PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mr wonderful will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fuschini
vs
wonderful

187 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
217 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alessio Fuschini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mr wonderful!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wonderful with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fuschini is looking to clinch but wonderful is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by wonderful. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for wonderful.
Fuschini connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fuschini wants to slow wonderful down by chopping away at his legs.
Fuschini tries to clinch but wonderful is having none of it.
Fuschini moves out of range of the body kick.
Fuschini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuschini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fuschini misses with a body shot.
Fuschini throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alessio Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wonderful wants to slow Fuschini down by chopping away at his legs.
Fuschini loads up on a big right hand but wonderful slips the punch.
wonderful scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fuschini in his tracks.
Fuschini swings and misses with a shot to the body
and wonderful counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
wonderful goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuschini drops his hands momentarily and wonderful takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuschini moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini lands a slapping body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fuschini taking a breather.
wonderful with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fuschini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fuschini leaning against his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Fuschini as the two fighters clinch.
Fuschini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of wonderful backwards.
Fuschini landing knees to the head.
wonderful misses with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from wonderful.
wonderful blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Fuschini.
Fuschini looking to throw knees to the head but wonderful is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuschini.
wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuschini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Fuschini.
wonderful looks gassed!
Fuschini blocks an uppercut.
wonderful on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuschini blocks the elbow strike.
Fuschini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning wonderful up against the ropes.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from wonderful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
wonderful looks to throw an elbow but misses.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
wonderful fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
wonderful misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, wonderful just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fuschini's brow.
wonderful presses Fuschini against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
wonderful lands an elbow inside.
wonderful misses with a punch on the inside.
wonderful lands a nice uppercut.
wonderful gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fuschini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but wonderful is keeping busy.
wonderful blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wonderful with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Fuschini.
Fuschini dodges an elbow strike from wonderful.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wonderful.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
wonderful blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
Fuschini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but wonderful is keeping busy.
wonderful's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fuschini lands a good knee to the midsection. wonderful won't want to take too many of those.
wonderful throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wonderful throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuschini.
Fuschini tries to land knees in the clinch but wonderful avoids the damage to the body.
wonderful scores with a nice hook to the head.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
Fuschini content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fuschini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fuschini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fuschini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuschini pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuschini obliges.
Fuschini digs a right hand underneath wonderful's ribcage. wonderful let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fuschini pushes off an throws an elbow but wonderful leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fuschini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but wonderful has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
wonderful is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fuschini is defending well for now.
Fuschini stalls.
wonderful avoiding damage as Fuschini throws knees to the body.
Fuschini blocks the elbow strike.
Fuschini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fuschini trying to land knees to the body.
Fuschini tries to stall but wonderful uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right handed body shot lands from Fuschini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
wonderful blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fuschini is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. wonderful is defending well for now.
Fuschini is working wonderful over against the ropes.
Fuschini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
wonderful lands an elbow inside that Fuschini shrugs off.
Fuschini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fuschini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from wonderful.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wonderful.
wonderful lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuschini taking a breather.
Fuschini lands a left hand that snaps the head of wonderful backwards.
Fuschini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
wonderful throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fuschini is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fuschini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
wonderful pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
wonderful on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fuschini takes a shot to the head.
Fuschini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fuschini tries a knee to the head but wonderful blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessio Fuschini dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fuschini throws a leg kick that is checked
and wonderful counters with a nice leg kick.
Fuschini tries to clinch up.
Fuschini misses the shot to the body.
mr wonderful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuschini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Fuschini misses its intended target.
Fuschini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fuschini throws a solid leg kick but wonderful takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuschini.
Fuschini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but wonderful moves away.
wonderful walks into a stiff left hand from Fuschini.
wonderful pulls out of a head kick attempt.
wonderful lands a nice hook to Fuschini's body. Fuschini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
wonderful lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
wonderful's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and wonderful duly obliges.
wonderful avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
wonderful throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuschini moves in looking to clinch but wonderful pushes him off.

Fuschini takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wonderful misses with an elbow over the top.
Fuschini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of wonderful backwards.
wonderful scores with a shot to the side of Fuschini's head.
Fuschini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Fuschini.
wonderful creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fuschini's defenses.
Fuschini unloads a knee to the mid-section.
wonderful is breathing heavily.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuschini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
wonderful throws an elbow that misses.
wonderful throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fuschini blocking some punches.
Fuschini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down wonderful.
Fuschini pushes wonderful back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
wonderful has a couple of punches blocked by Fuschini.
Fuschini lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from wonderful fails to land.
Fuschini lands an uppercut.
Fuschini managing to block the knees to the body from wonderful.
Fuschini digs a right hand underneath wonderful's ribcage. wonderful let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fuschini lands a knee to the body.
Fuschini crunches a lovely knee into wonderful's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuschini displaying some good clinch control by pressing wonderful up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Fuschini for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wonderful lands a good knee to the midsection. Fuschini won't want to take too many of those.
Fuschini looking to stall.
Maybe Fuschini would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
wonderful throws a head punch that misses.
wonderful is leaning against Fuschini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fuschini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Fuschini.
Fuschini works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fuschini is leaning against wonderful and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fuschini landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fuschini with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Fuschini.
wonderful misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Fuschini.
Fuschini tries to land knees in the clinch but wonderful avoids the damage to the body.
Fuschini stalling in the clinch but wonderful improves position.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid it.
wonderful managing to block the knees to the body from Fuschini.
Fuschini is working wonderful over against the ropes.
Fuschini comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fuschini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down wonderful.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini is trying to maintain a safe position but wonderful gets an underhook and turns Fuschini into the ropes.
wonderful blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
wonderful lands an elbow inside.
Fuschini lands a body punch.
wonderful blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuschini tries to stall but wonderful uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fuschini landing knees to the head.
Fuschini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning wonderful up against the ropes.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fuschini is trying to maintain a safe position but wonderful gets an underhook and turns Fuschini into the ropes.
Fuschini'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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alessio Fuschini.
Fuschini misses with a telegraphed body shot
and wonderful counters with a thumping low kick.
wonderful throws a body punch but Fuschini moves out of range.
No joy there for Fuschini, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fuschini scoring well with a low kick there.
Fuschini avoids the head kick by wonderful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on wonderful. That did some damage!
A left and a right from wonderful both land. Nice combination.
Fuschini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. wonderful sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fuschini misses with a double jab.
wonderful misses with a straight left.

Fuschini gets a clinch.
Fuschini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fuschini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fuschini cracks wonderful with a nice body shot.
Fuschini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuschini scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuschini tries to stall but wonderful uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
wonderful takes a shot to the head.
Fuschini digs a right hand into wonderful's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on wonderful's gas tank.
Fuschini is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessio Fuschini dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

wonderful showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuschini.
wonderful on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuschini. Fuschini obviously looking to wear him down.
wonderful tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fuschini is able to avoid easily.
Fuschini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
wonderful misses with a body kick.
wonderful checks a low kick from Fuschini.
wonderful uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuschini.
wonderful thumps Fuschini with a low kick.
Fuschini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fuschini clobbers wonderful with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fuschini tries to clinch but wonderful is having none of it.
wonderful lands a jab to the head.
wonderful pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
wonderful takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Fuschini misses

and wonderful counters by clinching up.
Fuschini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuschini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of wonderful backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wonderful on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fuschini.
Fuschini is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but wonderful is keeping busy.
Fuschini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuschini stalling in the clinch but wonderful improves position.
Alessio Fuschini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
wonderful creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fuschini missing with knees to the body.
wonderful lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fuschini taking a breather.
Fuschini tries to land a knee to the head but wonderful blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fuschini obliges.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuschini is pushing wonderful up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
wonderful misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by wonderful.
Fuschini is trying to stall.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from wonderful.
wonderful tries a knee to the head but Fuschini blocks it.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuschini throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini slows down the pace here.
wonderful tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fuschini avoids it.
Fuschini has wonderful pressed against the ropes.
Fuschini trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fuschini digs a right hand underneath wonderful's ribcage. wonderful let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Fuschini.
Fuschini misses with a knee to the head.
wonderful swings wildly with an uppercut but Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fuschini blocks an uppercut.
Fuschini lands a left hand.
Fuschini is looking to control wonderful's arms but wonderful gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fuschini has his back to the ropes.
Fuschini is working wonderful over against the ropes.
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuschini misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fuschini.
Fuschini lands a body punch.
Fuschini lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuschini works on wonderful's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Fuschini.
Fuschini lands a body punch.
mr wonderful has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuschini stalling in the clinch but wonderful improves position.
Fuschini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
wonderful misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuschini lands a shot to the body.
Fuschini avoids a wild elbow strike from wonderful.
Fuschini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fuschini holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Fuschini connects with a knee to the head.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
wonderful misses with a hook from the clinch.
wonderful has a couple of punches blocked by Fuschini.
Fuschini tries to stall but wonderful uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fuschini lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fuschini trying to control the position but instead, wonderful has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fuschini into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Fuschini - that landed with a thud.
Fuschini lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini lands a knee to the head.
Fuschini pushes off an throws an elbow but wonderful leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
wonderful lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fuschini is struggling to control the position.
wonderful tries to land knees in the clinch but Fuschini avoids the damage to the body.
Fuschini leaning against his opponent.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from wonderful.
Alessio Fuschini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
wonderful pushes off an throws an elbow but Fuschini leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
wonderful scores with an uppercut up the middle.
wonderful tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
wonderful doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuschini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
wonderful lands a nice elbow.
wonderful can't find room to land a body shot as Fuschini controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
wonderful looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
wonderful tries to break the clinch but Fuschini is controlling the position.
Fuschini blocks an elbow strike from wonderful.
A nice glancing elbow lands by wonderful.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Fuschini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fuschini has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Fuschini!