PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zico Miko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Miko
vs
Prince

198 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zico Miko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarvis Prince!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miko lands with a nice combination. Prince backs away looking to recover.

Prince is rocked!
Nice body kick from Miko.
Prince is still on wobbly legs! Can Miko finish him?
Miko tries a head kick but it misses.
Prince seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick from Miko lands but Prince takes it in his stride.
Miko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prince is fending him off so far but Miko persists. Nope, Prince circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Miko does no damage.
Prince blocks the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Miko.

Prince shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Prince was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Prince is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Miko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zico Miko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miko doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince circles away.
Prince wants to clinch.
Prince throws a nice looking combination but Miko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prince keeps the fight on the outside.
Miko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miko.
Prince wants to clinch.

Miko rushes Prince and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miko can't break the clinch.
Prince jumps guard but Miko stands there with Prince around his waist. Prince gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miko can't break the clinch.
Miko wants to break the clinch but can't.

Miko breaks from the clinch.
Prince finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miko tries a head kick but it misses.
Miko tries to bum rush Prince with a series of wild strikes but Prince uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miko is breathing heavily.
Miko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Miko. No joy for Prince on that attempt.

Prince closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Miko kicks Prince off and gets back to his feet.

Miko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miko wants to stand but Prince is controlling the position.
Prince advances position into side control!
Miko is pushing Prince's head away, looking to escape. Prince manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prince wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Prince in side control, throwing shots but Miko defends.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Prince drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Miko is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Prince has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Prince decides to stand back up. Prince steps back and let's Miko get back to his feet.
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!
Prince takes a kick to the side of the head.
Prince looks to land a combination but Miko avoids it well.
Prince dodges the punch combination from Miko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prince moves into the clinch.

Prince has picked Miko up - he's going for a ride! Prince dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Prince stops Miko from getting back to his feet.

Prince has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Miko defend it? Prince steps over the head and cranks it - Miko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Prince!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jarvis Prince!