PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Machine (ranked 2927 p4p, 900 weight class) and Morton Masters (ranked 389 p4p, 136 weight class). Machine comes to the cage accompanied by Satan Is Real. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Machine
vs
Masters

183 cm
27
200
5 - 4 - 1

178 cm
27
190
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Highland Clothing

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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexis Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morton Masters!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Machine gets tackled into the cage by Masters. Masters maintains the clinch.
Masters dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masters throws an elbow but misses.
Masters told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Machine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alexis Machine has been cut.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters misses with an elbow over the top.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masters blocks an elbow strike.
Masters gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Masters scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters tries to land a knee to the head but Machine blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.

Machine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Masters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machine lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Morton Masters has been cut.
Machine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masters blocks an elbow strike.
Masters avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Machine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters pushes off an throws an elbow but Machine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Masters on the inside.
Masters takes an elbow to the temple.
Masters blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Masters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Machine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Masters misses the target.

Masters clinches up with Machine and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Masters's brow.
Machine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masters has him pressed against the cage.

Machine manages to break the clinch.

Masters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Machine dodges an elbow strike from Masters.
Masters connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machine's face.
Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Masters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters doesn't manage to clinch there - Machine circles away.
Machine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Masters moves in looking to clinch but Machine pushes him off.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Machine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters fails with an attempt to clinch.

Masters clinches.
Machine takes an elbow to the temple.

Masters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Masters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masters throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machine wants to get back to striking at distance but Masters won't allow it.
Machine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Machine breaks the clinch.
Machine misses with a wild body shot.
Machine jabs Masters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machine misses with a body shot.
Machine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masters.

Masters has closed the distance and engaged Machine in a clinch.
Masters blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Masters creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machine's defenses.
Masters blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws an elbow but it misses.

Machine manages to break the clinch.
Machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Masters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machine. Masters does a little dance to reset his feet.

Masters darts in and clinches Machine up against the cage.
Machine wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Masters just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
Masters tries to land knees in the clinch but Machine avoids the damage to the body.
Machine takes a knee right on the jaw!

Alexis Machine's cut is getting worse.
Masters blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Masters looking to slow down the pace here.
Masters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masters lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masters's defenses.
Masters lands a damaging elbow.
Masters lands with a left to the head.

Alexis Machine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
I was talking to Machine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Machine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Masters closes the distance and pushes Machine back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Machine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Masters instigates a clinch.
Masters throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machine blocks it with crossed arms.
Masters comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masters lands an elbow just above Machine 's eye.

Jeez, Alexis Machine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Masters using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masters tries to land knees in the clinch but Machine avoids the damage to the body.
Masters avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machine blocks the elbow strike.
Masters lands an elbow just above Machine 's eye.

Machine breaks from the clinch.
Masters tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine takes a knee right on the jaw!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Morton Masters!
An out of breath Morton Masters thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.