PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jody Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RikI Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sloan
vs
Machida

154 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jody Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, RikI Machida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Sloan clinches.
Machida wants to stall.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.

Sloan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Sloan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sloan has his feet on Machida's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Sloan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sloan lands a nice short elbow.
Machida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sloan.
Sloan working the head and body with strikes.
Sloan controlling the action here.
Sloan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Machida won't allow Sloan to pass to mount.
Sloan throwing shots but Machida is blocking nicely.
Machida has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sloan prevents Machida from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloan wants to get back to his feet.
Sloan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sloan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Machida tries to roll over but Sloan keeps him under control.
Sloan is controlling the pace.
Sloan lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Machida is trying to get back to full guard.

Sloan escapes and gets back to his feet.

Sloan instigates a clinch.

Sloan breaks from the clinch.
Sloan misses with a head kick.

Machida gets tackled into the cage by Sloan. Sloan maintains the clinch.

Sloan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sloan clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the cage.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sloan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sloan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Machida won't allow Sloan to get back to his feet.
Sloan controls Machida momentarily but Machida frees himself.

Sloan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.

Machida gets the takedown into side control.
Sloan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Sloan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloan tries to escape but Machida is in control.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Sloan looks to move to half guard but instead Machida has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Machida stops Sloan from getting back to his feet.
Sloan trying to hold on to Machida's head to control him but Machida postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida prevents Sloan from standing back up.
Sloan trying to control here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Machida is trying to control the action in half guard but Sloan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sloan dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Sloan wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida missing with a left hand there. Sloan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sloan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sloan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machida has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sloan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Even with his hooks in, Machida manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Machida is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sloan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sloan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Machida is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Sloan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machida on the ground.
Sloan tries to escape but Machida has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sloan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
What can Sloan do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but RikI Machida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sloan rushes Machida and presses him up against the cage.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Sloan.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.

Machida pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sloan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sloan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sloan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sloan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Machida's head.

Sloan stands up and waves to Machida to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sloan clinches with his opponent.
Sloan working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Sloan has Machida pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sloan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Machida tumbling to the mat - Sloan dives into Machida's guard.
Sloan wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Machida being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jody Sloan just wasn't active enough.

Sloan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Machida napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Machida is looking for a sweep.

Sloan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Machida knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida looks to move to half guard but instead Sloan has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Machida is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Machida working to try and regain half guard.
Sloan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Sloan connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida throwing punches despite being mounted.
Machida really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sloan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sloan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jody Sloan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sloan avoids the attempt from Machida to control.
Sloan controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jody Sloan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sloan 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jody Sloan!