PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 232 p4p, 36 weight class) and Alessandro Orsini (ranked 186 p4p, 28 weight class). Imbula comes to the cage accompanied by ~Apache~. Cheik Imbula is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Imbula
vs
Orsini

185 cm
29
180 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

183 cm
29
178 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alessandro Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Imbula slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Imbula misses.
Orsini throws a jab when Imbula was well out of range.
Imbula with a jab.

It looks like Alessandro Orsini has been cut.
Orsini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Imbula counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orsini thinking.
Orsini throws a poor cross that misses
and Imbula counters with a good, hard body kick but Orsini shrugs it off.
Orsini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Imbula under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Imbula 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Imbula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orsini throws out the jab.
Imbula connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imbula throws a front kick aimed at Orsini's knee but Orsini avoids it well.
Orsini does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A little feinted left hand from Imbula on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orsini misses with a hook to the body
and Imbula counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Imbula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orsini lands an overhand right.
Orsini swings widly with a right hand
and Imbula counters with a nice uppercut.
Imbula has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orsini checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Orsini misses the target.
Imbula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orsini.
Orsini tries a head kick but it misses.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Imbula moved out of range.
Imbula missing with a left hand there. Orsini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsini moves out of range of the body kick.
Imbula misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orsini connects with a looping right hand.
Orsini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orsini let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Imbula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsini manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orsini slips a straight right by Imbula.
Orsini throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbula counters with a straight right hand.
Orsini misses the jab.
It looked like Imbula wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orsini lands a glancing blow to the side of Imbula's head.
Alessandro Orsini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Imbula.
Imbula goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Imbula.
Imbula moves forwards but Orsini connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Imbula is rocked!
Orsini might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Imbula misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws a low kick but Imbula avoids it.
Imbula throws the left hand but Orsini avoids the punch easily.
Orsini swings widly with a right hand
and Imbula counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Orsini misses.
Orsini is looking to slow Imbula down with leg kicks.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Imbula.
Imbula throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orsini on the side of the head.

That has opened up Alessandro Orsini's cut even more.
Imbula lands a jab to Orsini's midsection.
Imbula doesn't manage to clinch there - Orsini circles away.
Orsini lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Imbula throws a front kick that sends Orsini stumbling back into the cage.
Orsini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imbula. That did some damage!
Orsini thuds a left hand into Imbula's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orsini.
Imbula throws a leg kick
and Orsini counters with a nice leg kick.
Orsini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Imbula on the side of the head.
Orsini moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orsini.
Orsini misses the jab.
Orsini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Orsini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Imbula with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orsini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini throws a leg kick
and Imbula counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Imbula wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orsini misses with a straight right.
Imbula throws a big counter combination but Orsini scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good shot there by Orsini.
Orsini ducks right into an uppercut from Imbula.
Imbula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsini.
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Orsini connects with a body shot.
Orsini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Imbula counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cheik Imbula is winning the standup battle so far.
Imbula bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Imbula moves out of range of the leg kick from Orsini.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orsini - that will leave a mark!
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Orsini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Imbula lands a jab.
Orsini thuds a left hand into Imbula's body.
Orsini pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Imbula back to the cage. Orsini follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Orsini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Imbula lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orsini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orsini misses with a straight right.
Imbula thinks about countering with a body kick.
Orsini lands a nice hook to Imbula's body. Imbula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orsini scores with a jab.
Imbula throws a right and a left that both miss.
Imbula scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orsini doesn't seem bothered though.
Orsini walks into a jab.

The cut above Alessandro Orsini's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Imbula blocks a jab.
Imbula looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Orsini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Imbula scores with a jab.
Orsini throws a looping overhand right but Imbula ducks down to avoid it.
Orsini checks a leg kick nicely.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws an off balance right hand
letting Imbula counter with a right hand.
Orsini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Orsini misses.
Orsini throws a leg kick which misses Imbula's front leg but catches the back leg as Imbula tries to avoid it.
Orsini looks to throw the jab but Imbula is out of range.
Imbula fires out a quick counter leg kick but Orsini just manages to avoid it.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Imbula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Imbula as he checks the leg kick.
Imbula throws an overhand right that lands on Orsini's shoulder, as Orsini tries to avoid the shot.
Orsini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Imbula on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Imbula is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Imbula lands a nice looking body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Orsini as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Imbula connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Alessandro Orsini's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imbula.
Orsini thows a leg kick but Imbula checks it
and Imbula counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Orsini throws a low kick but it's checked well by Imbula.
Orsini throws the left hand but Imbula avoids the punch easily.
Imbula digs a good hook to Orsini's body.
Orsini is breathing heavily.
Imbula scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Imbula throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Orsini's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Imbula lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Cheik Imbula!
A very excited looking Cheik Imbula rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.