PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stenio Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batista Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Machida
vs
Penn

170 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stenio Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Batista Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn swinging wilding here.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn misses with a wild combination.

Penn clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Penn breaks the clinch.
Machida could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Penn is looking to clinch.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batista Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.

Machida gets a takedown into half guard.

Machida is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Machida is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida moves nicely into side control.

Machida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Machida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Machida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Machida's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Machida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Penn is looking to escape.
Penn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Machida prevents Penn from improving his position.

Machida is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Machida to get the leverage.

Penn has one foot on Machida's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a kick to the temple. Machida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Penn rushes Machida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Machida moved away.
Machida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Machida shoots in and bounces Penn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stenio Machida dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Penn tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.

Penn pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.

Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn misses with the combination.
Machida has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stenio Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Machida keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two 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.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.

Machida darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Machida is controlling him
Penn strikes from the bottom but Machida uses the opportunity to move to side control.

Machida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Machida tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Machida has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Penn is trying to strike from the bottom but Machida has passed into full mount.
Penn is trying to stand up.

Machida has hold of Penn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Penn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Penn wants to try and get back to his feet.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stenio Machida dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A combination from Penn does no damage.
Machida shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Batista Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stenio Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Stenio Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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.
Machida misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.

Machida closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Machida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.

Machida is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.

Penn makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn tries to bum rush Machida with a series of wild strikes but Machida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Machida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Machida slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.

Machida closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Stenio Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Machida prevents Penn from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Machida from controlling successfully.

Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machida can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stenio Machida.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Machida, 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stenio Machida!