PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Patrice Boulpiquante
vs
Machida

176 cm
30
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
30
159 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Machida!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulpiquante misses with a left hand
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boulpiquante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Boulpiquante throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boulpiquante throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida throws out a counter right but Boulpiquante avoids it with no problem.
Boulpiquante throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
Boulpiquante connects with a jab.
Boulpiquante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Boulpiquante lands but Machida takes it in his stride.
Boulpiquante throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
It seemed like Machida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Boulpiquante is predictable there
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boulpiquante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Boulpiquante is predictable there
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Boulpiquante tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Machida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boulpiquante.
Boulpiquante throws a head kick that misses.
Boulpiquante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boulpiquante throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Machida on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boulpiquante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boulpiquante throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machida takes a jab right on the kisser.

Machida is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Boulpiquante throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Machida is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante!
After the fight, Mathieu Patrice Boulpiquante was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.