PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machida The Coward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanadi De Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Coward comes to the cage accompanied by machida the best. Wanadi De Santana will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

The Coward
vs
De Santana

170 cm
27
192 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
198 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida The Coward!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanadi De Santana!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Santana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by De Santana as he checks the leg kick.
De Santana tries to land a body kick
and The Coward counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Santana loads up on a big right hand but The Coward slips the punch.
The Coward looks to land a body kick but De Santana moved away.
The Coward finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Coward with a hook.
De Santana throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Coward counters with a body kick.
The Coward throws a front kick aimed at De Santana's knee but De Santana avoids it well.
The Coward throws a poor cross that misses
and De Santana counters with a right hand to the body.
De Santana throws a sloppy head kick
and The Coward finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Santana looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Santana's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Coward under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for The Coward.
The Coward throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Coward takes a swing at De Santana's ribcage but misses.
De Santana lands a head kick. The Coward smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from The Coward tenderised De Santana's leg. De Santana is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Santana throws a lazy head kick
and The Coward counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Santana's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by The Coward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santana avoids the head kick by The Coward.
De Santana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Santana throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Coward makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Coward.
The Coward attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Coward thumps De Santana with a low kick.
De Santana walks into a stiff left hand from The Coward.
The Coward lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Coward looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Coward thows a body shot but no joy.
The Coward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from The Coward finds it's way through De Santana's defenses.
The Coward connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Coward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Coward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Coward pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Coward throws a leg kick that misses.
De Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and The Coward counters with an outside leg kick.
The Coward lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Santana circles away quickly and effectively.
De Santana walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Coward pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from The Coward.
The Coward lands a nice hook to De Santana's body. De Santana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy body kick from De Santana
and The Coward counters with a left to the body.
The Coward throws a sloppy head kick and De Santana moves out of range easily.
The Coward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Coward throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An inside leg kick from The Coward misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Santana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wanadi De Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Coward throws a leg kick which misses De Santana's front leg but catches the back leg as De Santana tries to avoid it.
De Santana throws an off balance right hand
and The Coward counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machida The Coward dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Coward throws a leg kick which misses De Santana's front leg but catches the back leg as De Santana tries to avoid it.
De Santana throws a poor cross that misses
and The Coward counters with an outside leg kick.
The Coward is looking to wear down De Santana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Santana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Coward. The Coward obviously looking to wear him down.
The Coward is looking to slow De Santana down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Coward.
The Coward connects with a solid leg kick.
The Coward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Santana can do to turn this around?
A slapping body kick lands there for The Coward.
De Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Santana is breathing heavily.
The Coward throws a body punch but De Santana moves out of range.
De Santana moves out of range as The Coward throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward wants to slow De Santana down by chopping away at his legs.
The Coward tries a head kick but it misses.
De Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Coward counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Coward lands with a nice body kick.
The Coward just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from The Coward lands.
The Coward throws out a powerful jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Santana in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The Coward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Santana. That did some damage!
The Coward looks to score with a jab to the body but De Santana is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santana.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Coward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Santana doesn't seem bothered though.
De Santana avoids the head kick by The Coward.
The Coward connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Santana might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The Coward has got the better of the exchanges.
The Coward keeps De Santana at a distance using the push kick.
The Coward throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Santana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Coward connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Coward tries a head kick but it misses.
De Santana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Coward.
The Coward chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Coward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Santana manages to avoid it.
The Coward throws a wild body kick that De Santana sees coming a mile off.
The Coward throws a body punch but De Santana moves out of range.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Coward lands a jab to De Santana's midsection.
De Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from The Coward.
The Coward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Coward thumps De Santana with a low kick.
De Santana gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Coward throws a leg kick but De Santana checks it.
De Santana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Coward's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Coward duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santana checks a low kick from The Coward.
De Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machida The Coward dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Coward stuns De Santana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy body kick from The Coward
and The Coward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Santana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Coward lands a two punch combo.
De Santana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Coward.
The Coward ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Santana takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Coward throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Santana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Coward connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Santana's hands.
The Coward lands a leg kick that knocks De Santana off balance momentarily.
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!
The Coward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward misses the shot to the body.
The Coward connects with a leg kick. De Santana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Santana blocks a head kick by The Coward.
De Santana slips a jab and a cross from The Coward.
That kick from The Coward tenderised De Santana's leg. De Santana is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from The Coward.
De Santana walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Coward.
The Coward stuns De Santana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Coward lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Santana will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana avoids the head kick by The Coward.
The Coward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coward jabs De Santana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Coward lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Coward ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Coward.
Crunch! The Coward slams his shin into De Santana's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Santana checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Coward throws a lazy head kick
and De Santana counters with a nice body kick.
The Coward throws a hook but De Santana avoids it easily.
De Santana slips a straight right by The Coward.
The Coward thows a leg kick but De Santana checks it

and De Santana counters by clinching up.

The Coward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Santana has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Coward.
The Coward misses with a body kick.
The Coward throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Santana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from The Coward.
Machida The Coward is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from The Coward.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Coward.
The Coward throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Santana checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Coward swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Coward throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Santana counters with a left and a right that stings The Coward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Coward fails to land with a series of punches.
The Coward on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Coward throws a lazy body kick
and De Santana counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machida The Coward clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The Coward throws a lazy body kick
and De Santana counters with a left to the body.
The Coward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santana.
The Coward throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Santana finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Santana throws a right hand that misses
and The Coward counters with a low kick, right behind De Santana 's knee.
De Santana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
De Santana thows a leg kick but The Coward checks it
letting The Coward counter with a right hand.
The Coward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Coward connects with a solid leg kick.
De Santana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Santana is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Santana moves out of range of the leg kick from The Coward.
The Coward jabs De Santana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and The Coward counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Santana avoids the body shot from The Coward.
The Coward swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Santana counters with a nice body kick.
De Santana misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Coward misses with the body kick
and De Santana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Coward throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Santana feints and then cracks The Coward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Coward down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana is looking to land body kicks.
Good leg kick by The Coward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Santana thinking.
The Coward lunges at De Santana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Santana's hand.
The Coward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Santana.
The Coward scoring well with a low kick there.
A left lands for The Coward.
The Coward feints and then cracks De Santana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Santana down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Santana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Coward tries a low kick but De Santana avoids it.
De Santana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Coward. That one must have hurt.
The Coward attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Coward counters with a stiff right hand.
De Santana misses with a leg kick
and The Coward counters with an inside leg kick.
The Coward misses with a body shot.
The Coward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Santana moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from The Coward tenderised De Santana's leg. De Santana is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Coward connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Santana's hands.
The Coward swings for the body but De Santana moves out of range.
De Santana checks a low kick from The Coward.
The Coward throws a leg kick but De Santana checks it.
Good leg kick by The Coward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Santana misses with a jab to the body
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Coward counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Coward misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machida The Coward had his way with Wanadi De Santana in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The Coward moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Coward throws a head kick that De Santana semi-blocks.

De Santana is rocked!
The Coward connects with a leg kick. De Santana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can The Coward finish him?
De Santana misses with a right hand
and The Coward counters with a good low kick that De Santana was not able to check.
De Santana seems to have recovered his senses.
The Coward lands with a straight right. De Santana didn't see that one coming.
De Santana throws a head kick that misses
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
De Santana blocks a low kick nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Coward!
De Santana is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Coward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coward lands a high kick!
The Coward connects with an inside leg kick.
De Santana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Coward looks for the body kick but De Santana saw that one coming.
The Coward throws a low kick, looking for De Santana's leg but De Santana calmly moves out of range.
The Coward wants to slow De Santana down by chopping away at his legs.
The Coward throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Coward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coward looks to score with a jab to the body but De Santana is just out of range.
De Santana gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Coward counters with a low kick, right behind De Santana 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and The Coward counters with a nice leg kick.
The Coward just misses with a punch to the body.
De Santana gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Coward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Coward throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Santana counters with a body kick.
The Coward moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Coward throws a leg kick
and De Santana counters with a nice kick to the body.
The Coward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Santana misses with a kick to the body
and The Coward counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Santana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Coward. The Coward obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coward finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Coward lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Santana's sensitive parts.
The Coward connects with the punch.
The Coward thows a body shot but no joy.
The Coward bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Coward smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Coward swings for the body but De Santana moves out of range.
Machida The Coward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Coward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coward scoring well with a low kick there.
De Santana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Coward counters with a three punch combo that has De Santana backing up. De Santana nods at The Coward to acknowledge the strikes.
The Coward cracks De Santana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wanadi De Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Coward feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Santanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Santana throws a body kick the misses
and The Coward counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Coward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Coward scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from The Coward.
De Santana takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Coward scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Machida The Coward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Coward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:42
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:42
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machida The Coward!
Machida The Coward retains his middleweight title!