PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Krolijer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marek Krolijer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Krolijer
vs
Prince

179 cm
22
158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marek Krolijer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Prince!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krolijer is looking to clinch.
Prince swinging wildly here.

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

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

Prince gets a clinch.
Prince wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krolijer has Prince pressed against the ropes, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krolijer misses with an elbow strike.
Krolijer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Krolijer tries to break the clinch but Prince is controlling the position.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krolijer misses with a combination

and Prince moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prince lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krolijer backwards.
Krolijer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
Prince tries to break free but Krolijer pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Prince is trying to break the clinch but Krolijer has him pressed against the ropes.
Prince's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krolijer misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.

Prince breaks from the clinch.

Prince has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krolijer taking a breather.
Prince stalling in the clinch.

Krolijer ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Krolijer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Prince is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prince trying to control but Krolijer is working from the bottom.
Krolijer wants to stand and escape but Prince is having none of it.
Prince is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krolijer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Prince is controlling him.
Krolijer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Krolijer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Prince puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Krolijer wants to get back to his feet.
Prince scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krolijer is trying to stand.
Prince not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krolijer tries to get to full guard but Prince has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Krolijer is trying to stand up here but Prince is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Prince thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prince is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Krolijer is looking to escape.
Krolijer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krolijer tries to clinch up

and Prince counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Prince.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Prince lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Prince has managed to clinch.
Krolijer has Prince pressed against the ropes, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Prince's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Prince looks gassed!
Prince scores with a shoulder strike.
Krolijer misses with an elbow over the top.
Krolijer goes for a takedown attempt but Prince pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Krolijer throws a sloppy head kick and Prince moves out of range easily.

Prince closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Prince tries to break the clinch but Krolijer is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Prince dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Krolijer tries to clinch

and Prince counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Prince wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krolijer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prince smiles and moves away.
Krolijer tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Prince holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Krolijer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prince smiles and moves away.
Krolijer blocks the body kick.

Prince moves into range and clinches up with Krolijer.
Prince tries to break free but Krolijer pushes him back against the ropes.
Prince tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prince stalling against the ropes.
Krolijer is trying to break free.
Prince stalling the fight.
Prince is trying to force a seperation but Krolijer has the dominant position.
Prince is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prince is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Krolijer obliges.
Krolijer jumps guard but Prince stands there with Krolijer around his waist. Krolijer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Krolijer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince is trying to break free.
Prince is pushing Krolijer up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krolijer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.
Krolijer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prince.
Prince blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krolijer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krolijer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prince smiles and moves away.
Prince dodges the punch combination from Krolijer.
Prince scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Krolijer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Prince is fending him off so far but Krolijer persists. Nope, Prince circles away and we're back to standing.
Krolijer tries to clinch up

and Prince counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krolijer looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krolijer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prince is defending well for now.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krolijer has him pressed against the ropes.
Prince tries to break free but Krolijer pushes him back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Krolijer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prince tries to break the clinch but Krolijer is controlling the position.
Prince wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Krolijer trying to control the position but instead, Prince has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krolijer into the ropes.
Krolijer tries to break the clinch but Prince is controlling the position.

Krolijer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krolijer tries to clinch
and Prince counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krolijer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Prince's head.
Prince throws a jab when Krolijer was well out of range.
Prince keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a sloppy head kick
and Krolijer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Prince is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Krolijer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krolijer throws a right hand that Prince ducks under and follows up with a left that Prince also avoids with ease.
Prince circles away from the clinch attempt

and Prince counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krolijer is trying to stall.
Prince is trying to break free.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krolijer.
Prince keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krolijer's efforts to push away.
Krolijer digs a right hand into Prince's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prince's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Prince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Prince tries to clinch but Krolijer moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Prince scores with a four punch combination!
Krolijer wants to clinch but Prince slips to the side

and Prince counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prince scores with a shot to the side of Krolijer's head.
Prince can't break the clinch.
Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Krolijer - that landed with a thud.
Prince looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krolijer with a knee to the head.

Krolijer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krolijer.
Prince takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Krolijer rushes Prince and presses him up against the ropes.
Prince wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krolijer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Prince fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krolijer misses with a two punch combination.
Krolijer closes the distance but Prince moves to the side

and Prince counters by clinching up.
Prince missing with knees to the body.

Krolijer breaks from the clinch.
Prince tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prince circles away from the clinch attempt
and Prince counters with a leg kick.
Marek Krolijer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Krolijer moves into range and clinches up with Prince.
Prince has Krolijer pressed against the ropes, preventing Krolijer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krolijer working aggressively here.

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.
Krolijer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prince smiles and moves away.
Krolijer is looking to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Krolijer - that will leave a mark!
Krolijer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Krolijer tries to clinch but Prince is having none of it.
Krolijer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prince's waist but Prince gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krolijer off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Krolijer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krolijer wants to clinch up but Prince keeps it at a distance.
Krolijer throws a right hand that Prince ducks under and follows up with a left that Prince also avoids with ease.
Krolijer doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Prince moves into the clinch.
Bob Prince seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krolijer tries to work over Prince's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince is leaning against Krolijer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krolijer struggles to land a body shot inside as Prince controls his hands.
Krolijer has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
Krolijer is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
Krolijer looking to slow down the pace here.
Prince leaning against his opponent.
Prince is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krolijer is defending well for now.
Krolijer tries to pull guard but Prince won't allow it.
Krolijer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krolijer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prince stalling against the ropes.
Krolijer working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krolijer tries to circle away but Prince has him pinned against the ropes.
Prince is trying to force a seperation but Krolijer has the dominant position.
Prince tries to break the clinch but Krolijer is controlling the position.
Prince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krolijer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prince backwards.
Bob Prince is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prince prevents a body shot from Krolijer.
Krolijer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krolijer wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krolijer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Prince wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krolijer wants to break free but Prince has control.
Marek Krolijer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince tries to land knees in the clinch but Krolijer avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Krolijer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prince has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Prince!