PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 1024 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 72 p4p, 207 weight class). Mircea has chosen Shatter as his entrance music. Alexandria OcasioCortez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

OcasioCortez
vs
Mircea

206 cm
31
280
18 - 14 - 0

190 cm
43
247
32 - 24 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OcasioCortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
Mircea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mircea avoids the body shot from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as OcasioCortez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
OcasioCortez scores with a nice strike.
Mircea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mircea throws a head kick but OcasioCortez moves out of range.
Mircea looks to land a left hand but OcasioCortez moved out of range nicely.

OcasioCortez closes the distance and clinches.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OcasioCortez throws a knee to the head but misses.
OcasioCortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mircea's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
OcasioCortez dodges an elbow strike from Mircea.
Mircea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OcasioCortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.

Mircea manages to break the clinch.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.
A cross from OcasioCortez lands.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but Mircea is having none of it.
Mircea feints a counter leg kick.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Mircea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up.
OcasioCortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mircea throws a leg kick but OcasioCortez checks it.
Mircea tries a low kick but OcasioCortez avoids it.
OcasioCortez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mircea paws at him with a jab and circles away.

OcasioCortez moves into the clinch.
OcasioCortez lands a body shot in the clinch.
OcasioCortez prevents a body shot from Mircea.
Our sources have told us that OcasioCortez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mircea avoids the elbow strike from OcasioCortez, against the cage.
Mircea presses OcasioCortez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mircea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mircea missing with knees to the body.
Mircea dodges an elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow inside.
OcasioCortez stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, OcasioCortez throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mircea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OcasioCortez or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mircea scores with a shot to the side of OcasioCortez's head.
OcasioCortez tries to work over Mircea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mircea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mircea avoids a wild elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mircea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mircea lands with a light punch inside.
OcasioCortez missing with knees to the body.

Mircea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OcasioCortez doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.
OcasioCortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mircea.
Mircea throws a hook but OcasioCortez blocks it.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
OcasioCortez works over Mircea's head and body with a nice combination.
Mircea swats away the attempt to clinch by OcasioCortez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea thumps OcasioCortez with a low kick.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
Mircea counters with a body kick.

OcasioCortez has closed the distance and engaged Mircea in a clinch.
Mircea lands a left hand.
Mircea tries to land knees in the clinch but OcasioCortez avoids the damage to the body.
OcasioCortez pushes Mircea back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mircea lands a body punch.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by OcasioCortez.
Good body shot from Mircea.
Mircea tries to land knees in the clinch but OcasioCortez avoids the damage to the body.
OcasioCortez stalling against the cage.
Mircea unloads a knee to the mid-section. OcasioCortez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mircea takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, OcasioCortez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mircea's brow.
Mircea lands a left hand that snaps the head of OcasioCortez backwards.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow just above Mircea 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mircea trying to land knees to the body.
OcasioCortez throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Mircea.
OcasioCortez stalling against the cage.
OcasioCortez prevents a body shot from Mircea.
OcasioCortez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mircea in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mircea misses with some punches.
Mircea blocks an elbow strike.
OcasioCortez avoids a wild elbow strike from Mircea.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
OcasioCortez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
OcasioCortez misses with an elbow strike.
OcasioCortez trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from OcasioCortez - that landed with a thud.
OcasioCortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mircea missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OcasioCortez lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexandria OcasioCortez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mircea throws a hook but OcasioCortez avoids it easily.
OcasioCortez is looking to counter punch.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up but Mircea circles away and keeps his distance.
Mircea feints a counter leg kick.
OcasioCortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Mircea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from OcasioCortez misses.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mircea keeps OcasioCortez at a distance using the push kick.
Mircea uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch.
OcasioCortez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mircea counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mircea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OcasioCortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mircea fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

OcasioCortez gets a clinch.
Alexandria OcasioCortez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
OcasioCortez presses Mircea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
OcasioCortez pushes Mircea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OcasioCortez tries to land a knee to the head but Mircea blocks with his arms.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mircea avoids the elbow strike from OcasioCortez, against the cage.
OcasioCortez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mircea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
OcasioCortez blocks a body shot from Mircea.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mircea blocks an elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
Mircea prevents a body shot from OcasioCortez.
Mircea digs a right hand underneath OcasioCortez's ribcage. OcasioCortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
OcasioCortez blocks an uppercut.
Mircea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mircea scores with a shot to the side of OcasioCortez's head.
Mircea throws an elbow but it's blocked.
OcasioCortez managing to block the knees to the body from Mircea.
A short right from Mircea.
OcasioCortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mircea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but OcasioCortez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mircea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
OcasioCortez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands a shot to the body.
Mircea digs a right hand underneath OcasioCortez's ribcage. OcasioCortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mircea just misses with a elbow thrown towards OcasioCortez's brow.
Mircea tries to work over OcasioCortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OcasioCortez blocks a body shot from Mircea.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mircea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mircea has a couple of punches blocked by OcasioCortez.
A shot in the inside from Mircea.
Mircea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Mircea.
Mircea managing to block the knees to the body from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez tries a knee to the head but Mircea blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, OcasioCortez throws an elbow but misses.
Mircea misses with a knee to the head.
OcasioCortez misses with the head strike.
Mircea misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mircea trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Mircea - that landed with a thud.
OcasioCortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
OcasioCortez managing to block the knees to the body from Mircea.
Mircea missing with knees to the body.
OcasioCortez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, OcasioCortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
OcasioCortez is pushing Mircea up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
OcasioCortez pushes off an throws an elbow but Mircea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mircea lands with a right to the head.
Mircea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
With the fighters up against the cage, OcasioCortez throws an elbow but misses.
OcasioCortez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alexandru Mircea has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez pushes off an throws an elbow but Mircea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but OcasioCortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
Mircea can't break the clinch.
OcasioCortez tries to land a knee to the head but Mircea blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Mircea.
Mircea blocks an elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
Mircea lands an elbow that stopped OcasioCortez in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Alexandria OcasioCortez has been cut.
Mircea lands a shoulder strike.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow inside.
Mircea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mircea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mircea has had enough of the clinch but OcasioCortez keeps him there for the moment.
Mircea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mircea avoids a wild elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
Nice elbow from Mircea.

Mircea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandru Mircea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

OcasioCortez wants to clinch up but Mircea keeps it at a distance.
OcasioCortez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
OcasioCortez looks to clinch
and Mircea counters with a nice uppercut.
OcasioCortez moves out of range as Mircea throws a body kick.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mircea with the inside leg kick.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch
and Mircea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
OcasioCortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mircea.
OcasioCortez doesn't manage to clinch there - Mircea circles away.
OcasioCortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - OcasioCortez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
OcasioCortez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea throws a low kick, looking for OcasioCortez's leg but OcasioCortez calmly moves out of range.

Mircea tries to keep at a distance but OcasioCortez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mircea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, OcasioCortez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mircea's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mircea.
OcasioCortez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OcasioCortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mircea presses OcasioCortez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OcasioCortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OcasioCortez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez avoids the elbow strike from Mircea, against the cage.
Mircea tries to throw a body punch but OcasioCortez avoids it by throwing Mircea back against the cage.
Mircea lands a left hand that snaps the head of OcasioCortez backwards.
Mircea trying to land knees to the body.
OcasioCortez blocks an elbow strike.
OcasioCortez scores with a nice hook to the head.
OcasioCortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mircea blocks it with crossed arms.
OcasioCortez misses with an elbow strike.
Mircea blocking some punches.
Mircea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mircea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mircea swings wildly with an uppercut but OcasioCortez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mircea backwards.
OcasioCortez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mircea takes an elbow to the forehead.
OcasioCortez is stalling here.
OcasioCortez lands a nice elbow.
Mircea blocks the elbow strike.
Mircea is working OcasioCortez over against the cage.
OcasioCortez trying to stall but Mircea improves his position.

Mircea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandria OcasioCortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Mircea. That snapped OcasioCortez's head back.
OcasioCortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mircea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mircea bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
OcasioCortez tries to clinch up.
OcasioCortez is looking to clinch but Mircea is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mircea! But no joy.
OcasioCortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mircea throws a body punch but OcasioCortez moves out of range.
OcasioCortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mircea circles away from the clinch attempt.
OcasioCortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mircea connects with a solid leg kick.
Mircea loads up on a big right hand but OcasioCortez slips the punch.
Mircea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for OcasioCortez.
Mircea wants to land a leg kick but OcasioCortez is out of range.
OcasioCortez wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands a nice shot to the body.
OcasioCortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mircea's elbow.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
Mircea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
OcasioCortez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
OcasioCortez prevents a body shot from Mircea.
Mircea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mircea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mircea can't find room to land a body shot as OcasioCortez controls the action.
Mircea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OcasioCortez.
Mircea missing with knees to the body.
Mircea lands a body punch in the clinch.
OcasioCortez trying to control the position but instead, Mircea has worked for underhooks and has pushed OcasioCortez into the cage.
Mircea misses with a punch to the body.
OcasioCortez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mircea's elbow.
Mircea lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandru Mircea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mircea 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandru Mircea!
After winning the bout, Alexandru Mircea thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.