PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Joe has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Prime
vs
Joe

189 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Joe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prime has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe is trying to drag Prime to the mat but Prime just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Prime drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joe looking for a takedown.
Joe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Julius Prime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Joe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prime tightens his grip and picks Joe up, before dumping him to the ground. Joe manages to land in guard.
Prime throwing strikes from guard but Joe blocks nicely.
Prime makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Joe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Prime in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joe looks gassed!
Prime wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.

Joe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joe keeping full guard, as Prime tries to pass.
Prime lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Prime controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Prime is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Joe looking for subs off his back but Prime has passed one foot through into half guard.
Prime perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Joe is refusing to be controlled, as Prime sits in half guard.
Prime lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prime is nestled in close to Joe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Prime keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prime is keen to just control but Joe is a slippery customer.
Joe is in trouble now - Prime has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe wants to hold on but Prime pushes him away.
Prime scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joe?
Prime dominating with strikes here.
Joe is trying desperately to improve position.
Prime working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Prime is landing with some decent strikes but Joe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Prime wants to finish this one by submission but Joe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Prime.
Prime working Joe over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime with shots to the head and body - Joe looks very uncomfortable down there.

Prime is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Joe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Joe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Prime.
Prime landing punches.
Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Prime has a good base and remains in mount.
Joe regains half guard.
Prime works his way into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Prime drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Joe is not content to let Prime control the position.
Joe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Prime's best efforts.
Prime trying to mount his opponent but Joe defends it.
Prime winds up and cracks Joe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Prime is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Prime winds up and cracks Joe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Prime is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
Prime stalling away here and it's allowed Joe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joe can't keep his opponent in guard - Prime advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Joe is not content to let Prime control the position.
Prime stops Joe from getting back to his feet.
Prime perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Joe trying to hold on to Prime's head to control him but Prime postures up.
Prime not doing much here.
Prime is trying to control. Joe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prime working Joe over with strikes.
Prime is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joe has hold of Prime's hands but Prime slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prime wants to pass to mount but Joe is defending the position.

Prime is trying to work for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
Prime lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prime prevents Joe from improving his position.
Prime controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Prime lands a nice short elbow.
Joe is looking to control Prime's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joe avoid being mounted?
Prime trying to pass the guard but Joe defending well.
Joe taking some punishment here, with Prime in his half guard.
Joe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Prime takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prime drops an elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Prime 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.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Prime is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Prime is trying to work for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
Joe is refusing to be controlled, as Prime sits in half guard.
Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prime trying to pass the guard but Joe defending well.
Joe wants to improve his position but Prime is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Prime shoots in and bounces Joe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Julius Prime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prime working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Prime 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Prime is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Joe's half guard.
Prime wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
Joe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Prime scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joe trying to hold on to Prime's head to control him but Prime postures up.
Prime working Joe over with strikes.
Prime works his foot free and advances to mount.
Joe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Joe wants to control from the top but Prime keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Joe has gone for a leg lock! Prime slips out almost immediately though and dives into Joe's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prime's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prime controlling from the top position.
Prime looking to pass the guard.
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Prime advances to half guard.
Prime passes the guard and advances to mount!
Joe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Prime sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Prime lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Joe hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is trying desperately to improve position.
Joe tries to hold on but Prime postures up.
Prime putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Prime wants to control the pace but Joe is squirming around nicely.

Prime has control of Joe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Joe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Joe tries to reverse the position but Prime maintains control.
Joe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee warns Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Prime has control of Joe's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Joe regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Prime tries to control but Joe wriggling away.
Prime controlling from mount.
Prime with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Prime showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prime has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Prime!