PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Stauning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Machida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom The Bell Tolls. Stauning has chosen Step Up- Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Lyoto Machida has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Machida
vs
Stauning

185 cm
33
205 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

191 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Stauning!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida avoids the head kick by Stauning.
A jab from Stauning finds it's way through Machida's defenses.
Machida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stauning fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stauning pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Machida back to the cage. Stauning follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stauning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stauning throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Yoshi Stauning has been cut.
Nice body kick from Stauning.
Stauning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida lands with a kick to the temple. Stauning shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stauning misses with a head kick.
Stauning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Stauning throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stauning is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stauning misses with a double jab.
Stauning pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stauning tries to clinch but Machida moves away
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Machida finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
Stauning throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stauning tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Stauning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stauning misses with a body kick.
Stauning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stauning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stauning looks to land a combination. Machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Stauning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stauning throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Stauning.
Stauning tries to land a body kick
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stauning looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stauning throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stauning scores with a head kick. Machida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stauning throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stauning moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Stauning tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stauning tried to score with a low kick but Machida checks it.
Stauning throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Machida swinging wildly here.
Stauning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Machida blocks a head kick by Stauning.
Some wild striking there from Stauning.
Stauning wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Stauning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stauning throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stauning connects with a single shot there.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Stauning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stauning instigates a clinch.
Stauning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stauning stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
Machida avoiding damage as Stauning throws knees to the body.

Machida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida drops his hands momentarily and Stauning takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Machida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stauning tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stauning misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Stauning.
Machida throws a low kick but Stauning avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Stauning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Stauning's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stauning pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stauning tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Stauning tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stauning scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Machida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Stauning.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Stauning lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Stauning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stauning's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stauning duly obliges.
The crowd cheers as Machida lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stauning doesn't seem phased though.
Stauning throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a low kick but Stauning avoids it.
Stauning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stauning looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Yoshi Stauning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stauning goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stauning goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Stauning.
Stauning feints a jab promting Machida to slip. Stauning then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Machida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stauning throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stauning will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy body kick from Stauning
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Stauning moves out of range easily.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stauning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stauning pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Machida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stauning avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stauning!
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Stauning moves out of range easily.
Stauning misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stauning - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stauning misses with the body kick
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Stauning backing up. Stauning nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Stauning is rocked!
Stauning tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Stauning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stauning misses with a combination
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stauning is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Look low, kick high! Machida uses the oldest trick in the book to send Stauning tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Machida is absolutely delighted - when Stauning wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.