PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Lasik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lasik
vs
Fachellie

179 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rudy Lasik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Fachellie!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fachellie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lasik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That kick from Fachellie tenderised Lasik's leg. Lasik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fachellie looks to land a body kick but Lasik moved away.
Nice body kick from Fachellie.
Fachellie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lasik moves out of range of the body kick from Fachellie.
Fachellie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Francesco Fachellie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fachellie wants to clinch but Lasik slips to the side
and Lasik counters with a left to the body.
Fachellie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fachellie.
Lasik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fachellie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lasik takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lasik throws a nice looking combination but Fachellie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fachellie throws out a loose jab but Lasik uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasik lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Francesco Fachellie has been cut.
Lasik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fachellie.
Fachellie slips a jab and a cross from Lasik.
Fachellie ducks under a wild hook from Lasik.
Fachellie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lasik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lasik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fachellie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fachellie.
Fachellie tries to clinch there but Lasik circles away.
Fachellie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lasik.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fachellie.
Lasik takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lasik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fachellie looks to clinch
and Lasik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fachellie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fachellie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fachellie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lasik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fachellie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fachellie lands a leg kick that knocks Lasik off balance momentarily.
Fachellie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Fachellie.
Fachellie misses with a body shot.
Lasik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fachellie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasik checks the leg kick.
Lasik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lasik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fachellie circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick from Fachellie.
Lasik keeps the fight on the outside.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fachellie.
The fighters circling - Lasik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fachellie. That's going to slow Lasik down.
Lasik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fachellie misses with a series of wild punches.
Fachellie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lasik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fachellie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fachellie dodges the punch combination from Lasik.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fachellie.
Lasik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fachellie - that will leave a mark!
Lasik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fachellie tries to clinch but Lasik moves away
and Lasik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That has opened up Francesco Fachellie's cut even more.
Lasik swats away the attempt to clinch by Fachellie.
Lasik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fachellie counters with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fachellie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lasik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fachellie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Francesco Fachellie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francesco Fachellie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fachellie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fachellie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fachellie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lasik manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fachellie!
Lasik sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fachellie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Francesco Fachellie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fachellie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fachellie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fachellie doesn't manage to clinch there - Lasik circles away.
Fachellie lands with a straight right. Lasik didn't see that one coming.
Fachellie throws a front kick that sends Lasik stumbling back into the cage.
Fachellie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A left lands for Lasik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachellie staying out of range there.
Fachellie cracks the inside of Lasik's front leg.
Lasik scores with a jab.
Lasik throws a series of punches but Fachellie moves out of range.
Fachellie throws the kick towards the body but Lasik avoids it.
Lasik swinging wildly here.
Fachellie scores with a leg kick.
Fachellie scores with a one two! Lasik had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fachellie.
A head kick from Fachellie lands but Lasik takes it in his stride.
Fachellie tries to close the distance and clinch but Lasik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fachellie - that will leave a mark!
Lasik will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie throws a leg kick which misses Lasik's front leg but catches the back leg as Lasik tries to avoid it.
Fachellie throws a nice head kick!
Lasik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fachellie.
Lasik throws a shot from downtown. Fachellie moves away and avoids it.
Fachellie connects with a body shot.
Fachellie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lasik has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fachellie throws a head kick but Lasik moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lasik throws a series of punches but Fachellie avoids them all with ease.
Fachellie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fachellie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fachellie connects with an inside leg kick.
Lasik avoids the head kick by Fachellie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lasik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fachellie.
Lasik throws a right and a left that Fachellie avoids nicely.
Fachellie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fachellie scores with a head kick. Lasik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fachellie connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Fachellie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fachellie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fachellie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lasik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fachellie. Fachellie obviously looking to wear him down.
Fachellie takes a swing at Lasik's ribcage but misses.
Fachellie tries to clinch but Lasik is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lasik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lasik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lasik blocks a leg kick.
Lasik blocks a head kick by Fachellie.
Lasik throws a series of punches but Fachellie avoids them all with ease.
Lasik looks to land a combination but Fachellie avoids it well.
Fachellie cracks the inside of Lasik's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fachellie, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fachellie.
Rudy Lasik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fachellie.
Lasik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fachellie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francesco Fachellie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francesco Fachellie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lasik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fachellie can pounce on him.
Fachellie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Lasik.
Fachellie scoring well with a low kick there.
Fachellie throws a push kick but Lasik slaps the foot to one side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fachellie.
Fachellie is looking to clinch.
Fachellie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lasik rather than just go for the knockout.
Fachellie dodges the punch combination from Lasik.
Fachellie throws a body punch but Lasik moves out of range.
Lasik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fachellie.
Fachellie lands with a kick to the temple. Lasik shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasik fails to land with a series of punches.
Fachellie cracks the inside of Lasik's front leg.
Fachellie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lasik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fachellie misses the shot to the body.
Fachellie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lasik.
Lasik's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lasik duly obliges.
Fachellie throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fachellie tries to clinch up
and Lasik counters with a three punch combo that has Fachellie backing up. Fachellie nods at Lasik to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lasik avoids the head kick by Fachellie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasik connects with the punch.

The cut above Francesco Fachellie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A good leg kick by Fachellie.
Fachellie misses with a looping left.
Fachellie tries a low kick but Lasik avoids it.
Lasik throws a series of punches but Fachellie avoids them all with ease.
Fachellie slips a jab and a cross from Lasik.
Fachellie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Lasik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Lasik. Those never looked like landing.
Fachellie fakes the leg kick and cracks Lasik in the body.
Fachellie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fachellie dodges the punch combination from Lasik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie lands a leg kick that knocks Lasik off balance momentarily.
Fachellie scores with a head kick.
Fachellie moves out of range of the strikes.
Lasik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lasik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lasik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fachellie can pounce on him.
Lasik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fachellie scores with a kick to the body.
Fachellie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fachellie, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lasik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fachellie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fachellie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lasik.
Fachellie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fachellie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fachellie doesn't manage to clinch there - Lasik circles away.
Fachellie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lasik.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lasik throws a combination that misses
and Fachellie counters with a nice body shot.
Lasik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rudy Lasik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francesco Fachellie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fachellie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Fachellie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fachellie 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Fachellie!