PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 2123 p4p, 2495 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 212 p4p, 251 weight class). Bostic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Move. Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music. Nasir Prince will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bostic
vs
Prince

160 cm
20
145
4 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
145
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Bostic misses the target.
Bostic fails with the takedown.
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prince connects with a high kick.
Prince throws the left hand but Bostic avoids the punch easily.

Bostic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bostic lands in his opponent's guard.
Bostic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bostic works over Prince with some ground and pound from guard.
Prince wants to stand and escape but Bostic is having none of it.
Bostic landing with the ground and pound.
Bostic is pushing down on Prince's leg trying to pass to half guard. Prince is fighting to maintain full guard but Bostic has managed to sneak the leg through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bostic stops Prince from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prince can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bostic.
Bostic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prince with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bostic stops Prince from getting back to his feet.
Bostic not doing much here.
Bostic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bostic stalling away here and it's allowed Prince to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bostic cracks Prince with a solid left hand.
Bostic won't allow Prince to get back to his feet.
Bostic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bostic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prince swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prince wants to stand up but Bostic is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bostic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bostic passes Prince's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bostic lands a nice short elbow.
Bostic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Prince is trying to stand.
Prince felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bostic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bostic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bostic moves nicely into side control.
Prince tries to escape but Bostic is in control.
Bostic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bostic prevents Prince from escaping the position.
Bostic grinds an elbow into Prince's temple.
Bostic working the ground and pound from side control.
Bostic landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bostic prevents Prince from escaping the position.
Bostic cracks Prince with a big elbow.

Bostic tries for a kimura but Prince is defending well.
Prince is not content to let Bostic control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic advances nicely into full mount.
Bostic lands a big shot there that rocks Prince but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've been hearing that Bostic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bostic landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bostic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bostic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bostic lands a big shot there that rocks Prince but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Prince is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bostic is landing with some decent strikes but Prince is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bostic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bostic landing strikes from the mount.
Prince really wants to buck Bostic off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bostic 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.

Bostic shoots in and gets a takedown into Prince's guard.
Bostic stands up over Prince, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Bostic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bostic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bostic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bostic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bostic cracks Prince with a solid left hand.
Prince can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bostic controls the pace.
Bostic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince wants to stand and escape but Bostic is having none of it.
Bostic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Prince keeping moving, preventing Bostic from controlling successfully.
Bostic with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince wants to stand up but Bostic is controlling him.
Bostic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Prince takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bostic wants to control but Prince is keeping him busy.
Bostic working the ground and pound.
Bostic prevents Prince from escaping the position.
Prince on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bostic looks up at the clock and then as Prince takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bostic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bostic landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic cracks Prince with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Prince takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bostic cracks Prince with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bostic lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prince taking punishment in the form of punches.

Prince is rocked!
Prince takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Prince is still in real trouble! Can Bostic finish him?
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Prince seems to have recovered his senses.
Bostic is putting a hurting on Prince here, landing some big shots from side control.
Prince is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bostic has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bostic landing a few strikes.
Bostic working the ground and pound from side control.
Bostic looks up at the clock and then as Prince takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bostic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bostic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Prince taking a bit of punishment here - Bostic scoring with strikes.
Bostic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bostic grinds an elbow into Prince's temple.

Bostic is trying to get an arm triangle but Prince is defending well.

Bostic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bostic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Prince some visible discomfort.
Prince is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bostic trying to control the position but Prince is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Prince down.
Bostic is looking to take a break and control but Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prince wants to get back to his feet.
Bostic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bostic is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bostic wants to control but Prince is keeping him busy.
Prince is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bostic is chipping away with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bostic dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Prince. No joy for Bostic on that attempt.
Prince looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Bostic shoots in and bounces Prince off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Prince wants to get back to his feet but Bostic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince can't keep his opponent in guard - Bostic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Prince on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Prince is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Bostic has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Prince is tapping! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Michael Bostic!
An out of breath Michael Bostic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.