PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Towns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bleed It Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Towns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Towns
vs
Machida

180 cm
27
218 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Sparta Fightware

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Towns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Towns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Towns misses with a wild combination.
Towns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Towns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Towns.
Towns misses with a combination
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Towns tries to clinch up.
Towns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Towns throws a right hand that misses
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Towns misses.
Machida moves away from the strike by Towns.
Towns misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Towns lands a left and a right that send Machida crashing to the mat, dazed. Towns thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Machida is rocked!

It looks like Ryoto Machida has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Towns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Towns misses with a wild combination.
Towns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Towns misses with a double jab
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Towns throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Towns throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a solid body kick.
Towns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Towns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Towns swings widly with a right hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Towns takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Towns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Towns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Towns lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Towns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Towns misses with a double jab.
Towns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Towns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jack Towns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Towns rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Towns is controlling him.
Towns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Machida has had enough of the clinch but Towns keeps him there for the moment.
Towns throws a head punch that misses.

Machida manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Towns. Those never looked like landing.
Towns tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Towns misses with a lunging right hand
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Towns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida slips a jab from Towns.
Towns pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Machida back to the cage. Towns follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Towns misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towns falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Towns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida defending well as Towns loads up on a big left hand.
Towns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Towns misses with a right hand
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Towns tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Towns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Towns wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Towns tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Towns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Machida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Towns misses with a double jab.
Towns lands a jab.
Towns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Towns jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That has opened up Ryoto Machida's cut even more.
Towns is looking to clinch.
Towns lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Towns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Towns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a one-two to the body.
Towns looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.

Oooooh!!! Towns has knocked Machida down with a huge combo! Towns steps away and waves a wobbly Machida back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Towns finish him?
A combination from Towns does no damage.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses.
Towns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Towns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Towns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Towns looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Towns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Towns.
A punch combination from Towns misses.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Towns.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Towns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Towns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Towns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Towns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Towns misses with an uppercut
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Towns tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Towns misses with a wild combination.
Towns throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Towns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Towns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Towns is looking to clinch.
Machida staying out of range there.
Towns missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Towns misses with a wild body shot.
Towns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Machida. Machida circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Towns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Machida, right into the meat.
Jack Towns is winning the standup battle so far.
Towns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Towns backing up. Towns nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Towns tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Towns fails to land with a series of punches.
Towns tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

The cut above Ryoto Machida's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Towns scores with a one two! Machida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Towns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Towns throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Towns misses with an uppercut
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Towns looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Towns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Machida's cut.
That's time! Towns's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Towns misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Towns misses with a two punch combination.

Towns takes the fight into the clinch.
Towns lands with a right to the head.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Towns won't allow it.
Towns pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Towns.
Machida is trying to push Towns away but Towns has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Towns scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida tries to break free but Towns pushes him back against the cage.
Machida taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Towns.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Towns is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is trying to push Towns away but Towns has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Machida breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Towns darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Towns misses with a two punch combination.
Towns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Towns misses with a hook to the body
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Towns lands a head shot.
Towns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Machida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Towns.
Machida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Towns looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Towns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Towns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Towns tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Towns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Towns misses with an uppercut.
Towns wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Towns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Towns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Towns's corner calls for a 1-2. Towns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Towns throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a one-two to the body.
Towns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Towns throws a combination that misses
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida scores with a nice strike.
Nice body kick from Machida.
Towns throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Towns is looking to clinch.
Towns scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Towns throws a right hand that misses
and Towns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Towns.
Towns throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Towns lands a right hook to the body.
Towns throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Machida counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a jab.
Towns misses with a series of wild punches.
Towns misses with a double jab
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida moves out of range as Towns strikes.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Towns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Towns swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Towns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Ryoto Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Towns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Towns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Towns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Towns has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Towns!