PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handsome B Wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handsome B Wonderful acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Machin
vs
B Wonderful

180 cm
30
175 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome B Wonderful!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin cracks Wonderful with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Machin throws a left that rocks Wonderful and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Machin dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Wonderful regain composure!

Wonderful is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Machin staying calm.
Wonderful is still in real trouble! Can Machin finish him?
Machin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wonderful down.
Wonderful is trying to improve his position.
Wonderful seems to have recovered his senses.
Machin wants to control but Wonderful is keeping him busy.
Wonderful sneaks back into half guard.

Machin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wonderful sees it coming and defends easily.
Machin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wonderful is staying active underneath Machin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Machin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderful avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Machin.
Machin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Machin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wonderful works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wonderful keeping full guard, as Machin tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wonderful holds on and takes a little breather.
Wonderful wants to sweep here but Machin controlling him for the moment.
Machin trying to control the position from guard on top but Wonderful is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lee Machin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from Wonderful.
Machin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wonderful is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Machin misses with a double jab.
Machin swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonderful looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machin walks into a left hand.
Wonderful digs a good hook to Machin's body.
Wonderful misses with a looping right.
Wonderful avoids the head kick by Machin.
Wonderful tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Machin swivels and escapes.
Wonderful moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Machin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonderful moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wonderful misses the jab.
Machin looks to land a combination but Wonderful avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin stalks Wonderful and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wonderful's face. Wonderful staggers backwards, shaken.
Machin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wonderful moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machin throws a right hand that Wonderful ducks under and follows up with a left that Wonderful also avoids with ease.
Wonderful throws out a loose jab but Machin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonderful scores with a hook to the body. Machin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wonderful takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wonderful scores with a punch to the head.
Wonderful misses with a lunging right hand
letting Machin counter with a right hand.
Wonderful with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machin throws a shot from downtown. Wonderful moves away and avoids it.

Wonderful scores with a takedown into Machin's guard.

Machin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Machin looking for a sweep. Not yet Machin, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
Wonderful is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Machin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonderful is one step ahead there.
Machin is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Machin throws a right and a left that Wonderful avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machin misses with an uppercut.
Machin throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Wonderful to counter with a crisp jab.
Wonderful pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Machin back to the cage. Wonderful follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Machin misses with a double jab
and Wonderful counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Machin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Wonderful misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wonderful.
Lee Machin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonderful scores with a body shot.
Wonderful swings widly with a right hand
and Machin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machin throws a nice looking combination but Wonderful bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Machin both land. Nice combination.
Wonderful throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee Machin is winning the standup battle so far.
Machin looks to land a combination but Wonderful avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonderful uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machin has time to react.

Wonderful shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Machin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wonderful not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderful is keen to just control but Machin is a slippery customer.
Wonderful prevents Machin from standing back up.
Handsome B Wonderful has got the better of the ground game so far.
Machin is trying to maintain the position but Wonderful is very close to passing his half guard.
Wonderful landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wonderful lands a nice short elbow.
Wonderful is trying to control the action in half guard but Machin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Machin trying to control from the bottom.
Wonderful thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Machin is looking for a sweep. Wonderful is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wonderful winds up and cracks Machin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Machin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Machin.
Wonderful throws an elbow that misses. Machin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wonderful's guard. Nice move by Machin!
Wonderful not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin wants to pass the guard but Wonderful is keeping the position.
Wonderful pulls Machin in to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Machin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wonderful can't keep his opponent in guard - Machin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wonderful is controlling Machin's trapped leg to prevent Machin from advancing to side control.
Machin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wonderful does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wonderful gets full guard.
Wonderful is looking to stand up but Machin isn't so interested in that idea.

Machin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wonderful controls Machin momentarily but Machin frees himself.
Machin wants to control from the top but Wonderful keeps moving.
Machin is fighting to break Wonderful's control of his arms but Wonderful is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wonderful looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Handsome B Wonderful wasn't active enough on the ground.
Machin misses with a few strikes there.
Wonderful lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Machin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonderful.

Wonderful scores with a takedown into Machin's guard.
Wonderful advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machin is trying to improve his position.
Machin tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Machin tries to hold on but Wonderful postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Machin can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome B Wonderful showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wonderful avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machin scores with a nice head shot.
Wonderful looks to score with a jab to the body but Machin is just out of range.
Wonderful misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machin.
An inside leg kick from Machin misses.
Machin walks into a stiff left hand from Wonderful.
Machin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wonderful fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wonderful defending well as Machin loads up on a big left hand.
Machin throws a nice looking combination but Wonderful bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wonderful lands a glancing blow to the side of Machin's head.
Wonderful fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machin manages to avoid it.
Wonderful uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Machin has time to react.
Wonderful lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wonderful moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Wonderful scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin throws an overhand right that lands on Wonderful's shoulder, as Wonderful tries to avoid the shot.
Wonderful digs a good body shot into Machin's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Machin there as he acknowledges the shot.

Wonderful drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wonderful is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
Wonderful is working Machin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Machin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wonderful controls the pace.
Wonderful postures up in Machin's guard and throws a big left but Machin blocks it.
Machin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wonderful trying to control but Machin is working from the bottom.
Wonderful slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonderful lands with a punch from half guard.
Wonderful not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wonderful is pressing down on Machin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Machin is holding on for now.

Wonderful is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Machin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wonderful.
Machin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Machin.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.
Wonderful with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machin keeping moving, preventing Wonderful from controlling successfully.

Machin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Machin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wonderful stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wonderful trying to control the position from guard on top but Machin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Machin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonderful is one step ahead there.

Machin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wonderful defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machin keeping full guard, as Wonderful tries to pass.
Wonderful preventing the sweep.

Wonderful avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wonderful postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonderful trying to control the position from guard on top but Machin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wonderful has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machin striking off his back but it's not causing Wonderful any problems.
Wonderful postures up and lands a big shot to Machin's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Handsome B Wonderful comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wonderful has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Handsome B Wonderful!
Handsome B Wonderful thanked the fans post fight for their support.