PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riku Momomoto (ranked 326 p4p, 2653 weight class) and Alexis Machine (ranked 45 p4p, 292 weight class). Machine has chosen Satan Is Real as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Momomoto
vs
Machine

187 cm
27
188
15 - 3 - 0

183 cm
33
194
14 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Northern Zombie
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riku Momomoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexis Machine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Momomoto misses.
Machine wants to clinch.
Machine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Momomoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Alexis Machine has been cut.

Machine rushes Momomoto and presses him up against the cage.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Momomoto is leaning against Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Machine 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.
Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine digs a right hand underneath Momomoto's ribcage. Momomoto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Momomoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machine lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momomoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Machine throws a punch but it's blocked by Momomoto.
Momomoto blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Machine.
Nice elbow from Machine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Riku Momomoto has been cut.
Machine lands an elbow inside that Momomoto shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Machine.
Momomoto dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Momomoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Momomotos head.
Machine lands an uppercut.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Momomoto backwards.
Momomoto tries a body shot but Machine blocks it.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Momomoto's defenses.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Momomoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machine throws a punch but it's blocked by Momomoto.
Momomoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Momomoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Momomoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Momomoto takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Momomoto.
Momomoto definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momomoto tries to work over Machine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Machine.
Nice elbow from Machine.
Momomoto blocks an elbow strike.
Machine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machine pushes Momomoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Momomoto digs a right hand underneath Machine's ribcage. Machine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Machine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Momomoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Momomoto lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Machine.

Riku Momomoto's cut is getting worse.
Momomoto takes a shot to the head.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Momomoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Momomoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machines head.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machine.
Machine works on Momomoto's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momomoto dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Momomoto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Momomoto avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Momomoto dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
Machine misses with a punch on the inside.
Machine blocks a body shot from Momomoto.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
Momomoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machine's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Momomoto's brow.
Machine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Momomoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Momomoto misses with the head strike.
Momomoto throws a head punch that misses.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine tries to work over Momomoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Momomoto misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Momomoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machine takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Momomoto fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Momomoto lands with a left to the head.
Momomoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Momomoto avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Momomoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Momomoto lands with a light punch inside.
Momomoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Momomoto lands with a light punch inside.
Momomoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Momomoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Momomoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Momomoto blocks an elbow strike.
Machine blocking some punches.
Momomoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Momomoto throws a head punch that misses.
Momomoto scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Momomoto on the inside.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Machine tries to work over Momomoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Momomoto takes a 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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Machine clinches up with Momomoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Momomoto controls his hands.
Momomoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Momomoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Machine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine pushes Momomoto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Machine tries to throw a body punch but Momomoto avoids it by throwing Machine back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Machine.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Momomoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machine blocking some punches.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Momomoto controls his hands.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Momomoto's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momomoto lands a shoulder strike.
Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Momomoto blocking some punches.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine blocking some punches.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Machine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Momomoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Momomoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Momomoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Momomoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machine lands a damaging elbow.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Momomoto controls his hands.
Momomoto misses with some punches.
Momomoto misses with the head strike.
Machine lands a left hand.
Momomoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Momomoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Momomoto working aggressively here.
Momomoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Momomoto in his tracks for a moment.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Momomoto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine tries to work over Momomoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Riku Momomoto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Momomoto scores with a shot to the side of Machine's head.
Machine blocks an uppercut.
Machine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Momomoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Machine scores with a shoulder strike.
Momomoto gets through Machine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexis Machine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Machine misses with the head strike.
Momomoto gets through Machine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Momomoto can't find room to land a body shot as Machine controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Machine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Momomoto's brow.
Machine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jeez, Riku Momomoto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Momomoto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Machine.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexis Machine!
Post fight, Alexis Machine took to the microphone: 'Well, well, well, feed me crack and call me a bitch!'.