PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 5186 p4p, 5635 weight class) and Michael Marcos (ranked 406 p4p, 428 weight class). Prince's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. Marcos has chosen HRISTE BOZE as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Prince
vs
Marcos

171 cm
18
145
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marcos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Prince digs a good hook to Marcos's body.
Prince fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marcos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marcos shoots in and drives through. Prince sprawls well.
Marcos shoots for a double leg takedown but Prince sprawls well. He's pushed Marcos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcos looks winded!
Prince with a nice cross.

Prince rushes Marcos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prince digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.
Prince stalling in the clinch.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Prince.
Marcos avoiding damage as Prince throws knees to the body.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.
Prince digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince has Marcos pushed against the cage.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Marcos's ribcage. Marcos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prince lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince presses Marcos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Marcos's ribcage. Marcos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prince works on Marcos's body with a couple of short punches.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Marcos's ribcage. Marcos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prince lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Prince.
A short right from Prince.
Marcos managing to block the knees to the body from Prince.
Prince works on Marcos's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Prince.
A right hook to the body lands for Prince.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
Prince digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Prince pushes Marcos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
A short body shot lands from Prince as the two fighters clinch.
Prince lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Prince.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Prince lands a body punch.
Prince cracks Marcos with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Prince.
Marcos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Nice body punch from Prince.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marcos backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Prince.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Prince lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Prince.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Marcos's ribcage. Marcos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Prince lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prince lands a body punch.
Prince lands a body punch.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marcos managing to block the knees to the body from Prince.
Prince works on Marcos's body with a couple of short punches.
Prince digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marcos backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Prince as the two fighters clinch.
Prince is working Marcos over against the cage.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
Marcos avoiding damage as Prince throws knees to the body.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Marcos's ribcage. Marcos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Prince.
Marcos blocks an elbow strike from Prince.
Prince misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcos.
Prince lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Prince.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Prince.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Prince dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marcos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Prince gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marcos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Prince is looking to stand up but Marcos isn't so interested in that idea.
Prince might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Prince tries to strike from the bottom.
Marcos is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marcos is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A good leg kick by Prince.

Prince closes the distance and clinches.
Prince tries to land knees in the clinch but Marcos avoids the damage to the body.
Prince lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Prince.
A hook to the body from Prince.
Nice body punch from Prince.
Marcos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince is pushing Marcos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prince softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcos.
A right hook to the body lands for Prince.
Prince is leaning against Marcos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prince presses Marcos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Prince.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcos.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prince lands a body punch.
Nasir Prince has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Prince.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prince lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prince presses Marcos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prince is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcos can do to turn this around?
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marcos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prince lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Prince works on Marcos's body with a couple of short punches.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prince lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Prince.
A right handed body shot lands from Prince.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Prince dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Prince scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Prince lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Prince. That snapped Marcos's head back.
Marcos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Michael Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Prince.

Marcos is rocked!
Marcos fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcos is still on wobbly legs! Can Prince finish him?

Prince instigates a clinch.
Marcos seems to have recovered his senses.
Marcos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Prince.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marcos being controlled against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Prince as the two fighters clinch.
Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marcos backwards.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Marcos's ribcage. Marcos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Marcos managing to block the knees to the body from Prince.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Prince cracks Marcos with a nice body shot.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prince.
A right handed body shot lands from Prince.
Prince works on Marcos's body with a couple of short punches.
Prince lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince is leaning against Marcos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcos.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
Prince presses Marcos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.
Prince presses Marcos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Prince.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Prince.
Prince throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prince scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcos.
Marcos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
Prince is working Marcos over against the cage.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
Prince lands a body shot.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prince avoiding damage.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince lands a body punch.
Prince pushes Marcos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prince digs a right hand into Marcos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marcos's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marcoss head.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince lands with a right to the head.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prince presses Marcos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcos or not.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcos.
Marcos is trying to break the clinch but Prince is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Michael Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasir Prince is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prince, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Prince!