PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Van Veen (ranked 1553 p4p, 230 weight class) and Alessandro Orsini (ranked 613 p4p, 92 weight class). Van Veen comes into the arena with Give it ALL blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Van Veen
vs
Orsini

185 cm
25
174 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

183 cm
26
178 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

Aspire Clothing

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alessandro Orsini!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Orsini finds it's target.
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Veen.
Van Veen cracks the inside of Orsini's front leg.
Van Veen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Orsini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Veen motions for Orsini to come forward. Van Veen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orsini misses with a looping right.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orsini wants to slow Van Veen down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Orsini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Veen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orsini lands an overhand right.
Orsini jabs Van Veen right on the nose. Van Veen blinks but takes it well.
Van Veen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Veen missing with a left hand there. Orsini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Veen slips under a jab from Orsini.
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Veen.
Van Veen 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.
Van Veen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Van Veen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orsini lands a left hand.
Van Veen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orsini scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini blocks a body shot from Van Veen.

Van Veen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orsini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Veen lands a nice shot to the body.
Orsini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orsini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Orsini throws a right and a left that Van Veen avoids nicely.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orsini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Veen thuds a left hand into Orsini's body.
Van Veen connects with a looping right hand.
Van Veen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Van Veen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orsini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Veen throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Orsini to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Van Veen misses.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen sizes up Orsini with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Orsini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orsini avoids the head kick by Van Veen.
A big right from Orsini misses.
Orsini dips to his left and cracks Van Veen with an uppercut!
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orsini scores with a jab. Van Veen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Veen is looking to clinch but Orsini is avoiding it.
Orsini throws a low kick but Van Veen moves out of range easily.
Van Veen throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Veen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Orsini throws out a powerful jab.
Orsini throws a body punch but Van Veen moves out of range.
Van Veen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Veen lands with a shot to the body.
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
Van Veen is looking to wear down Orsini with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini misses with an uppercut. Van Veen saw that one coming.
Orsini scores with a body shot.
Van Veen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orsini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Veen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Van Veen catches Orsini right on the button with a cross.
Orsini lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsini moves away.
Orsini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orsini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Veen.
Orsini throws a shot from downtown. Van Veen moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Van Veen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen moves in looking to clinch but Orsini pushes him off.
Orsini bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Van Veen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orsini doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Veen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orsini slips under a jab from Van Veen.
Orsini blocks the body kick.
Van Veen fakes the leg kick and cracks Orsini in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen moves out of range as Orsini throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Veen misses its target.
Ludo Van Veen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Orsini. Beautiful body shot.
Orsini misses with a low kick.
Van Veen tries to clinch but Orsini moves out of range.
Van Veen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orsini connects with a right hand. Van Veen shakes it off.
Orsini connects with a body shot.
A big left from Van Veen misses.
Orsini is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Orsini. That snapped Van Veen's head back.
Van Veen walks into a stiff left hand from Orsini.
Van Veen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orsini counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Veen connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Veen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orsini throws a looping overhand right but Van Veen ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alessandro Orsini will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Veen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big right from Van Veen misses.
Van Veen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orsini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Veen thows a body kick. Orsini tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orsini scores with a jab to the body.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Orsini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Veen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Veen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alessandro Orsini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orsini moves out of range as Van Veen throws a body kick.
Good exchange - Orsini coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Orsini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Veen takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Van Veen.
Orsini misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orsini.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Orsini.
Orsini misses with an uppercut. Van Veen saw that one coming.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Van Veen's head but Van Veen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orsini connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen swings widly with a right hand
and Orsini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Van Veen is rocked!
Orsini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Van Veen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orsini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orsini throws out a counter right but Van Veen avoids it with no problem.
Orsini misses with a body punch
and Van Veen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orsini scores with a nice head shot.
Van Veen throws a looping overhand right but Orsini ducks down to avoid it.
Orsini throws an off balance right hand
and Van Veen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Veen swings for the body but Orsini moves out of range.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut. Orsini saw that one coming.
Orsini misses with a straight right.
Van Veen seems to have got his legs back now.
Orsini scores with the left hand. Van Veen knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Veen lands with a right hand.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Orsini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orsini ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Orsini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orsini scores with a hook to the body. Van Veen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orsini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orsini ducks right into an uppercut from Van Veen.
A telegraphed right hand from Orsini misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orsini.
Van Veen missing with a left hand there. Orsini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Veen wants to clinch.
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini misses with a straight right.
Orsini throws a leg kick but Van Veen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Orsini cracks Van Veen with an open hand slap.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Orsini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Veen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orsini. That did some damage!
Van Veen blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orsini's head.
Van Veen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Van Veen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Veen moves out of range of the strikes.
Orsini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Van Veen - just one landing.
Van Veen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Veen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orsini motions for Van Veen to come forward. Orsini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Veen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Van Veen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Van Veen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Veen misses with a straight left.
Orsini tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Veen lands a nice shot that snaps Orsini's head back.
A swing and a miss from Van Veen.
Orsini takes a swing at Van Veen's ribcage but misses.
Van Veen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini loads up on a big right hand but Van Veen slips the punch.
Orsini slips a jab from Van Veen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsini raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
Van Veen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Veen scores with a kick to the body.
Orsini just misses with a punch to the body.
Orsini defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Orsini wants to clinch up but Van Veen keeps it at a distance.
Van Veen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orsini slips under a jab from Van Veen.
Orsini just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Veen cracks the inside of Orsini's front leg.
Van Veen dodges the punch combination from Orsini.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Veen misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Veen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ludo Van Veen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Orsini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orsini fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Orsini chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Veen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Veen looks to land a left hand but Orsini moved out of range nicely.
Van Veen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orsini.
Van Veen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orsini moves out of range of the strikes.
Orsini takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen is looking to land body kicks.
Orsini is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Veen with a body shot.
Orsini slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Veen. That's going to slow Orsini down.
Orsini takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Orsini misses with a hook. Van Veen ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen scores with a nice strike.
Van Veen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Veen throws the left hand but Orsini avoids the punch easily.
Orsini defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Orsini's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van Veen throws the kick towards the body but Orsini avoids it.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Veen is just out of range.
Orsini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Veen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orsini misses with an uppercut. Van Veen saw that one coming.
Van Veen clobbers Orsini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orsini.
Van Veen avoids the body shot from Orsini.
Van Veen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orsini cracks Van Veen with an open hand slap.
That kick from Orsini tenderised Van Veen's leg. Van Veen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Veen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Veen throws a lazy right hand but Orsini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Orsini. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Veen was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsini.
Orsini lands a jab to Van Veen's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Veen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Veen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Orsini has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Veen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orsini lands a jab to Van Veen's midsection.
Orsini just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orsini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Veen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orsini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Veen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Orsini misses.
Van Veen blocks a jab.
A big left from Van Veen misses.
Orsini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsini ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a good cross that connects.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Orsini lands with an overhand left.
Nice straight punches there by Van Veen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Veen.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsini manages to avoid it.
Orsini throws a big shot that misses.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch lands to the side of Van Veen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orsini lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Veen's head.
Orsini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Veen lands a leg kick that knocks Orsini off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Orsini.
Orsini ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Orsini throws out a counter right but Van Veen avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Veen misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen looks to land a body kick but Orsini moved away.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
Van Veen moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Veen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Veen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Van Veen.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Orsini throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Veen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Veen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Van Veen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orsini.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orsini changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good work by Van Veen as he checks the leg kick.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a body shot.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ludo Van Veen.
I think Van Veen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.