PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walker Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satriyo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satriyo Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Christian
vs
Machida

188 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Walker Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Satriyo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christian's head.

It looks like Walker Christian has been cut.

Machida looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Christian managing to control the position.
Machida wants to get up but he can't break Christian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Machida looking to pass the guard.

Christian has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Machida off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Machida looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Christian!
Machida is looking to take a break and control but Christian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian seems a little lost for a moment, as Machida dominates the positioning.
Machida prevents Christian from escaping the position.
Christian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Machida.
Christian is holding Machida down, trying to stall.
Machida working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Christian taking a bit of punishment here - Machida scoring with strikes.
Christian struggling a bit here.
Christian wants to get back to his feet but Machida drags him back down.
Christian can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Christian closes the distance and clinches up with Machida, looking for a takedown. Christian pushes Machida against the cage but Machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christian fails with the takedown

and Machida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christian won't be happy with that.
Machida cracks Christian with a big right hand but Christian just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida prevents Christian from escaping the position.
Christian sneaks back into half guard.
Machida seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Machida is looking to pass Christian's guard but actually Christian recovers to full guard.
Christian is pulling down on Machida's head. It's preventing any offense from Machida, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christian is looking to stand up but Machida isn't so interested in that idea.

Christian uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Christian doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walker Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Christian wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Machida forces Christian back against the cage and clinches.
Machida is trying to pull guard but Christian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Machida drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Satriyo Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walker Christian'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.

Machida fails with a takedown attempt.

Christian gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Machida to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Christian has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Machida is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Machida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christian to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Machida gets control of Christian's arms and successfully pulls guard. Machida will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Machida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christian landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Machida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Christian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machida's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida is looking to sweep but instead, Christian has passed into half guard.

Christian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Machida has managed to free his arm - good work.

Christian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Machida defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machida is looking to improve his position.
Machida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Machida is defending against the submission attempts here by Christian.

Christian is looking for a kimura here.
Satriyo Machida has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Christian is working for a kimura but Machida is defending it quite comfortably.
Machida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Machida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Machida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Christian, pushing him back against the cage.
Machida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Christian to keep the fight standing.
Walker Christian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Satriyo Machida.
Christian wants to take the fight to the mat but Machida manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Christian tries to land knees in the clinch but Machida avoids the damage to the body.
Machida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Machida tries to pull guard but Christian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Machida is pressed up against the cage. Christian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Machida down to the mat. Machida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Machida cracks a nice hook into Christian's ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machida jabs Christian right on the nose. Christian blinks but takes it well.

Machida moves into the clinch successfully.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Satriyo Machida will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Walker Christian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Machida throws a left and a right that both miss

and Christian moves into the clinch.
Christian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Christian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machida just stands there and leans against the cage.

Machida turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Machida manages to end up in side control.
Machida throws a strike aimed at the side of Christian's head but Christian avoids it well.
Machida throws a strike aimed at the side of Christian's head but Christian avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Christian explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Machida forces Christian back against the cage and clinches.

Christian lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christian lands a nice short elbow.

Christian wants to work for an arm triangle but Machida is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Machida wants to get back to full guard.

Machida is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Christian pulls his head out easily.
Machida is trying to control but Christian passes into side control!

Christian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Machida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Machida can't do much from the bottom here.

Christian tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Machida explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Christian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida connects with a body shot that sends Christian's belly button to the back.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Christian drops down looking for a counter takedown but Machida sprawls and moves away.

Christian clinches up against the cage.
Christian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.

Machida ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Machida no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Christian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christian chips away with some ground and pound.
Christian with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida trying to control the position.
Christian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machida's head.
Christian postures up in Machida's guard and throws a big left but Machida blocks it.
Christian with a nice head shot there.
Machida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Christian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Christian stopping the sweep attempt from Machida.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christian throws a big elbow that misses.
Machida is trying to control the position but Christian postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker Christian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satriyo Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walker Christian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christian misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Walker Christian.
Well Machida 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Satriyo Machida!
Satriyo Machida took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.