PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnet The Punching Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Punching Machine
vs
Luthor

170 cm
21
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnet The Punching Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lex Luthor!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Punching Machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Punching Machine misses with a series of wild punches.

The Punching Machine drops Luthor with a right and a left! The Punching Machine comes rushing in but Luthor regains his composure and manages to keep The Punching Machine in guard.

Luthor is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Punching Machine stopping the sweep attempt from Luthor.
Luthor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Luthor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Punching Machine defends it easily.
Luthor wants to sweep but no luck.
Luthor tries to strike from the bottom.
Luthor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Punching Machine.

Luthor has his foot on The Punching Machine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Punching Machine works his way back into a safe position though.
Luthor lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The Punching Machine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luthor trying to keep a closed guard but The Punching Machine is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Punching Machine throws a big right hand that misses.
Luthor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Punching Machine trying to control but Luthor is working from the bottom.
The Punching Machine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luthor on the ground.
Luthor is controlling The Punching Machine's posture.

Luthor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Punching Machine defends well.
Luthor is trying to keep The Punching Machine in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luthor looking for a sweep. Not yet Luthor, not yet.

Luthor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Punching Machine defends well.
The Punching Machine preventing the sweep.
The Punching Machine wants to pass the guard but Luthor is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Punching Machine sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Punching Machine won't allow Luthor to sweep him here.
The Punching Machine wants to control from the top but Luthor keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Magnet The Punching Machine wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Punching Machine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luthor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Punching Machine but The Punching Machine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Punching Machine jabs Luthor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luthor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Punching Machine is fending him off so far but Luthor persists. Nope, The Punching Machine circles away and we're back to standing.
Magnet The Punching Machine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Punching Machine misses with a double jab.
Luthor looks to score with a jab to the body but The Punching Machine is just out of range.
The Punching Machine scores with a three punch combo!
Luthor is still on wobbly legs! Can The Punching Machine finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Punching Machine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luthor seems to have recovered his senses.
Magnet The Punching Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Luthor.
Luthor looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Luthor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. The Punching Machine catches Luthor right on the button with a cross.
The Punching Machine swings for the body but Luthor moves out of range.
The Punching Machine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Punching Machine tries a head kick but it misses.
Luthor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luthor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Punching Machine defends it nicely.
The Punching Machine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Luthor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luthor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Punching Machine pinned against the cage. The Punching Machine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Punching Machine scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The Punching Machine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magnet The Punching Machine 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 Punching Machine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luthor.
The Punching Machine misses with the combination.
The Punching Machine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luthor.
A head kick misses from The Punching Machine.
The Punching Machine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Punching Machine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Punching Machine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luthor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Punching Machine sprawls well. The Punching Machine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luthor gets slowly back to his feet.
The Punching Machine staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnet The Punching Machine 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.

The Punching Machine misses with a head kick.
Luthor misses the jab.
The Punching Machine is looking to wear down Luthor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Punching Machine connects with a body shot that sends Luthor's belly button to the back.
The Punching Machine lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luthor backs up against the cage.
The Punching Machine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luthor.
The Punching Machine looks to land a body kick but Luthor moved away.
Nice sprawl there from The Punching Machine as Luthor shoots in.
Luthor tries for a takedown but The Punching Machine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Punching Machine misses with a series of wild punches.
Luthor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luthor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Punching Machine sprawls well. The Punching Machine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luthor gets slowly back to his feet.
Magnet The Punching Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Luthor.
The Punching Machine swinging wildly here.
The Punching Machine works Luthor's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Punching Machine.
Magnet The Punching Machine is winning the standup battle so far.
The Punching Machine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Punching Machine misses with a wild combination.
Magnet The Punching Machine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Punching Machine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luthor misses with an uppercut. The Punching Machine saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by The Punching Machine as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luthor is defended easily by The Punching Machine.
The Punching Machine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luthor fails with a takedown attempt.
Luthor is breathing heavily.

Luthor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Luthor lands in his opponent's guard.
The Punching Machine wants to stand up but Luthor is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Luthor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Punching Machine dives on top into guard.
The Punching Machine landing with the ground and pound.
The Punching Machine scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Punching Machine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Luthor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Punching Machine with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Punching Machine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Punching Machine works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luthor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Luthor pulls The Punching Machine in to control the position.
The Punching Machine won't allow Luthor to sweep him here.
The Punching Machine is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Luthor has his foot on The Punching Machine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Punching Machine works his way back into a safe position though.
The Punching Machine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Luthor wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Punching Machine trying to control the position from guard on top but Luthor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Punching Machine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Punching Machine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Punching Machine content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Punching Machine drops back looking for a leg! Luthor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Luthor manages to kick The Punching Machine off! The Punching Machine jumps back into Luthor's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luthor is on top in guard.

The Punching Machine pushes Luthor off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Punching Machine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Punching Machine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Luthor will feel that in the morning.
The Punching Machine throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnet The Punching Machine dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Luthor.
Luthor wants to clinch.
The Punching Machine stalks Luthor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Luthor's face. Luthor staggers backwards, shaken.
Luthor moves out of range of the body kick from The Punching Machine.
The Punching Machine moves away from the strike by Luthor.
The Punching Machine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luthor shoots in looking for a takedown. The Punching Machine tries to sprawl out of it but Luthor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Punching Machine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Punching Machine leaves Luthor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Magnet The Punching Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Luthor.
The Punching Machine throws a combination that misses
and Luthor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luthor shoots in looking for a takedown but The Punching Machine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Luthor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from The Punching Machine does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Punching Machine sprawls well. The Punching Machine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luthor gets slowly back to his feet.
Luthor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Punching Machine throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from The Punching Machine lands.
The Punching Machine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Luthor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Punching Machine fails to land with a series of punches.
Luthor fails with a takedown attempt.
The Punching Machine misses with a body shot.
The Punching Machine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luthor on the side of the head.
The Punching Machine throws a sloppy head kick and Luthor moves out of range easily.
Luthor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Punching Machine sprawls well. The Punching Machine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luthor gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Punching Machine connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Punching Machine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Punching Machine wants it to stay on the feet.
Luthor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Punching Machine counters with a low kick, right behind Luthor 's knee.
The Punching Machine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Punching Machine misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Punching Machine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Punching Machine looks to land a combination but Luthor avoids it well.
The Punching Machine cracks Luthor with an open hand slap.
Luthor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Punching Machine's waist but The Punching Machine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luthor off to one side.
The Punching Machine throws a right and a left that Luthor avoids nicely.
Luthor throws a body punch but The Punching Machine moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Punching Machine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Luthor will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut lands for The Punching Machine. That snapped Luthor's head back.
Sloppy strikes from The Punching Machine. Those never looked like landing.
Luthor walks into a straight right hand from The Punching Machine.
The Punching Machine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luthor.
Luthor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Punching Machine tries to avoid it but Luthor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Punching Machine to the ground. The Punching Machine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Punching Machine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Punching Machine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luthor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and The Punching Machine holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Punching Machine leaning against his opponent.
The Punching Machine lands an elbow that stopped Luthor in his tracks for a moment.
The Punching Machine trying to land knees to the body.
The Punching Machine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Punching Machine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luthor backwards.
The Punching Machine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Punching Machine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luthor moves out of range as The Punching Machine strikes.
Luthor looks to score with a jab to the body but The Punching Machine is just out of range.
The Punching Machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luthor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Punching Machine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Punching Machine misses with a wild combination.
The Punching Machine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Punching Machine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Punching Machine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luthor.
Lex Luthor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magnet The Punching Machine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luthor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnet The Punching Machine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Punching Machine, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnet The Punching Machine!
During a confident post fight interview, Magnet The Punching Machine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.