PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Polish Power (ranked 5928 p4p, 4816 weight class) and Rui Machado (ranked 561 p4p, 522 weight class). Rui Machado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Polish Power
vs
Machado

172 cm
19
170
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
182
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Polish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rui Machado!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado fails with the takedown.
Machado throws a leg kick

and Polish Power counters with a takedown into side control.
Polish Power lands a nice forearm strike.
Polish Power lands an elbow.
Polish Power is looking to take a break and control but Machado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Polish Power landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Machado manages to get back to half guard.
Polish Power scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Machado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Polish Power.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polish Power trying to control the action but Machado is working from the bottom.
Machado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Polish Power has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Polish Power throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polish Power scoring with some ground and pound.
Polish Power prevents Machado from getting back to his feet.

Machado looking for a guillotine here but Polish Power defends easily.
Polish Power has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Polish Power lands a couple of digs.
Machado wants to sweep but no luck.
Polish Power trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Machado looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado keeping full guard, as Polish Power tries to pass.
Machado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polish Power is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Machado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Machado is looking to cinch up a triangle. Polish Power throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Machado's body to avoid the submission. Machado has instead reached around Polish Power's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Machado arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rui Machado!
Jan Polish Power spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back bigger and stronger. Thank you to all the fans'.