PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beanie Braids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braids comes to the ring accompanied by I Made It" (Cash Money Heroes). Beanie Braids could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Prince's chin.

Braids
vs
Prince

190 cm
23
153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beanie Braids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Prince!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braids tries to clinch up but Prince circles away and keeps his distance.
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Braids darts in and clinches Prince up against the ropes.

Braids manages to break the clinch.
Prince catches Braids with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Beanie Braids has been cut.

Prince darts in and clinches Braids up against the ropes.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
Prince is trying to break the clinch but Braids is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Braids pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince is looking to clinch but Braids is avoiding it.
Braids really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Prince crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Braids - the referee stops the clock and Prince gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Braids. Prince manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Prince tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prince clinches but Braids breaks the clinch

and Braids counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Braids scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Braids breaks from the clinch.
Prince looks to clinch
and Braids counters with a leg kick.
Braids lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prince circles away quickly and effectively.

Braids closes the distance and clinches.
Prince has Braids pressed against the ropes, preventing Braids from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prince misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braids.
Prince tries to stall but Braids uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Braids breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prince wants to clinch
and Braids counters with a solid body kick.
Prince blocks a low kick nicely.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braids.
Prince tries to clinch
and Braids counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Braids throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Braids is breathing heavily.

Prince has taken the fight to the clinch.
Braids wants to break free but Prince has control.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braids has him pressed against the ropes.
Prince tries to break the clinch but Braids is controlling the position.
Braids working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Braids has Prince pressed against the ropes, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prince looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prince tries to circle away but Braids has him pinned against the ropes.
Prince tries to break the clinch but Braids is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braids taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prince takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Braids content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Braids is looking to control Prince's arms but Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braids has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Braids as the two fighters clinch.
Braids stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Beanie Braids.
Prince throws a wild body kick that Braids sees coming a mile off.

Prince drives through and clinches with Braids against the ropes.

Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Prince misses
and Braids counters with a thumping low kick.
Prince thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Braids if he has to take too many more of those.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braids was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Prince wants to clinch.
Prince closes the distance but Braids moves to the side

and Braids counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince has Braids pressed against the ropes, preventing Braids from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Braids has him pressed against the ropes.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Braids avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prince is looking to clinch but Braids is avoiding it.
Braids checks a leg kick.
Prince chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Braids can pounce on him.
Prince tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prince wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braids looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob Prince will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Beanie Braids's cut.
That's time! Braids's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Prince drives through and clinches with Braids against the ropes.
Prince tries to break free but Braids pushes him back against the ropes.

Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braids looks to land a combination but Prince avoids it well.
Braids tries to clinch there but Prince circles away.
Prince tries to clinch but Braids moves out of range.
Braids throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Braids keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prince darts in and clinches Braids up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braids tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Braids back against the cage.
Prince can't break the clinch.
Braids has had enough of the clinch but Prince keeps him there for the moment.
Braids working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braids unloads a knee to the mid-section. Prince lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prince blocks a body shot from Braids.

Braids breaks from the clinch.
Good leg kick by Prince there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Braids misses with a body kick.
Beanie Braids is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince doesn't manage to clinch there - Braids circles away.

Prince lands a big head kick that sends Braids tumbling to the mat! Prince takes a step backwards and waves Braids back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Prince falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braids counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Braids blocks the leg kick.

Prince closes the distance and clinches.

Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prince checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braids swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prince goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prince digs a good body shot into Braids's ribs.
A combination from Prince does no damage.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braids swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braids closes the distance but Prince moves to the side
and Prince counters with a big head kick but Braids shrugs it off.

Beanie Braids's cut is getting worse.
Prince doesn't manage to clinch there - Braids circles away.
Braids showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
A head kick misses from Prince.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braids fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prince is looking to clinch but Braids is avoiding it.

Prince takes the fight into the clinch.
Braids keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prince's efforts to push away.
Braids is trying to stall.
Prince lands a nice uppercut.

Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prince is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braids throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prince counters with a three punch combo that has Braids backing up. Braids nods at Prince to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Prince, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince falls off balance throwing a combination
and Braids counters with a good, hard body kick but Prince shrugs it off.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prince tries to land a front kick but Braids steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braids falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prince counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prince scores with a one two! Braids had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prince.
Prince tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prince lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braids circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Prince showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Beanie Braids's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Braids throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braids keeps the fight on the outside.
Prince avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Braids swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince closes the distance but Braids moves to the side
and Braids makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prince throws a head kick but Braids moves out of range.
Braids moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braids throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prince.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Braids pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Braids moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Prince.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prince keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braids's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Prince.
Braids being controlled against the ropes.

Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prince cracks Braids with a right hand to the side of the head.
Braids showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Prince swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Braids counters with a solid body kick.
Prince's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Prince duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince scores with a crisp jab that stopped Braids in his tracks.
Braids swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
No joy there for Prince, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prince wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Braids is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Prince.
Prince lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Braids is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Prince lands a right hand.
Braids tries to break free but Prince pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
Braids stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prince.
Prince tries to circle away but Braids has him pinned against the ropes.

Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braids.
Prince wants to clinch up but Braids keeps it at a distance.
Prince misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braids doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince circles away.
Prince punishes Braids's body with a nice straight punch.
Prince wants to clinch.
Braids tries to clinch there but Prince circles away.
Beanie Braids has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prince circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braids takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prince misses with a leg kick.

Prince clinches with his opponent.
Braids is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prince is keeping busy.
Prince lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prince.

Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prince wants to clinch.
Braids falls off balance throwing a combination

and Prince counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prince has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Bob Prince!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Bob Prince!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Bob Prince!

Bob Prince wins by unanimous decision!