PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Orsini (ranked 489 p4p, 66 weight class) and Fredrik Rienfeldt (ranked 614 p4p, 82 weight class). Fredrik Rienfeldt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Orsini
vs
Rienfeldt

183 cm
28
178 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
176 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alessandro Orsini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Rienfeldt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rienfeldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orsini's sensitive parts.
Rienfeldt misses with a low kick.
Jab from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rienfeldt throws a sloppy head kick and Orsini moves out of range easily.
Rienfeldt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Orsini's front leg.
Orsini throws a poor cross that misses
and Rienfeldt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rienfeldt needs to keep his hands up - Orsini had a free shot at his head there.
Rienfeldt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rienfeldt blocks a jab.
Orsini lands a jab.
Rienfeldt throws a looping overhand right but Orsini ducks down to avoid it.
Orsini misses with an uppercut
and Rienfeldt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Orsini really felt that one!
Rienfeldt slips a jab from Orsini.
Rienfeldt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rienfeldt scores with a leg kick.
Orsini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsini avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt wants to slow Orsini down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Orsini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orsini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orsini tried to counter with a leg kick but Rienfeldt avoided it.
Rienfeldt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orsini cracks Rienfeldt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Rienfeldt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orsini scores with a leg kick.
Rienfeldt wants to slow Orsini down by chopping away at his legs.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Orsini misses the target.
Rienfeldt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
Orsini misses with the combination.
Rienfeldt lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Orsini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A clash of legs there as Orsini blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rienfeldt.
A big right from Rienfeldt misses.
Rienfeldt moves away from the strike by Orsini.
Rienfeldt scores with a nice head shot.
Orsini looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rienfeldt.
Orsini misses with a straight right.
Rienfeldt scores with the left hand. Orsini knows he should have avoided that one.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Rienfeldt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rienfeldt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini throws a looping overhand right but Rienfeldt ducks down to avoid it.
Rienfeldt blocks a low kick nicely.
Orsini tests Rienfeldt's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Fredrik Rienfeldt has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws a right hand that misses
and Rienfeldt counters with a low kick, right behind Orsini 's knee.
Both fighters circling a little - Orsini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orsini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orsini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rienfeldt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rienfeldt throws a jab when Orsini was well out of range.
Rienfeldt scores with a leg kick.
Orsini defending well as Rienfeldt loads up on a big left hand.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Rienfeldt is just out of range.
A slow jab from Rienfeldt misses its intended target.
Rienfeldt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini lands a head kick. Rienfeldt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Orsini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orsini lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orsini walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orsini cracks Rienfeldt with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rienfeldt was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsini.
Rienfeldt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orsini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rienfeldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orsini's sensitive parts.
Rienfeldt moves in looking to clinch but Orsini pushes him off.
Rienfeldt walks into a straight right hand from Orsini.
Rienfeldt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orsini is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orsini tries to clinch but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Orsini.
Orsini throws a big shot that misses.
Rienfeldt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rienfeldt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rienfeldt throws a hook but Orsini blocks it.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Rienfeldt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredrik Rienfeldt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rienfeldt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orsini on the side of the head.

It looks like Alessandro Orsini has been cut.
Rienfeldt slips under a jab from Orsini.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orsini.
Rienfeldt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rienfeldt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rienfeldt!
Rienfeldt loads up on a big right hand but Orsini slips the punch.
Rienfeldt needs to keep his hands up - Orsini had a free shot at his head there.
Orsini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rienfeldt looks to land a body kick but Orsini moved away.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orsini looks to throw the jab but Rienfeldt is out of range.
Rienfeldt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rienfeldt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orsini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt lands a leg kick that knocks Orsini off balance momentarily.
Rienfeldt tries to work over Orsini's front leg with a kick but Orsini checks it.
Orsini throws a solid leg kick but Rienfeldt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orsini.
Orsini tries to work over Rienfeldt's front leg with a kick but Rienfeldt checks it.
Orsini throws a hook but Rienfeldt avoids it easily.
Fredrik Rienfeldt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orsini cracks Rienfeldt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orsini throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rienfeldt looks to throw the jab but Orsini is out of range.
Orsini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orsini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orsini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rienfeldt connects with the punch.
Orsini throws a body punch but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Rienfeldt ducks under a wild hook from Orsini.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Rienfeldt moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rienfeldt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orsini misses with a low kick.
Rienfeldt scores with a hook to the body. Orsini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orsini throws a head kick but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Rienfeldt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Orsini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orsini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orsini scores with the left hand. Rienfeldt knows he should have avoided that one.
Orsini throws a jab but it's blocked by Rienfeldt.
Orsini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rienfeldt. That's going to slow Orsini down.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rienfeldt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rienfeldt lands a jab to the nose.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt scores with a shot to the body.

Rienfeldt gets tackled into the cage by Orsini. Orsini maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rienfeldt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rienfeldt fails to land.
Rienfeldt working aggressively here.
Orsini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
Rienfeldt lands a hook that snaps the head of Orsini backwards.
Rienfeldt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orsini tries to throw a body punch but Rienfeldt avoids it by throwing Orsini back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
Orsini misses with a punch on the inside.
Orsini has a couple of punches blocked by Rienfeldt.
Orsini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rienfeldt lands a body punch.
Orsini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orsini blocking some punches.
Rienfeldt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rienfeldt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt lands a hook that snaps the head of Orsini backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini misses with some punches.
Orsini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Orsini on the inside.
Orsini lands with a light punch inside.
Orsini throws a head punch that misses.
Orsini misses with some punches.
Orsini tries a body shot but Rienfeldt blocks it.
Orsini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rienfeldt.
Orsini cracks Rienfeldt with a nice body shot.
Orsini misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rienfeldt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rienfeldt misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rienfeldt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Orsini as the two fighters clinch.
Orsini blocks an uppercut.
Rienfeldt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rienfeldt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fredrik Rienfeldt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rienfeldt scoring well with a low kick there.
Orsini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsini's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A low kick from Orsini misses
and Rienfeldt counters with a head kick.
Rienfeldt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orsini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rienfeldt tries to clinch there but Orsini circles away.
Orsini has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Rienfeldt misses with a body shot.
Orsini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Rienfeldt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini wants to clinch up but Rienfeldt keeps it at a distance.
Orsini checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orsini throws a hook but Rienfeldt avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rienfeldt with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rienfeldt misses with a straight right.
As Rienfeldt backs away, Orsini returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orsini on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rienfeldt swings for the body but Orsini moves out of range.
Rienfeldt throws a leg kick that misses.
Rienfeldt connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Orsini moves away from the strike by Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orsini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rienfeldt avoids the body shot from Orsini.
Rienfeldt throws the kick towards the body but Orsini avoids it.
Rienfeldt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orsini misses with a body shot.
Orsini misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rienfeldt.
Alessandro Orsini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredrik Rienfeldt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini thuds his shin into the meat of Rienfeldt's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini throws a body punch but Rienfeldt moves out of range.
Rienfeldt throws a shot to the body.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Orsini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rienfeldt. Rienfeldt obviously looking to wear him down.
Rienfeldt checks a leg kick nicely.
Rienfeldt throws a shot to the body.
Rienfeldt throws a front kick that sends Orsini stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Orsini lands.
Orsini misses with a leg kick.
Rienfeldt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orsini swinging wildly here.
Rienfeldt misses with a straight right.
Orsini throwing a counter right hand but Rienfeldt manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini staying out of range there.
Orsini tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rienfeldt manages to circle out of the way.
Rienfeldt throws a jab but it's blocked by Orsini.
Rienfeldt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orsini's sensitive parts.
Orsini lands the left hand.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Rienfeldt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rienfeldt throws a leg kick which misses Orsini's front leg but catches the back leg as Orsini tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Orsini there.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Rienfeldt moved out of range.
Rienfeldt lands a jab to Orsini's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rienfeldt.
Orsini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rienfeldt with a jab.
Rienfeldt cracks the inside of Orsini's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Orsini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rienfeldt ducks under a wild hook from Orsini.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Rienfeldt is just out of range.
Orsini looks to land a left hand but Rienfeldt moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rienfeldt.
Orsini walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Rienfeldt's head but Rienfeldt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rienfeldt tries a quick counter leg kick but Orsini is wise to it.
Rienfeldt works Orsini's body with a nice hook.
Rienfeldt throws a looping overhand right but Orsini ducks down to avoid it.
Rienfeldt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rienfeldt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rienfeldt manages to circle out of the way.
Orsini throws a hook but Rienfeldt blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rienfeldt.
Rienfeldt digs a good body shot into Orsini's ribs.
Orsini jabs Rienfeldt to the body, keeping him at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Rienfeldt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rienfeldt 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Rienfeldt!