PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 2713 p4p, 3047 weight class) and Damon Petrers (ranked 275 p4p, 305 weight class). Prince comes to the ring accompanied by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. On his way into the ring it seems that Nasir Prince has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nasir Prince seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Prince
vs
Petrers

171 cm
21
145
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
146
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Petrers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Prince, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Petrers instigates a clinch.
Petrers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Petrers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Petrers blocks an uppercut.
Prince wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrers.
Prince lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prince.
Prince moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been told by Prince's head coaches at Defiant that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Prince has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prince lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince pushes Petrers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Petrers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Prince rushes Petrers and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrers misses with a hook
and Prince counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prince defending well as Petrers loads up on a big left hand.
Prince tries to bum rush Petrers with a series of wild strikes but Petrers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrers jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Petrers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrers has Prince pressed against the ropes, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Petrers pushes Prince back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince scores with a jab. Petrers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prince throws a hook but Petrers avoids it easily.
Petrers swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
Petrers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrers tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Petrers is looking to control Prince's arms but Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrers has his back to the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrers prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.

Petrers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prince shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petrers eats them both and turns towards Prince to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Petrers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Prince closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrers as Prince tries to tie him up.
Petrers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Princes head.
Prince wants to break free but Petrers has control.

Petrers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrers tries to clinch up.
Petrers staying out of range there.
Prince punishes Petrers's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrers scores with a jab. Prince acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrers misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Prince.
Petrers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince moves away from the strike by Petrers.
Petrers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrers thuds his right hand into Prince's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrers checks a leg kick nicely.
Prince moves forwards but Petrers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrers throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Petrers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Petrers lands with a shot to the body.

Prince gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Prince on the inside.
Petrers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrers misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Prince.

Prince breaks the clinch.
Petrers throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrers.

Prince darts in and clinches Petrers up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrers has Prince pressed against the ropes, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Prince tries to work over Petrers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrers backwards.
Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrers backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrers.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Petrers.
Petrers tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
Petrers prevents a body shot from Prince.

Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrers just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Prince on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrers throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Petrers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Petrers lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrers throws the left hand but Prince avoids the punch easily.
Prince connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Prince both land. Nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good exchange - Prince coming out on top.
Petrers swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Prince to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrers throws a looping overhand right but Prince ducks down to avoid it.
Prince will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrers misses with a combination
enabling Prince to counter with a crisp jab.
Prince buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Petrers lands a two punch combo.
That kick from Prince tenderised Petrers's leg. Petrers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Prince had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Prince tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Petrers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrers.
Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrers.
Prince feints and then cracks Petrers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrers down.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Petrers throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Prince goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petrers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prince was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrers.
A jab from Prince finds it's way through Petrers's defenses.
Prince lunges at Petrers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petrers's hand.
Prince throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrers, as that shot connected.
Petrers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrers tries to bum rush Prince with a series of wild strikes but Prince uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prince is working the combinations to good effect here.
Petrers throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Petrers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Prince's head.
Petrers looks to land a right hand but Prince moved out of range.
Petrers misses with a hook. Prince ducked under it nicely.
Prince moves away from the strike by Petrers.
Prince throws a right hand that Petrers ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrers also avoids with ease.
Prince swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrers.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Petrers throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Prince throws a series of strikes that have Petrers backpedaling.
Petrers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
Petrers throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Petrers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prince throws a big counter combination but Petrers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Prince moves into range and clinches up with Petrers.
Petrers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Prince breaks from the clinch.
Prince throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Petrers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrers misses with a wild combination.
Petrers moves in looking to clinch but Prince pushes him off.
Petrers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrers just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrers misses with a left hand
and Prince counters with a straight right hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Petrers.
Petrers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prince attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prince was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrers.

Prince moves into the clinch.
Prince wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrers prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.
Petrers is leaning against Prince and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Prince.
Prince has Petrers pressed against the ropes.
Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Princes head.
Prince softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Petrers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Prince breaks the clinch.
Petrers misses the shot to the body.

Prince pushes Petrers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Petrers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
Prince is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Prince manages to break the clinch.
Petrers is looking to clinch but Prince is avoiding it.
A big left from Petrers misses.

Prince has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrers tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Petrers back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Prince.
Petrers blocks the elbow strike.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nasir Prince will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Petrers moves into range and connects with a jab.

Prince forces Petrers back against the ropes and clinches.
Prince blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Princes head.
Prince trying to control the position but instead, Petrers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Prince into the ropes.
Prince looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrers scores with a shot to the side of Prince's head.
Petrers takes a shot to the head.
Petrers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Petrers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Petrers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prince backwards.
Prince is trying to force a seperation but Petrers has the dominant position.

Petrers manages to break the clinch.
Prince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrers checks a leg kick nicely.
Prince connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrers's hands.
Petrers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prince feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prince scores with a body shot.
Petrers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prince connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Petrers scrambles back to his feet.
Prince looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nasir Prince is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Petrers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrers misses with a straight right.
Petrers lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince blocks a jab.
Jab by Prince.
Nice shot by Petrers.
Petrers throws a body shot but no joy.
Prince is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prince closes the distance and pushes Petrers back into the ropes.
Petrers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prince tries to stall but Petrers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrers uses good head movement to avoid it.

Petrers manages to break the clinch.
Prince 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.
Petrers tries to clinch but Prince moves out of range.
Prince throws a series of punches but Petrers avoids them all with ease.
Petrers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince is looking for a counter combo.
Petrers misses with a body shot.
Prince throws a series of strikes that have Petrers backpedaling.

Prince has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prince tries to circle away but Petrers has him pinned against the ropes.
Prince can't break the clinch.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrers has him pressed against the ropes.
Petrers tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Petrers back against the ropes.
Petrers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince trying to stall but Petrers improves his position.
Prince has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prince tries to break free but Petrers pushes him back against the ropes.
Prince lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prince is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrers gets an underhook and turns Prince into the ropes.
Prince is looking to control Petrers's arms but Petrers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prince has his back to the ropes.
Petrers misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrers misses with some punches.
Petrers misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Prince breaks from the clinch.
Petrers misses with an uppercut.
Prince lands with a nice combination. Petrers backs away looking to recover.
Petrers throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Prince is looking for a counter combo.
Prince takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrers moves away.
Petrers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrers swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Petrers misses.
Prince takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prince moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Petrers misses.
Petrers moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prince scrambles back to his feet.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petrers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Petrers.
Petrers throws a hook but Prince blocks it.
Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrers.
Petrers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrers misses with a lunging right hand
and Prince counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Prince finds it's way through Petrers's defenses.

Prince rushes Petrers and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Prince lands with a short shot to the head.

Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Petrers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
As Petrers looks to move away, Prince throws a big counter combo but Petrers just gets out of the way.
Petrers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Petrers clinches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Prince throws an elbow but misses.
Prince working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrers's elbow.
Petrers scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Prince breaks the clinch.
Petrers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prince closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Prince misses.
Petrers looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
Prince takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prince throws a nice looking combination but Petrers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrers moves away from the strike by Prince.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Petrers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prince moves out of range as Petrers strikes.
Petrers moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrers looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
Prince appears to be looking for a big counter.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Petrers keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Petrers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrers swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
Petrers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Prince moves into the clinch successfully.
Prince wants to get back to striking at distance but Petrers won't allow it.
Petrers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prince is trying to break free.
Petrers works on Prince's body with a couple of short punches.

Petrers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Petrers misses.
Petrers throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Petrers.
Petrers moves in looking to clinch but Prince pushes him off.
Prince seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Prince moves away from the strike by Petrers.
Petrers misses with a body shot.
Prince slips a jab from Petrers.
Petrers walks into a jab.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Petrers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That kick from Prince tenderised Petrers's leg. Petrers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Prince throws a leg kick but Petrers moved away.
Petrers throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Petrers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prince moves away.
Petrers tries to clinch but Prince is having none of it.
Petrers misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Prince on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Prince jabs Petrers right on the nose. Petrers blinks but takes it well.
Petrers lands a jab to the head.
Prince tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Petrers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrers looks to land a right hand but Prince moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Petrers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petrers throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Petrers misses with a left hand
and Prince counters with a thumping low kick.
Prince jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Prince throws a series of punches but Petrers moves out of range.
Petrers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince stalks Petrers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petrers's face. Petrers staggers backwards, shaken.

Petrers closes the distance and pushes Prince back into the ropes.
Petrers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince looking to slow down the pace here.
Prince can't break the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Prince.
Petrers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Petrers.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrers controls his hands.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Petrers.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrers.
Petrers tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrers's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petrers.

Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrers throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
A combination from Prince does no damage.
Petrers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Prince, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Prince closes the distance and pushes Petrers back into the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damon Petrers.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Nasir Prince!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Nasir Prince!

Nasir Prince wins by majority decision!