up with Shazad.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Shazad blocks with his arms.
Machina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shazad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machina slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shazad.
Shazad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machina misses with an elbow over the top.
Machina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shazad misses with a punch on the inside.
Shazad misses with a punch to the body.
Shazad stalling in the clinch but Machina improves position.
Shazad managing to block the knees to the body from Machina.
Machina keeps control of Shazad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shazad is trying to break the clinch but Machina has him pressed against the cage.
Shazad is trying to break the clinch but Machina has him pressed against the cage.
Machina is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shazad struggles to land a body shot inside as Machina controls his hands.
Shazad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shazad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Machina putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shazad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shazad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machina tries to land knees in the clinch but Shazad avoids the damage to the body.
Machina keeps control of Shazad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machina.
Machina lands a good knee to the midsection. Shazad won't want to take too many of those.
Shazad wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machina.

It looks like Ejay Shazad has been cut.
Shazad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machina lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shazad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machina landing knees to the head.

Shazad is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machina lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shazad is still on wobbly legs! Can Machina finish him?
Machina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shazad working hard to break the clinch.
Machina landing knees to the head.
Shazad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machina is keeping busy.
Machina unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shazad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shazad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machina's elbow.
Machina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machina lands an elbow that stopped Shazad in his tracks for a moment.
Shazad is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machina.
Shazad seems to have recovered his senses.

Machina drops Shazad with a big knee straight up the middle! Shazad is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Machina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shazad.
Machina avoids the body shot from Shazad.
Machina tries to close the distance and clinch but Shazad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Machina closes the distance and clinches.
Shazad tries to work over Machina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shazad scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shazad misses with the head strike.
Shazad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shazad blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machina crunches a lovely knee into Shazad's ribcage.
Machina tries to land knees in the clinch but Shazad avoids the damage to the body.
Machina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shazad blocks it with crossed arms.
Machina lands a knee to the head.
Shazad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machina's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shazad's brow.
Shazad stalls.
Shazad lands with a left to the head.
Machina misses with a knee to the head.
Machina keeps control of Shazad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machina tries to land a knee to the head but Shazad blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Machina.
Machina unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shazad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shazad taking a breather.
Shazad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shazad takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machina unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shazad looks winded!
Machina landing knees to the head.
Machina with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machina putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shazad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machina blocks an uppercut.
Machina with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shazad's efforts to push away.
Shazad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machina lands a nice knee to the body.
Machina with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shazad is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shazad blocks an elbow strike.
Machina jerks Shazad's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Shazad drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Machina goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Machina because Shazad was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Judge Machina!
A victorious Judge Machina thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.