PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Alenichev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the ring accompanied by Super Freak. Alenichev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Acid Rain" by Liquid Tension Experiment kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

James
vs
Alenichev

193 cm
20
268 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksei Alenichev!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Alenichev misses
and Alenichev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

James tries to sprawl but Alenichev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alenichev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alenichev wants to free his trapped foot but James is holding on for dear life with his legs.
James wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alenichev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksei Alenichev.
James lands with a kick to the temple. Alenichev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Aleksei Alenichev has been cut.
Alenichev with a poor takedown
and James counters with a big head kick but Alenichev shrugs it off.
James lands with a good body shot.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Aleksei Alenichev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Alenichev misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Alenichev swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Alenichev misses with a shot to the body
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Alenichev misses
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
James with a jab.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alenichev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alenichev throws a leg kick that is checked
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Alenichev throws a leg kick that is checked
letting James counter with a right hand.
Alenichev swings widly with a right hand
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a big head kick but Alenichev shrugs it off.
Rick James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alenichev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alenichev misses with a takedown
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alenichev thinking.
Alenichev misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Alenichev.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alenichev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alenichev misses with a takedown attempt
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alenichev misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James takes a swing at Alenichev's ribcage but misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev fails with the takedown
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alenichev misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Alenichev misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a big head kick but Alenichev shrugs it off.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alenichev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
James scores with a shot to the body.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice jab there from James.

That has opened up Aleksei Alenichev's cut even more.
Alenichev throws a leg kick that is checked
and James counters with a straight right hand.
James stuffs the takedown attempt from Alenichev. Alenichev gets slowly back to his feet.
Alenichev shoots and misses
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alenichev looks gassed!
James displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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 scores with a nice strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
James throws a right and a left that Alenichev avoids nicely.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James lands with a slapping head kick.
Alenichev misses with a jab to the body
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alenichev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for James.
James lands a head kick!

The cut above Aleksei Alenichev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alenichev misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Aleksei Alenichev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
James lands with a good body shot.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Alenichev backing up. Alenichev nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.
A low kick from Alenichev misses
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and Alenichev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Alenichev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alenichev not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksei Alenichev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a big head kick but Alenichev shrugs it off.
A low kick from Alenichev misses
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
Alenichev misses with a takedown attempt
and Alenichev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alenichev shoots and misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alenichev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Alenichev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alenichev is taking a breather. James says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksei Alenichev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alenichev at a distance.
A low kick from Alenichev misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Alenichev thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alenichev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksei Alenichev.

James gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Alenichev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alenichev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alenichev stops James from standing up.
Alenichev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alenichev is controlling him.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aleksei Alenichev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a left to the body.
Rick James is winning the standup battle so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a head kick.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Alenichev
letting James counter with a right hand.
Alenichev misses with a double jab
and James counters with a big head kick but Alenichev shrugs it off.
Alenichev throws a left and a right that both miss
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Alenichev throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
James with a hook.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Alenichev misses
and James counters with a big head kick but Alenichev shrugs it off.
Alenichev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James stuffs the takedown.
Alenichev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alenichev thinking.
Alenichev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James scores with a hook.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alenichev has his takedown stuffed
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Alenichev misses with a leg kick
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James thuds his right hand into Alenichev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alenichev throws a leg kick
and James counters with a big head kick but Alenichev shrugs it off.
A low kick from Alenichev is predictable there
and Alenichev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alenichev thows a leg kick but James checks it
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alenichev misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a left and a right that stings Alenichev.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aleksei Alenichev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick James!