PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA. Douglas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by La La La - Snoop Lion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Machida
vs
Douglas

193 cm
33
243 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

200 cm
33
265 lbs
33 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Heisenberg

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Convicted Trap House

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 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas lands a jab to the head.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Machida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Douglas throws a low kick but Machida avoids it.
Machida drops his hands momentarily and Douglas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida catches Douglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
Machida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Douglas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Douglas throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Douglas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Douglas throws a leg kick
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Douglas.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but Machida checks it.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas thuds his shin into the meat of Machida's side.
Douglas scores with a push kick.
Douglas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machida rather than just go for the knockout.
Machida is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but Machida avoids it.
Machida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Douglas lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas lands with a nice body punch.
Machida avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Machida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machida blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machida.
Douglas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas lands with an overhand left.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
Machida blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Machida off balance momentarily.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas misses with a right hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Machida walks into a straight right hand from Douglas.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Douglas tries to work over Machida's front leg with a kick but Machida checks it.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Machida checks it.

Machida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Douglas, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas is trying to break the clinch but Machida is controlling him.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Knees to the body from Douglas.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Douglas shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Douglas.
Douglas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Douglas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machida.
Machida scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Douglas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Douglas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Douglas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Machida misses with a body shot.
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Douglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Douglas lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Douglas.
Douglas works Machida's body with a nice hook.
Douglas lands a jab to Machida's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas jabs Machida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Douglas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Douglas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas cracks a nice hook into Machida's ribs.
Douglas connects with a right hand. Machida shakes it off.
Douglas jabs Machida to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Douglas sends Machida crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Douglas is motioning to the referee to let Machida up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Machida is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas cracks Machida's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Machida slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Douglas can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Douglas!
Post fight, Dustin Douglas took to the microphone: 'Damn I love these rematches. This was a reckoning. '.
Renzo Machida spoke after the fight, saying 'So bad'.