PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Army Jr (ranked 1719 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Seiryu Machida (ranked 256 p4p, 277 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Army Jr
vs
Machida

189 cm
27
196
14 - 13 - 0

192 cm
38
187
26 - 14 - 4

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Army Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seiryu Machida!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Army Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Machida lands.
Army Jr thuds his right hand into Machida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Army Jr.
Army Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Machida connects with a nice looking jab.

Army Jr darts in and clinches Machida up against the cage.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.

Army Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.

Army Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Army Jr breaks from the clinch.
Army Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Army Jr throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida feints a counter leg kick.

Army Jr closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
Machida landing knees to the body.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Army Jr blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida pushes Army Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Army Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machida.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Machida.
Nice body punch from Machida - that landed with a thud.
Our sources have told us that Army Jr has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Army Jr avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Army Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.

Army Jr breaks from the clinch.
Seiryu Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Army Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Machida is looking to chop away at Army Jr's legs.

Army Jr has closed the distance and engaged Machida in a clinch.
Army Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Army Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Army Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Army Jr.
Army Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Army Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Army Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Machida misses with some punches.
Army Jr stalls.
Machida digs a right hand into Army Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Army Jr's gas tank.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Army Jr.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machida prevents a body shot from Army Jr.
Machida is leaning against Army Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Army Jr's elbow.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Army Jr's ribcage. Army Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Army Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Army Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Army Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Army Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Army Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Army Jr dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Dick Army Jr has been cut.
Army Jr avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Army Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Army Jr controls the action.
Army Jr is trying to stall.
Machida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Army Jr shrugs off.
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Army Jr controls his hands.
Army Jr lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
A short right from Army Jr on the inside.
Army Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Machida avoiding damage as Army Jr throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Army Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machida's jab looks to have found its range, popping Army Jr under the eye.
Machida is looking to slow Army Jr down with leg kicks.
Army Jr walks into a left hand.
Army Jr tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.

Army Jr closes the distance and clinches.

Army Jr manages to break the clinch.
Army Jr tries to clinch up.
Machida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Army Jr.
Army Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida is looking to slow Army Jr down with leg kicks.
Army Jr throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Machida! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Machida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Army Jr on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Army Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Army Jr tries to clinch up.
Machida throws a low kick, looking for Army Jr's leg but Army Jr calmly moves out of range.
Machida throws a hook to the side of Army Jr's head but Army Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Army Jr moves away and avoids it.
Machida dips to his left and cracks Army Jr with an uppercut!
Army Jr staying out of range there.
Machida takes a swing at Army Jr's ribcage but misses.
Army Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida lands a nice hook to Army Jr's body. Army Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Army Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Machida misses
and Army Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Army Jr blocks a jab.
Army Jr tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Machida walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Army Jr throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Army Jr is able to avoid easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Army Jr misses the target.
Army Jr clobbers Machida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Army Jr checks a low kick from Machida.
Army Jr misses with a combination
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Machida jabs Army Jr right on the nose. Army Jr blinks but takes it well.
Machida throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Army Jr.
Army Jr looks to clinch
and Machida counters with an inside leg kick.
Army Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dick Army Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Army Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida scores with a nice body kick.
Seiryu Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida takes a swing at Army Jr's ribcage but misses.
Machida clobbers Army Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Machida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Army Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Army Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Army Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Machida misses.
Army Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida misses with a straight left.
Army Jr wants to clinch.
Machida tries a quick counter leg kick but Army Jr is wise to it.
Nice straight punches there by Machida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a jab to the body
and Army Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
Army Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Army Jr misses with a left hand
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Machida.
Nice uppercut lands for Army Jr. That snapped Machida's head back.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Machida misses.
Army Jr staying out of range there.
Machida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Army Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida misses with a low kick as Army Jr jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Army Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Machida! But no joy.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Army Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida loads up on a big right hand but Army Jr slips the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot by Machida.
Army Jr catches Machida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Machida jabs at Army Jr's body.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Army Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Army Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Machida thuds a left hand into Army Jr's body.
Machida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Army Jr.

Army Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Machida lands a nice elbow.
Army Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Army Jr blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seiryu Machida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Army Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Army Jr tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Machida.
Army Jr is looking to clinch.

Army Jr closes the distance and pushes Machida back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Machida landing knees to the head.

Army Jr manages to break the clinch.
Army Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Army Jr checks a low kick from Machida.

Army Jr instigates a clinch.
Army Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Army Jr misses with a knee strike.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Army Jr tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Army Jr's defenses.
Machida lands a body punch.
Machida lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Machida lands an elbow that stopped Army Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Machida with a knee to the head.
Seiryu Machida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Machida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Army Jr tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida landing knees to the head.

Army Jr is rocked!

Dick Army Jr's cut is getting worse.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Army Jr blocks it.
Machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Army Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machida avoiding damage as Army Jr throws knees to the body.
Machida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida connects with a nasty looking knee right to Army Jr's face.
Oh Army Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Machida.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Army Jr shrugs off.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida lands a body punch in the clinch.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machida misses with some punches.
Machida pushes Army Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Army Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Army Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Army Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Army Jr's ribcage. Army Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machida misses with some punches.
Machida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.

Dick Army Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right hand to the body from Machida.
Machida lands with a left to the head.
Army Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Machida lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida working aggressively here.
Army Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Machida.
Machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Army Jr blocking some punches.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Army Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Army Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Army Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr tries to clinch up
and Machida counters with a nice body shot.
Seiryu Machida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Army Jr throws a series of strikes that have Machida backpedaling.
Army Jr moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Machida lands a leg kick that knocks Army Jr off balance momentarily.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Army Jr wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Army Jr checks a leg kick.
Army Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
Dick Army Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Army Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Army Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machida throws a hook but Army Jr blocks it.
Machida lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Army Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Army Jr moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Jab, jab by Machida - just one landing.
Army Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seiryu Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seiryu Machida!
Seiryu Machida was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Dick Army Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry dad, please dont beat me!'.