PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Colucci (ranked 323 p4p, 232 weight class) and Rodney Alcala (ranked 47 p4p, 2 weight class). Colucci comes to the cage accompanied by Drake ft Kanye - Glow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alcala's choice of entrance music: Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Colucci
vs
Alcala

176 cm
33
193
25 - 11 - 0

200 cm
30
195
26 - 13 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Colucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Alcala!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcala delivers a nice body kick.
Alcala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses.
Colucci throwing a counter right hand but Alcala manages to avoid it.
Colucci blocks a head kick by Alcala.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
Alcala works over Colucci's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Michel Colucci has been cut.
A head kick from Alcala lands but Colucci takes it in his stride.
Colucci dodges the punch combination from Alcala.
Colucci tries to land a leg kick but Alcala saw it coming and moves away.
Alcala throws out a counter right but Colucci avoids it with no problem.
Colucci takes one to the side of the head.
Alcala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colucci.
Alcala lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colucci.
Colucci throws a shot from downtown. Alcala moves away and avoids it.
Alcala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Colucci is looking to counter the offense by Alcala and move into the clinch.
Colucci has his takedown stuffed
and Alcala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Colucci instigates a clinch.
Colucci lands a body punch in the clinch.

Alcala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alcala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alcala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alcala throws a sloppy head kick and Colucci moves out of range easily.
Alcala has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Colucci is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alcala bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Colucci's head.
Colucci takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alcala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Alcala.
A left lands for Alcala.
Alcala tries a head kick but it misses.
Colucci is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rodney Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colucci tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Alcala misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Colucci counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Colucci might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alcala wants to stand up but Colucci is controlling him.
Colucci throwing strikes but missing.

Alcala has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Colucci has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Alcala.
Colucci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alcala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alcala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alcala working aggressively here.
Alcala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Colucci or not.
Colucci scores with a shot to the side of Alcala's head.
Colucci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alcala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alcala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alcala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Colucci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alcala.
Colucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colucci blocks a body shot from Alcala.
Colucci blocks a body shot from Alcala.
Alcala lands an uppercut.
Alcala misses with a punch to the body.
Alcala misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alcala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Colucci.
Colucci misses with a body punch.
Colucci works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alcala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Colucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Colucci backwards.
A short right from Colucci on the inside.
Alcala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colucci throws a head punch that misses.
Alcala misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Colucci.
Colucci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Colucci.
Alcala throws a head punch that misses.
Alcala blocks an uppercut.
Alcala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colucci's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alcala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Alcala.
Colucci has a couple of punches blocked by Alcala.
Colucci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colucci working aggressively here.
Alcala scores with a shoulder strike.
Alcala lands an uppercut.
Alcala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alcala misses with the head strike.
Alcala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alcala.

Alcala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Alcala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colucci was well out of range. Poor timing from Alcala.
Alcala scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

A head kick lands from Colucci that sends Alcala to the canvas. Alcala tries to scramble back to his feet but Colucci brings him back down into side control.

Alcala is rocked!

It looks like Rodney Alcala has been cut.
Colucci in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Alcala looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Colucci turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Colucci!
A very excited looking Michel Colucci made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.