PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Boxaaja (ranked 21408 p4p, 3057 weight class) and Alexis Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boxaaja kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dark Side - Blind Channel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Machine's choice of entrance music: Satan Is Real. Paul Boxaaja is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Boxaaja
vs
Machine

185 cm
35
190
9 - 11 - 0

183 cm
33
194
13 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexis Machine!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boxaaja closes the distance and pushes Machine back into the cage.
Machine keeps control of Boxaaja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
Boxaaja can't find room to land a body shot as Machine controls the action.
Machine tries to work over Boxaaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machine misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxaaja misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Boxaaja manages to break the clinch.

Machine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boxaaja avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Boxaaja takes an elbow to the temple.
Boxaaja avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Paul Boxaaja has been cut.
Boxaaja digs a right hand into Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machine's gas tank.
Boxaaja tries to break the clinch but Machine is controlling the position.
Boxaaja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machine has him pressed against the cage.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.

Boxaaja breaks the clinch.
Boxaaja has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Gladiatorius in the buildup to the fight.
Machine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Machine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machine has a couple of punches blocked by Boxaaja.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boxaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as Machine controls his hands.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxaaja controls his hands.
Boxaaja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machine lands a nice uppercut.
Machine works on Boxaaja's body with a couple of short punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxaaja's brow.
Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Machine fails to land.
Machine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Boxaaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machine wants to clinch.
Machine cracks Boxaaja with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boxaaja throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxaaja works the jab nicely.

It looks like Alexis Machine has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Machine moves into the clinch.
Boxaaja blocks the elbow strike.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Boxaaja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxaaja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
Boxaaja tries to circle away but Machine has him pinned against the cage.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxaaja controls his hands.
A short right from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Machine.
Boxaaja takes an elbow to the temple.
Boxaaja can't break the clinch.
Boxaaja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boxaaja can't find room to land a body shot as Machine controls the action.
A short right from Machine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boxaaja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Machine forces Boxaaja back against the cage and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Boxaaja.
Still in the clinch, Machine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxaaja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Boxaaja working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boxaaja pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Boxaaja's brow.
Boxaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Machine prevents a body shot from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Boxaaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boxaaja blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine blocks a body shot from Boxaaja.

Boxaaja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boxaaja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxaaja throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexis Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxaaja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Machine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Machine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
Boxaaja tries a body shot but Machine blocks it.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine tries to throw a body punch but Boxaaja avoids it by throwing Machine back against the cage.

Boxaaja breaks the clinch.
Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boxaaja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boxaaja circles away from the clinch attempt.

Boxaaja moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boxaaja fails to land.
Boxaaja misses with a body punch.

Boxaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Boxaaja gets tackled into the cage by Machine. Machine maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxaaja blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boxaaja avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Boxaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxaaja lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Machine dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Machine moves into range and clinches up with Boxaaja.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
Boxaaja avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Machine.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Boxaaja is trying to break the clinch but Machine is controlling him.
Boxaaja lands a shoulder strike.
Boxaaja is trying to break the clinch but Machine is controlling him.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine presses Boxaaja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Boxaaja in his tracks for a moment.
Boxaaja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine lands an elbow inside that Boxaaja shrugs off.
Machine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boxaaja seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Machine can turn it around.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boxaaja's defenses.

Boxaaja is rocked!
Machine pushes Boxaaja back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Boxaaja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machine creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Boxaaja! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Machine.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexis Machine!
Alexis Machine made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Well, well, well, feed me crack and call me a bitch!'.