PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 4261 p4p, 2071 weight class) and Paulo Roberto (ranked 374 p4p, 217 weight class). Prince comes to the cage accompanied by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. Roberto has chosen Samba de Roda as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paulo Roberto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Prince
vs
Roberto

171 cm
23
145
7 - 5 - 1

173 cm
22
149
5 - 1 - 1

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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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prince looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.

Roberto darts in and clinches Prince up against the cage.

Prince breaks the clinch.

Roberto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prince lands with a left to the head.

Roberto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prince throws a hook but Roberto blocks it.
Prince has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Prince throws a body punch but Roberto moves out of range.
Roberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Roberto defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberto manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Roberto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince throws a hook but Roberto blocks it.
Roberto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prince connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
Roberto lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto scores with a jab to the head.
Roberto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prince fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roberto misses with a left hand
and Prince counters with a right hand to the body.
Roberto misses the jab.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Roberto.
Roberto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roberto throws the left hand but Prince avoids the punch easily.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prince.
Roberto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberto.
Roberto misses the jab.
Roberto loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince is looking to counter punch.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prince keeps the fight on the outside.
Roberto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roberto takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Prince does no damage.
Roberto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Roberto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Prince in his tracks.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto looks to land a right hand but Prince moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Prince on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prince.
Prince ducks right into an uppercut from Roberto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prince was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberto.
Roberto throws a poor cross that misses
and Prince counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roberto slips under a jab from Prince.
Prince takes one to the side of the head.
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.
Roberto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prince.
Roberto misses with a left hand
and Prince connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Roberto. That snapped Prince's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Roberto moves into the clinch successfully.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberto controls his hands.
Prince blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prince tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Prince.
Roberto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto working aggressively here.
Prince blocks a body shot from Roberto.
Roberto digs a right hand into Prince's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prince's gas tank.
Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Prince with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberto misses with a looping right.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince dodges the punch combination from Roberto.
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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paulo Roberto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A swing and a miss from Prince.
Roberto jabs Prince to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
Prince lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roberto circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Roberto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roberto throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Prince tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roberto momentarily.
Roberto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Prince looks to throw the jab but Roberto is out of range.
Prince throws a hook but Roberto blocks it.
Prince staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberto throws a sloppy body shot
and Prince counters with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulo Roberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince slips under a jab from Roberto.
Roberto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prince.
Roberto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Roberto is rocked!
Prince takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Prince misses the jab.
Prince is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roberto misses with a looping right.
Roberto misses with a hook
and Prince counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberto is still on wobbly legs! Can Prince finish him?
Roberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Roberto wants to clinch
and Prince counters with a crisp right that sends Roberto to the canvas! Prince follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasir Prince!