PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Orsini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Love the Cocaine. Alessandro Orsini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick James's chin.

James
vs
Orsini

180 cm
30
184 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

183 cm
23
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 21 - 8 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alessandro Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Orsini there.
Orsini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orsini avoids the body shot from James.
James lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Orsini misses the target.
Orsini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orsini on the side of the head.
Orsini slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orsini lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
Orsini staying out of range there.
Orsini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from James lands.

It looks like Alessandro Orsini has been cut.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Orsini counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
Orsini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Orsini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James misses with a double jab
enabling Orsini to counter with a crisp jab.
James misses with an uppercut
enabling Orsini to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Orsini.
It looked like James wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
James scores with a jab.
James misses with a left hand

and Orsini counters with a crisp right hand that drops James! Orsini lets James back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

James is rocked!
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!
James misses with an uppercut. Orsini saw that one coming.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Orsini sends James crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Orsini is motioning to the referee to let James up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orsini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orsini throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James missing with a left hand there. Orsini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Orsini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Orsini counters with a nice right hand that sends James toppling to the canvas! James scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Orsini finish him?!
James misses the jab.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Orsini counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks James out cold! What a finish! Orsini is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessandro Orsini!
During a confident post fight interview, Alessandro Orsini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.