PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fitch Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zico Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shields comes to the cage accompanied by Bump N Grind. Fitch Shields is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Shields
vs
Machado

192 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fitch Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zico Machado!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Shields counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shields wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.

Machado is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shields defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shields is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Shields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shields trying to control but Machado is working from the bottom.
Shields has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Machado looking for a triangle here. Shields is fighting it but it looks tight! Machado pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Shields is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zico Machado!
A relieved looking Zico Machado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.