PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwalin Broadaxe (ranked 2086 p4p, 2654 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 224 p4p, 274 weight class). Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nasir Prince is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Broadaxe
vs
Prince

150 cm
22
155
6 - 1 - 1

171 cm
22
145
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwalin Broadaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Prince.
We've been informed that Prince 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.
Broadaxe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Prince gets a clinch.
Prince is looking to control Broadaxe's arms but Broadaxe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prince has his back to the cage.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prince has Broadaxe pushed against the cage.
Broadaxe is looking to take this one to the mat.

Broadaxe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Prince regains guard immediately.
Prince is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Broadaxe is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadaxe is working Prince over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadaxe landing with the ground and pound.
Broadaxe trying to control but Prince is working from the bottom.
Prince is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Broadaxe is controlling him.
Broadaxe working some strikes from top position.
Broadaxe landing with the ground and pound.
Broadaxe wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe passes into half guard.
Broadaxe 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.
Broadaxe controlling the action here.
Broadaxe stops Prince from getting back to his feet.
Broadaxe 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.
Prince is trying to stand.
Broadaxe is looking to take a break and control but Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prince wants to stand back up but Broadaxe manages to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe is looking to take a break and control but Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prince takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Broadaxe landing strikes.
Prince wants to get back to his feet but Broadaxe drags him back down.
Broadaxe wants to control but Prince is keeping him busy.
Prince is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Broadaxe is controlling him well.
Prince stops Broadaxe from passing to mount.
Prince pushes Broadaxe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Broadaxe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe controls the position.

Broadaxe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Prince takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Prince is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Broadaxe working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Broadaxe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Broadaxe tries to advance to mount but Prince denies him.
Prince tries to escape but Broadaxe is in control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dwalin Broadaxe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Prince clinches up with Broadaxe and pushes him back against the cage.
Prince leaning his opponent against the cage.

Prince is fighting off a takedown attempt but Broadaxe is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Prince to the mat. Prince regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Prince is looking to stand up but Broadaxe isn't so interested in that idea.
Broadaxe forces his way into half guard.
Prince pushes Broadaxe off looking to stand but Broadaxe dives back in and keeps control.
Prince pushes Broadaxe off but Broadaxe dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince being controlled for a moment.
Prince is not content to let Broadaxe control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadaxe scores with a couple of short elbows.

Broadaxe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Broadaxe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Prince!
Prince is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broadaxe raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Broadaxe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prince can do to turn this around?
Prince in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Prince wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Broadaxe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Prince is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Broadaxe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prince?
Broadaxe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broadaxe controlling from the full mount.
Broadaxe landing shots from mount.
Prince wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Broadaxe.
Broadaxe lands with some strikes.
Broadaxe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Prince is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Broadaxe scoring with strikes but Prince is staying in there.
Prince wants to get back to his feet.
Broadaxe looking to finish Prince with some ground and pound. This is bad for Prince!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe landing strikes from the mount.
Prince is trying to stand.
Broadaxe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Broadaxe lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broadaxe raining down shots from the mount!

Broadaxe has control of Prince's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Prince regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dwalin Broadaxe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prince is bucking up trying to escape but Broadaxe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dwalin Broadaxe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Prince fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Broadaxe.
Prince tries to bum rush Broadaxe with a series of wild strikes but Broadaxe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prince throws a solid leg kick but Broadaxe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prince.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Broadaxe tries to counter with a takedown but Prince is quick to defend against it.
Prince throws a jab when Broadaxe was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Prince. No joy for Broadaxe on that attempt.
Prince misses with a wild combination.
Broadaxe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prince.
A big left from Prince misses.
Broadaxe feinted with a counter takedown.
Prince tries to bum rush Broadaxe with a series of wild strikes but Broadaxe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Broadaxe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Broadaxe lands in his opponent's guard.
Broadaxe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Broadaxe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Broadaxe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Prince looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prince wants to stand and escape but Broadaxe is having none of it.
Broadaxe stands up over Prince, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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.
Broadaxe trying to control but Prince is working from the bottom.
Broadaxe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prince's head.
Broadaxe wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
Prince is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Broadaxe landing some decent shots from guard.
Broadaxe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Broadaxe is working Prince over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prince wants to get back to his feet but Broadaxe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Broadaxe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prince's head.
Broadaxe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadaxe working some strikes from top position.
Prince wants to stand up but Broadaxe is controlling him.
Broadaxe wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
Broadaxe lands a couple of elbows.
Prince wants to stand up but Broadaxe is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broadaxe is pushing down on Prince's leg trying to pass to half guard. Prince is fighting to maintain full guard but Broadaxe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Broadaxe working Prince over with strikes.

Broadaxe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Prince wants to stand back up but Broadaxe manages to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince bucks up and tries to throw Broadaxe off but instead Broadaxe has got his back!
Prince is trying to get back to his feet but Broadaxe has full control of the position and if anything, Prince has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Broadaxe tries to get the hooks in deep but Prince pushed the leg off.
Broadaxe loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Prince hold on?

Broadaxe has his arm under Prince's chin here. Game over son! Broadaxe squeezes tightly and Prince is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dwalin Broadaxe!
Dwalin Broadaxe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.