PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Oath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA blaring out of the sound system. Oath has chosen Fuck your guts out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ken Oath will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Machida
vs
Oath

193 cm
34
243 lbs
31 - 12 - 0

210 cm
28
279 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Heisenberg

Heisenberg

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 31 - 12 - 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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Oath!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oath is looking to chop away at Machida's legs.
Oath scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machida in his tracks.
Oath has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Machida moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Ken Oath has been cut.
Machida blocks a head kick by Oath.
Machida defending well as Oath loads up on a big left hand.
Oath throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Oath.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oath.
Oath looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machida is fending him off so far but Oath persists. Nope, Machida circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oath throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Oath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath cracks Machida with a good jab.
Oath throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oath shoots in but no luck this time.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Renzo Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oath looking to score a takedown here. Machida is defending well but Oath drives through and ends up in Machida's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oath working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machida's head.
Machida trying to control the position.
Oath throws a big right hand that misses.
Oath throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath controls from within his opponent's guard.
Machida is adopting a defensive guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida has Oath pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Renzo Machida wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Good shot there by Oath.
Oath looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Oath.
Machida checks a leg kick.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Oath had a free shot at his head there.
Machida blocks a low kick nicely.
Oath fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Machida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Oath moves away and avoids it.
Machida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oath avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oath missing with a left hand there. Machida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Machida cracks Oath with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oath fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Oath.
Jab from Oath.
Oath throws a low kick, looking for Machida's leg but Machida calmly moves out of range.
Oath has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Machida throws a low kick but Oath moves out of range easily.
Machida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown by Oath or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
Renzo Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Oath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oath at a distance.
Oath fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Oath dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Machida walks into a jab.
Oath is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Machida checks a low kick from Oath.
Oath misses with the body kick
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Oath is looking to land body kicks.
Oath lands a head kick. Machida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oath takes a swing at Machida's ribcage but misses.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oath.
Machida wants to land a leg kick but Oath is out of range.
A big right from Oath misses.
Oath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oath thuds a left hand into Machida's body.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oath throws a front kick that sends Machida stumbling back into the cage.
Machida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oath connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Machida scrambles back to his feet.
Machida misses with a kick to the body.
Oath explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machida connects with the punch.
Machida takes a swing at Oath's ribcage but misses.
Oath cracks Machida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oath wants to land a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
Ken Oath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oath fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oath throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
Machida checks a low kick from Oath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Oath.
Oath looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oath plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oath connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oath goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oath looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Oath saw that one coming.
Machida throws a right and a left that Oath avoids nicely.
Oath with a jab.
Oath avoids the body shot from Machida.
Oath keeps Machida at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida blocks a leg kick.
Machida blocks a head kick by Oath.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oath.
Nice shot lands for Oath.
Oath tries to score with a low kick but Machida moves his leg out of the way.
Oath looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Oath with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oath throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oath.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oath - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a kick to the body.
Oath stuns Machida with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Oath finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oath throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Oath misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oath is breathing heavily.
Oath swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Machida.
Oath throws a leg kick but Machida checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Oath showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Oath's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oath moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oath throws a push kick but Machida slaps the foot to one side.
Oath throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Oath thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up Ken Oath's cut even more.
Machida throws a hook but Oath blocks it.
Ken Oath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida staying out of range there.
Machida works the jab nicely.
Oath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machida. Machida obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida moves out of range as Oath throws a body kick.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Oath - just one landing.
Oath wants to land a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
Machida feints and then cracks Oath's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oath down.
Oath shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machida but Machida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oath. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oath throws a head kick that half lands.
Machida takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Machida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oath explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oath shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machida pinned against the cage. Machida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oath digs a good body shot into Machida's ribs.
Machida will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oath thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oath feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Machidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oath throws a big shot that misses.
Oath connects with a single shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Machida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Renzo Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oath gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oath.

Oath shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Oath was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oath tries to advance position but instead Machida slips a leg back in to half guard.
Machida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oath.
Machida is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Machida is refusing to be controlled, as Oath sits in half guard.
Oath stalling away here and it's allowed Machida to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ken Oath is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Machida might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oath is looking to work some ground and pound but Machida has wrist control.
Oath must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oath tries to free his leg and advance position but Machida is retaining full guard.
Machida wants to sweep but no luck.
Oath's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Oath.
Well Oath has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Oath!
After winning the bout, Ken Oath thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Renzo Machida was interviewed post fight and said 'So bad'.