PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 156 p4p, 248 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 24 p4p, 36 weight class). Urameshi comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Bomb. Alderidge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Portland, Oregon. Ranger Alderidge has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Urameshi
vs
Alderidge

172 cm
37
160
38 - 18 - 2

175 cm
26
160
13 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge tried to score with a low kick but Urameshi checks it.
Nice defenses there by Alderidge.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Alderidge ducked under it nicely.
Urameshi misses with a shot to the body
and Alderidge counters with a nice leg kick.

Alderidge clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Urameshi fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urameshi.
Urameshi prevents a body shot from Alderidge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alderidge.
Urameshi tries a body shot but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
Urameshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urameshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alderidge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.

Urameshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urameshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alderidge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
Alderidge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urameshi moves away.
Urameshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urameshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alderidge wants to clinch.
Urameshi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with a hook
and Alderidge counters with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi lands a nice hook to Alderidge's body. Alderidge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alderidge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alderidge blocks a jab.
Urameshi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urameshi throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Alderidge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alderidge swings widly with a right hand
and Urameshi counters with a left to the body.
Alderidge defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge motions for Urameshi to come forward. Alderidge throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urameshi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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

and Alderidge counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Urameshi misses with the head strike.
Alderidge blocking some punches.
Alderidge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urameshi backwards.
Alderidge digs a right hand underneath Urameshi's ribcage. Urameshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Urameshi misses with a short punch on the inside.

Urameshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urameshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alderidge misses with a jab to the body
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alderidge lands with a good body shot.
Urameshi tries to move into range but Alderidge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alderidge throws a hook but Urameshi blocks it.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Urameshi blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut
and Alderidge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi punishes Alderidge's body with a nice straight punch.
Alderidge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Urameshi.
Urameshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Urameshi. Beautiful body shot.
Alderidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urameshi takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Alderidge moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alderidge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi connects with a body shot.
Alderidge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A low kick from Alderidge misses
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urameshi throws a poor cross that misses
and Alderidge counters with a stiff right hand.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urameshi lands a really nice looking cross but Alderidge seems unphased.
Urameshi throws a poor cross that misses
and Alderidge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alderidge wants to slow Urameshi down by chopping away at his legs.
Urameshi throws a lazy uppercut

and Alderidge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Urameshi lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Urameshi.
Alderidge has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Urameshi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alderidge can turn it around.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alderidge backwards.
Alderidge lands with a short shot to the head.
Alderidge blocking some punches.
Alderidge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Alderidge.
Urameshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alderidge blocks an uppercut.
Urameshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Urameshi.
Urameshi is looking to break free of the clinch but Alderidge has double underhooks.
Alderidge misses with the head strike.

Urameshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderidge.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi throws a shot from downtown. Alderidge moves away and avoids it.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut
and Alderidge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alderidge moves away.
Yusuke Urameshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Alderidge throws a body kick that misses.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge swings widly with a right hand
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Alderidge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Urameshi finds it's target.
Alderidge moves out of range as Urameshi strikes.
Alderidge wants to counter with a clinch but Urameshi pushes him away.
Alderidge cracks Urameshi with an open hand slap.
Alderidge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Urameshi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alderidge finds it's way round the side to connect with Urameshi's head.
Urameshi misses with a hook.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Urameshi avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderidge.
A low kick from Alderidge misses
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Alderidge is out of range.
Urameshi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Alderidge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alderidge avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Alderidge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alderidge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Urameshi misses.
Alderidge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Alderidge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi throws a right hand that misses
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urameshi swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge thumps Urameshi with a low kick.
Urameshi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Urameshi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alderidge throws out the jab.
Urameshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urameshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yusuke Urameshi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Urameshi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Alderidge appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urameshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Urameshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Alderidge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Alderidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urameshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urameshi misses with a wild body shot.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urameshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alderidge.
Urameshi moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with a right hand
and Alderidge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Alderidge walks into a stiff left hand from Urameshi.
Alderidge works the jab nicely.
Urameshi throws an off balance right hand

and Alderidge moves into the clinch.
Urameshi has a couple of punches blocked by Alderidge.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urameshi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alderidge digs a right hand into Urameshi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Urameshi's gas tank.
Urameshi working aggressively here.
Alderidge has a couple of punches blocked by Urameshi.
Urameshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urameshi misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Urameshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Alderidge.
Alderidge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urameshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge can't find room to land a body shot as Urameshi controls the action.
Urameshi has a couple of punches blocked by Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with some punches.
Alderidge struggles to land a body shot inside as Urameshi controls his hands.
Urameshi tries a body shot but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge lands a shoulder strike.
Urameshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Alderidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alderidge tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Urameshi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alderidge throws a punch but it's blocked by Urameshi.
A body shot lands from Alderidge.
Urameshi lands a shot to the body.

Urameshi breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi punishes Alderidge's body with a nice straight punch.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urameshi.
Alderidge throws a chopping leg kick but Urameshi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urameshi works Alderidge's body with a nice hook.
Urameshi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Urameshi misses.
Alderidge avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Alderidge throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alderidge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alderidge is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alderidge moves away.
Alderidge appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Urameshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alderidge counters with a straight right hand.
Urameshi throws a right hand that Alderidge ducks under and follows up with a left that Alderidge also avoids with ease.
Alderidge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urameshi misses with a left hand
letting Alderidge counter with a right hand.
Urameshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Urameshi jabs at Alderidge's body.
Alderidge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urameshi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Urameshi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Urameshi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Alderidge counters by clinching up.
Urameshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urameshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Urameshi fails to land.

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 Yusuke Urameshi.
I think Urameshi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ranger Alderidge!
An out of breath Ranger Alderidge thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Yusuke Urameshi stepped up to the mic, saying 'You shouldn't talk, it makes you sound stupid'.