PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between kyle machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

machine
vs
Williams

170 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs
MMA's Best Nutrition

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 London, kyle machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but machine circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams dips to his left and cracks machine with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
machine tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like kyle machine has been cut.
Williams swings for the body but machine moves out of range.
machine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
machine closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
machine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
machine staying out of range there.
A combination from Williams does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
machine moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
machine closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
machine wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
machine clinches but Williams breaks the clinch
and machine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
machine throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
machine looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
machine tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings machine.
Williams throws a right hand that machine ducks under and follows up with a left that machine also avoids with ease.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
machine is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
machine avoids a punch combination nicely.
machine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
machine tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body punch from Williams.
machine darts in trying to clinch
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
machine tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
machine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Williams throws a right hand that machine ducks under and follows up with a left that machine also avoids with ease.
machine closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
machine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
machine looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.

kyle machine's cut is getting worse.
machine misses with a series of wild punches.
machine wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
kyle machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
machine tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
machine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
machine closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
machine closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings machine.
machine is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
machine is looking to clinch.
machine wants to clinch.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
machine darts in trying to clinch
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams throws a series of punches but machine moves out of range.
machine tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
machine is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
machine throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
machine tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on kyle machine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Williams throws out a powerful jab.
machine tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
kyle machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
machine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams throws a head kick but machine moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether machine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
machine slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
machine needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams is breathing heavily.
machine walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
machine lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
machine fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by machine.
Williams misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
machine looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams scores with a body shot.
machine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams misses with a double jab.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
machine tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
machine is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
machine tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
machine tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from machine.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by machine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
machine tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
machine wants to clinch.
Paul Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams misses with the combination.
machine tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
machine wants to clinch.
machine wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
machine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
machine is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
machine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
machine moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
machine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
machine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
machine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
machine wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
machine closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
machine looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
machine wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
machine wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings machine.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
machine tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
machine fails with an attempt to clinch.

machine clinches with his opponent.
machine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
machine tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually machine drops back down to his feet.
machine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. machine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kyle machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - machine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
machine is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by machine.
machine is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on kyle 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. This is the final round!

machine tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
machine tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
machine looks to clinch
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
machine tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
machine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
machine closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
machine tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
machine tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
machine closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.

kyle machine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

machine closes the distance and clinches.
machine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent machine's takedown attempt.
machine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kyle machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams cracks machine with a good jab.
Williams misses with a hook. machine ducked under it nicely.
machine tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. machine will be more careful next time no doubt.
machine looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
machine wants to clinch.
machine wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.

Jeez, kyle machine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at kyle machine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Williams!