PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rorian Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rorian Machado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Machado
vs
Infamous

183 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rorian Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Infamous!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Infamous as he avoids it easily.
Rorian Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Machado shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Machado is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Machado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machado sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Infamous keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.

Infamous looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Machado trying to control but Infamous is working from the bottom.
Infamous is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Machado thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Machado is stalling in the full guard.

Infamous is looking for a triangle but Machado pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Infamous working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Machado doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Machado manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Infamous working a defensive guard here.
Machado controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Infamous keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Infamous wants to sweep but no luck.
Machado wants to control from the top but Infamous keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Machado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Infamous keeping moving, preventing Machado from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Infamous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Machado scores a takedown into full mount!

Machado is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Infamous is surviving well by controlling Machado's body position as best he can.
Infamous is squirming around, avoiding Machado's attempts to control the action.
Machado prevents Infamous from getting the reversal.
Machado wants to control the pace but Infamous is squirming around nicely.
Infamous wants to hold on but Machado pushes him away.
Machado controlling the position easily from mount.
Infamous is trying to escape the mount.
Infamous is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous tries to hold on but Machado postures up.

Machado is working for a guillotine from mount but Infamous frees his head quite easily.
Infamous slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Machado works his way into side control.
Machado wants to control but Infamous is keeping him busy.

Machado is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Infamous knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Machado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Infamous has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Infamous keeps working.
Infamous struggling a bit here.
Infamous manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Infamous wants to take a breather but Machado is having none of it.
Infamous is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Infamous is looking to take a break and control but Machado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Machado looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Infamous trying to mount his opponent but Machado defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rorian Machado dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Infamous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Machado slips a straight right by Infamous.
Infamous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machado fails to land the takedown.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Infamous tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Infamous to the ground. Infamous escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Machado shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Infamous manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Infamous is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Machado defends well.

Machado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machado sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machado avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Infamous is breathing heavily.
Machado slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Machado wants to control but Infamous is keeping him busy.
Infamous is looking to reverse the position.
Machado trying to control the position but Infamous is working away.

Machado tries for a kimura but Infamous is defending well.
Machado moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Infamous is looking to regain half guard here but Machado keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Machado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Machado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Infamous tries to improve position but can't.

Machado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Infamous is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Infamous is looking for a sweep.

Machado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Infamous, who protects the arm well.

Machado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Infamous struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous sneaks back into half guard.

Infamous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Machado not doing much here.
Infamous misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Infamous trying to hold on to Machado's head to control him but Machado postures up.

Machado looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Machado trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Machado is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Infamous defends it well.

Infamous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Infamous looking for submissions off his back.
Machado is taking a breather. Infamous says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Machado's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machado trying to control the action but Infamous is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rorian Machado dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machado.
A decent looking cross lands there for Infamous.
Left hook, right uppercut from Infamous.

It looks like Rorian Machado has been cut.
Machado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Infamous but Infamous pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Machado shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Infamous but Infamous pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorian Machado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Infamous - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Infamous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Infamous.
Machado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Infamous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Machado fails with a takedown attempt.
Infamous looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Infamous misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machado shoots in looking for a takedown. Infamous tries to sprawl out of it but Machado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Infamous manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Infamous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Infamous as he jumps to the side.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Machado.
Infamous is trying to control Machado's posture but Machado avoids it.
Infamous sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Infamous wants to control but Machado is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Infamous actively working from the bottom here.
Infamous is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Infamous tries to roll over but Machado keeps him under control.
Machado is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado is trying to control. Infamous wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Machado is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Machado is trying for a kimura here. Infamous looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Machado wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rorian Machado!