PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Machine (ranked 3184 p4p, 3376 weight class) and Ioan Jacobowitz (ranked 427 p4p, 446 weight class). Machine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Satan Is Real. Ioan Jacobowitz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Machine
vs
Jacobowitz

183 cm
27
200
5 - 5 - 1

194 cm
25
199
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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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 - 5 - 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ioan Jacobowitz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine scores with a shot to the body.
Jacobowitz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machine counters with a straight right hand.

Machine closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
Jacobowitz takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ioan Jacobowitz has been cut.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Jacobowitz in his tracks for a moment.
Jacobowitz is looking for a takedown.
Machine lands an elbow inside that Jacobowitz shrugs off.

Jacobowitz is rocked!
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jacobowitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Machine finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine gets underhooks to prevent Jacobowitz's takedown attempt.
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.
Alexis Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ioan Jacobowitz.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Jacobowitz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
Jacobowitz avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Jacobowitz avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine prevents the takedown attempt.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Jacobowitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Jacobowitz avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jacobowitz's brow.
Jacobowitz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machine prevents it.
Machine has Jacobowitz pressed against the cage. He pushes Jacobowitz back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Machine throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jacobowitz crashing to the floor! Machine piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jacobowitz is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexis Machine!
Alexis Machine looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'MMA math is really weird, right?'.