PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cavalho Atunes (ranked 1654 p4p, 2277 weight class) and Alexis Machine (ranked 226 p4p, 304 weight class). Machine has chosen Satan Is Real as his entrance music. Alexis Machine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Atunes
vs
Machine

185 cm
21
190
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
28
200
8 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexis Machine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Machine drives through and clinches with Atunes against the cage.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machine lands an elbow just above Atunes 's eye.

It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Atunes dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Atunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atunes looking to stall.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Atunes dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Atunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atunes tries to work over Machine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes blocks the elbow strike.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.

Cavalho Atunes's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Atunes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atunes avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Atunes dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atunes blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Atunes lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Atunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Atunes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Atunes wants to stall.
Atunes avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Machine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Atunes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Machine can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Atunes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machine's elbow.
Atunes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Machine is defending well for now.
Machine blocks a body shot from Atunes.
Atunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Atunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Machine.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Atunes takes an elbow to the temple.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Atunes in his tracks for a moment.

Cavalho Atunes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Atunes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Atunes stalling the fight.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
Atunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Alexis Machine has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Atunes digs a right hand underneath Machine's ribcage. Machine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
Atunes with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atunes's brow.
Atunes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Atunes landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Atunes.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Atunes fails to land.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Machine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes blocks the elbow strike.
Atunes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Atunes avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Atunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Atunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machine blocks it with crossed arms.
Atunes misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Atunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Atunes blocks an elbow strike.
Machine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexis Machine!
Alexis Machine took some time post fight to say the following; 'Well, well, well, feed me crack and call me a bitch!'.