PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitch!'s entrance music is Ghetto Life. A fine choice. Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Clasie

195 cm
28
218 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
240 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bitch! closes the distance and clinches.
Bitch! misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clasie working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clasie.
Clasie misses with some punches.
Clasie lands with a right to the head.
Clasie misses with some punches.
Bitch! pushes Clasie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Clasie.
Clasie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clasie tries a body shot but Bitch! blocks it.
Bitch! is trying to maintain a safe position but Clasie gets an underhook and turns Bitch! into the cage.
Bitch! lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bitch!.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Clasie to work.
Bitch! lands a left hand.
Bitch! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clasie tries a body shot but Bitch! blocks it.
Bitch! misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clasie.
Clasie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clasie prevents a body shot from Bitch!.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Clasie.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clasie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie is stalling here.
Bitch! throws a head punch that misses.
Clasie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bitch! is keeping busy.
Clasie lands an uppercut.
Bitch! throws a head punch that misses.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bitch! trying to land knees to the body.
Bitch! lands an elbow just above Clasie 's eye.

It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clasie.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bitch! as Clasie tries to tie him up.
Clasie blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bitch! tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clasie scores with a shot to the side of Bitch!'s head.
Clasie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bitch! trying to land knees to the body.
Clasie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clasie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie blocks a body shot from Bitch!.
Clasie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bitch! gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clasie lands an uppercut.
Bitch! misses with a punch on the inside.
Clasie lands a left hand.
Bitch! lands a hook that snaps the head of Clasie backwards.
Clasie blocks an uppercut.
Bitch! throws a punch but it's blocked by Clasie.
Clasie working aggressively here.
Bitch! can't find room to land a body shot as Clasie controls the action.
Bitch! throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clasies head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Clasie - that landed with a thud.
Bitch! misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bitch! throws a head punch that misses.
Clasie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bitch! blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bitch! tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clasie working aggressively here.
Clasie lands a nice uppercut.
Bitch! lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bitch! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clasie.
Bitch! lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clasie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clasie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clasie lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Clasie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bitch! is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clasie blocks a body shot from Bitch!.
Clasie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bitch! creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clasie's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clasie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clasie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clasie cracks Bitch! with a nice body shot.
Bitch! goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bitch! lands an elbow inside that Clasie shrugs off.
Bitch! taking a breather.
Bitch! blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Clasie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitch! takes a shot to the head.
Clasie tries to land knees in the clinch but Bitch! avoids the damage to the body.
Clasie avoids the elbow strike from Bitch!, against the cage.
Bitch! lands a right hand.
Bitch! misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Clasie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bitch! feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clasies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clasie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bitch!.
Clasie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Bitch!, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clasie lands with a kick to the temple. Bitch! shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clasie wants to clinch.
Bitch! slips a jab from Clasie.

Clasie rushes Bitch! and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clasie avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitch!.
Bitch! takes an elbow to the temple.
Clasie taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bitch!.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clasie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bitch! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clasie prevents a body shot from Bitch!.
Clasie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clasie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Bitch!.
Bitch! can't find room to land a body shot as Clasie controls the action.
Clasie prevents a body shot from Bitch!.
Bitch! lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bitch! misses with an elbow strike.
Bitch! throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clasie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bitch! blocks a body shot from Clasie.
A nice left hand lands by Bitch!.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitch! struggles to land a body shot inside as Clasie controls his hands.
Clasie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bitch! up against the cage.
Clasie lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Clasie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clasie blocking some punches.
Bitch! lands a right hand.
Clasie prevents a body shot from Bitch!.
Bitch! blocks an elbow strike.
Clasie tries a body shot but Bitch! blocks it.
Clasie lands a left hand.
Clasie tries to throw a body punch but Bitch! avoids it by throwing Clasie back against the cage.
Bitch! lands an elbow inside.
Bitch! takes a shot to the head.
Bitch! misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bitch! throws a head punch that misses.
Bitch! has a couple of punches blocked by Clasie.
Bitch! blocks a body shot from Clasie.
Clasie misses with a punch to the body.
Bitch! being controlled against the cage.
Bitch! lands a hook that snaps the head of Clasie backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bitch!.
A nice left hand lands by Clasie.
Bitch! misses with the head strike.
Clasie gets through Bitch!'s defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clasie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bitch!'s brow.
Clasie looking to stall.
Clasie misses with some punches.
Bitch! works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marcel Clasie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bitch! has a couple of punches blocked by Clasie.
Bitch! misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch! misses with some punches.
Clasie tries a body shot but Bitch! blocks it.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bitch! as Clasie tries to tie him up.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Bitch!.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clasie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bitch! blocks a body shot from Clasie.
Bitch! tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bitch! avoids a wild elbow strike from Clasie.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by Bitch!.
Clasie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clasie throws a head punch that misses.
Clasie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Clasie has Bitch! pushed against the cage.
Bitch! lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitch! softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bitch! blocks an uppercut.
Bitch! throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clasie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bitch! misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rick James, Bitch! will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bitch! looks to throw the jab but Clasie is out of range.
Bitch! connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Bitch!. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bitch!.
Clasie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bitch! manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bitch! is looking to slow Clasie down with leg kicks.
Bitch! avoids the head kick by Clasie.
Clasie wants to clinch.
Rick James, Bitch! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch! connects with a right hand. Clasie shakes it off.
Bitch! misses with a hook. Clasie ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Clasie misses its intended target.
Bitch! buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clasie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bitch! throws a shot from downtown. Clasie moves away and avoids it.
Clasie closes the distance but Bitch! moves to the side
and Bitch! counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch! looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clasie checks the leg kick.
Clasie throws a nice head kick!
Clasie doesn't manage to clinch there - Bitch! circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bitch! lands an elbow just above Clasie 's eye.
Clasie blocks an elbow strike.
Clasie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bitch! blocking some punches.
Bitch! prevents a body shot from Clasie.
Clasie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Clasie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitch! swings wildly with an uppercut but Clasie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clasie scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie scores with a nice hook to the head.

Bitch! is rocked!
Clasie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Bitch! is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Bitch! fails to land.
Clasie lands a right hand.
Bitch! is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clasie.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bitch! seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bitch!.
Clasie throws a head punch that misses.
Clasie gets through Bitch!'s defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bitch! has a couple of punches blocked by Clasie.
Clasie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bitch! avoiding damage.
Clasie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bitch! backwards.
Bitch! can't find room to land a body shot as Clasie controls the action.
Clasie takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch! blocks an uppercut.
Bitch! fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie lands an elbow inside that Bitch! shrugs off.
Clasie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clasie avoids the elbow strike from Bitch!, against the cage.
Bitch! working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clasie.
Bitch! lands a nice elbow.
Clasie blocks the elbow strike.
Clasie takes an elbow to the temple.
Clasie throws an elbow that misses.
Clasie lands with a short shot to the head.
Bitch! gets through Clasie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bitch! lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Bitch! trying to stall but Clasie improves his position.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clasie pushes Bitch! back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bitch!.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Clasie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Clasie on the inside.
Bitch! being controlled against the cage.
Clasie has a couple of punches blocked by Bitch!.
Bitch! swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie landing knees to the body.
Clasie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clasie pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clasie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bitch! gets through Clasie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clasie managing to block the knees to the body from Bitch!.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Clasie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clasie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcel Clasie!
Marcel Clasie thanked the fans post fight for their support.