PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meat Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Machine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BURZUM - WAR. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Machine
vs
Rampage

190 cm
31
210 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

191 cm
22
221 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machine throws a jab when Rampage was well out of range.
Rampage is looking to land body kicks.

Rampage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rampage throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Machine avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Rampage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Meat Machine has been cut.
Machine takes an elbow to the temple.
Rampage misses with some punches.
Machine takes an elbow to the temple.
Machine effectively controlling the action here.
Rampage keeps control of Machine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machine misses with a body punch.
Rampage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machine trying to control the position but instead, Rampage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Machine into the cage.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machine tries a body shot but Rampage blocks it.
Machine blocking some punches.
Machine is leaning against Rampage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rampage lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Machine breaks from the clinch.
Rampage misses the jab.
Rampage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Machine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rampage has time to react.
Machine checks the leg kick.
Machine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Machine.
Machine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rampage looks gassed!
Machine cracks Rampage with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machine looks to land a combination but Rampage avoids it well.
Rampage tries to clinch but Machine moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws out a loose jab but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machine throws a looping overhand right but Rampage ducks down to avoid it.
Machine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rampage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Machine missing with a left hand there. Rampage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rampage slips a jab from Machine.
Nice defenses there by Rampage.

Rampage instigates a clinch.
Machine avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
A short left from Machine.
Machine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Machine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rampage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws a nice looking combination but Rampage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rampage looks for the body kick but Machine saw that one coming.
Machine misses with a wild combination.
Machine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rampage is just out of range.
Machine throws a hook but Rampage avoids it easily.
Machine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rampage moves out of range as Machine strikes.
Machine throws a hook but Rampage avoids it easily.
Machine with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine cracks Rampage with a good jab.
Rampage moves out of range of the leg kick from Machine.
Rampage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Machine throws a shot from downtown. Rampage moves away and avoids it.
Rampage is looking to clinch but Machine is avoiding it.
Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Rampage throws a series of punches but Machine avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rampage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Machine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meat Machine's cut.
That's time! Machine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Machine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Machine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rampage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rampage misses with a head kick.
Rampage misses with a kick to the body.
Rampage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machine misses with a lunging right hand
and Rampage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machine blocks a head kick by Rampage.
Rampage misses with a leg kick.
Rampage throws a solid leg kick but Machine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rampage.
Meat Machine is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rampage checks a low kick from Machine.
Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rampage moves away.
Machine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rampage throws a leg kick which misses Machine's front leg but catches the back leg as Machine tries to avoid it.
Rampage looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machine cracks Rampage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch but Machine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rampage dodges the punch combination from Machine.
Machine throws out a loose jab but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Machine misses its intended target.
Machine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rampage looks to land a body kick but Machine moved away.
Rampage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Machine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Machine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rampage misses with a low kick.
Machine throws a hook to the side of Rampage's head but Rampage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machine looks to land a left hand but Rampage moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rampage ducks under a wild hook from Machine.
Rampage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machine throws a body punch but Rampage moves out of range.
A punch combination from Machine misses.
A solid body kick from Rampage.
Decent striking displayed by Rampage there.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rampage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rampage sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Machine scores with a leg kick.
Machine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machine throws out a loose jab but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rampage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rampage slaps away a takedown attempt from Machine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rampage thows a body kick. Machine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rampage misses the jab.
Rampage tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Rampage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Meat Machine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Machine blocks the body kick.
Rampage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Machine throws a low kick, looking for Rampage's leg but Rampage calmly moves out of range.
Machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rampage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rampage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machine misses with a combination
and Rampage counters with a nice uppercut.
Rampage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine misses with a wild combination.
Rampage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rampage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machine.
Rampage scores with a leg kick.
Rampage looks for the body kick but Machine saw that one coming.
Machine cracks Rampage with an open hand slap.
Machine throws out a leg kick but Rampage moves out of range and Machine only half commits.
Rampage misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machine throws out the jab.
Machine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machine keeps the fight on the outside.
Machine misses with a low kick as Rampage jumps back.
Machine just misses with a punch to the body.
Machine misses with a hook. Rampage ducked under it nicely.
Rampage gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rampage scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine blocks a head kick by Rampage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rampage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rampage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machine misses with a hook.
Machine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rampage throws out a loose jab but Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rampage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rampage fakes the leg kick and cracks Machine in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rampage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rampage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rampage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Machine moves in looking to clinch but Rampage pushes him off.
Machine 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rampage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machine.

Rampage clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Rampage.
I think Rampage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Rampage!