PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between War Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Machine
vs
Wayne

184 cm
25
192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Determined

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, War Machine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne tries to clinch
enabling Machine to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Machine.
Wayne tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.
Machine scores with a sloppy right hand. Wayne should have avoided that one.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machine keeps the fight on the outside.
Machine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Machine throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne darts in trying to clinch
and Machine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wayne tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.
Wayne tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Machine circles away.
Wayne tries to clinch up but Machine circles away and keeps his distance.
Machine throws a lazy right hand but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wayne moves in looking to clinch but Machine pushes him off.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wayne slips under a jab from Machine.
Machine connects with a looping right hand.
Machine keeps the fight on the outside.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch but Machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wayne moves in looking to clinch but Machine pushes him off.
Wayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wayne closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Machine counter with a right hand.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wayne.
Wayne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wayne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machine's defenses.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
Machine dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Machine tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.
Machine avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machine wants to get back to striking at distance but Wayne won't allow it.
Machine dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machine's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Machine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
Wayne throws an elbow but it misses.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
Wayne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne has Machine pressed against the cage, preventing Machine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Machine blocks an elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne prevents Machine from breaking the clinch.
Machine tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine has had enough of the clinch but Wayne keeps him there for the moment.
Machine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Wayne.
Machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Wayne has double underhooks.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like War Machine has been cut.
Machine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Machine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machine blocks the elbow strike.
Machine tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Wayne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Machine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.

Machine is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
Oh Machine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machine has had enough of the clinch but Wayne keeps him there for the moment.
Machine is trying to break the clinch but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
Machine seems to have got his legs back now.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on War Machine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machine.
Wayne defending well as Machine loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne wants to clinch but Machine slips to the side
and Machine counters with a straight right hand.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Machine circles away.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wayne fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wayne clinches with his opponent.
Drake Wayne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wayne lands a nice elbow.
Machine tries to break free but Wayne pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Wayne as the two fighters clinch.
Wayne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machine dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne lands an elbow that stopped Machine in his tracks for a moment.
Machine is trying to force a seperation but Wayne has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Nice elbow from Wayne.
Machine avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Wayne lands an elbow that stopped Machine in his tracks for a moment.
Machine takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Wayne lands a big elbow that drops Machine! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Machine is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Wayne!
Drake Wayne is the new middleweight champion!