PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masa Sanada (ranked 1041 p4p, 709 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 160 p4p, 106 weight class). Princip has chosen Lord of This World by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sanada
vs
Princip

180 cm
38
174
35 - 17 - 4

183 cm
34
165
16 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 35 - 17 - 4, fighting out of London, Masa Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip lands a lovely overhand right.
Princip avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Princip connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Princip.
Princip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Princip lands a nice hook to Sanada's body. Sanada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Princip misses.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Princip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Princip.
Princip tries to bum rush Sanada with a series of wild strikes but Sanada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Princip gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Princip's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Princip duly obliges.
A combination from Princip does no damage.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanada manages to avoid it.
Princip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanada throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
It seemed like Princip was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Sanada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanada misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanada on the side of the head.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanada misses the target.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Princip to score with a decent uppercut.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Princip takes a swing at Sanada's ribcage but misses.
Sanada lands a jab.
Sanada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanada.
Sanada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanada lands a jab to the nose.
A nice combination there by Princip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Princip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Princip tries to bum rush Sanada with a series of wild strikes but Sanada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Princip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanada throws a shot from downtown. Princip moves away and avoids it.
Sanada misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Princip moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanada staying out of range there.
Sanada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Princip - just one landing.
Princip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanada throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Princip appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Princip lands a jab to the head.
Princip stuns Sanada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Princip looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Princip cracks Sanada with a right hand to the side of the head.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Princip displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Princip scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Princip is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Princip was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Princip throws out a loose jab but Sanada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Princip, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Princip connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanada scrambles back to his feet.
Sanada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Princip to score with a decent uppercut.
Princip lands a right hook to the body.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanada.
Sanada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Princip takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Princip throws a body punch but Sanada moves out of range.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Sanada scores with a jab to the head.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanada throws out the jab.
Princip works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Princip staying out of range there.
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!
Princip throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Princip. That snapped Sanada's head back.
Sanada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Princip scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada lands with a right hand.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Good exchange - Sanada coming out on top.
Princip scores with a one two! Sanada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanada manages to avoid it.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanada throws a jab when Princip was well out of range.
Princip slips under a jab from Sanada.
Princip swings for the body but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanada throws a hook to the side of Princip's head but Princip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Princip slips a straight right by Sanada.
Sanada looks to land a right hand but Princip moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Princip, as that shot connected.
Sanada throws a body punch but Princip moves out of range.
Princip thuds a left hand into Sanada's body.
Sanada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Princip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanada moves away.
Sanada is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip slips under a jab.
Sanada swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Princip looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sanada might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sanada looks to land a right hand but Princip moved out of range.
Sanada slips a straight right by Princip.
Princip bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanada is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Princip.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Sanada moved out of range nicely.
Princip slips under a jab from Sanada.
Princip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Princip lands a body shot.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Princip slips a jab from Sanada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanada missing with a left hand there. Princip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanada moves away.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanada backs up against the cage.
Princip catches Sanada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanada.
Sanada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Princip.
Sanada cracks Princip with a right hand to the side of the head.
Princip jabs at Sanada's body.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Princip throws a series of punches but Sanada avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Sanada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Princip lands a body shot.
Sanada throws a hook to the side of Princip's head but Princip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanada misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Princip.
Princip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
Princip slips under a jab from Sanada.
Princip connects with the punch.
Princip wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Princip scores with a nice right hand.
Princip connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanada's hands.
Princip scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Sanada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanada throws a jab when Princip was well out of range.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Princip misses.
Sanada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Princip connects with a body shot that sends Sanada's belly button to the back.
Sanada just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanada blocks a jab.
It looked like Sanada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Princip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Princip is out of range.
Sanada takes one to the chin there.
Sanada takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip digs a good hook to Sanada's body.
Sanada throws a body punch but Princip moves out of range.
Princip cracks a nice hook into Sanada's ribs.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Princip staying out of range there.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Sanada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanada throws an overhand right that lands on Princip's shoulder, as Princip tries to avoid the shot.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanada moves away.
Princip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanada's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Princip staying out of range there.
Princip jabs Sanada right on the nose. Sanada blinks but takes it well.
Sanada throws the left hand but Princip avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Princip moves in looking to clinch but Sanada pushes him off.

Sanada drops Princip with a beautiful combination! Princip stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sanada is looking for the KO!

It looks like Louis Princip has been cut.
Sanada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Princip saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Sanada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Princip looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanada was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Sanada throws a sloppy body shot
and Princip counters with a nice body shot.
Sanada misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanada. That snapped Princip's head back.
Princip tests Sanada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanada was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Princip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Princip paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Princip is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheers as Princip lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanada doesn't seem phased though.
Princip jabs Sanada right on the nose. Sanada blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Louis Princip's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanada throwing a counter right hand but Princip manages to avoid it.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
A big right from Sanada misses.
Princip doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Princip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Princip doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanada needs to keep his hands up - Princip had a free shot at his head there.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanada is just out of range.
A big right from Princip misses.
Sanada takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Princip uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Princip scores with the left hand. Sanada knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
Princip scores with a hook to the body. Sanada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanada moves forwards but Princip connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Princip misses its intended target.
Sanada was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Princip thuds his right hand into Sanada's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Sanada.
Princip defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Princip now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Princip in his tracks.
Sanada misses with a right hand
and Princip counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Princip connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Sanada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Princip steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Sanada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Princip coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Princip.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Princip's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanada under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada misses the jab.
A combination from Princip does no damage.
Princip defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Princip throws a one two combo.
Princip uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanada.
Sanada jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanada was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
Princip connects with a body shot.
Princip works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanada tests Princip's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Sanada.
Sanada scores with a jab. Princip acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Princip lands with a cross.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Princip works Sanada's body with a nice hook.
Princip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
Sanada misses with a looping right.
Sanada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanada was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Masa Sanada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip takes a swing at Sanada's ribcage but misses.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanada.
Sanada dodges the punch combination from Princip.
Sanada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Princip.
Sanada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Princip is rocked!
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
A shot to the liver by Sanada. Beautiful body shot.
Princip avoids the body shot from Sanada.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Sanada drops Princip with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Princip looks back up at him and smiles so Sanada waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Princip is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanada finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Princip.
Princip scores with a one two! Sanada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Princip scores with a hook.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanada.
Princip tries to get into range but Sanada steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Princip! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Sanada scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masa Sanada!
After the big win, Masa Sanada made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Louis Princip was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.