PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fresh Prince of Palm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Google Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Prince of Palm
vs
Bing

199 cm
22
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fresh Prince of Palm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Google Bing!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince of Palm throws a series of punches but Bing avoids them all with ease.
Prince of Palm blocks a leg kick.
Fresh Prince of Palm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince of Palm throws a nice looking combination but Bing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prince of Palm misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Prince of Palm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bing.
Some wild striking there from Prince of Palm.
Bing tries to clinch up.
Prince of Palm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince of Palm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prince of Palm throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bing shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prince of Palm's guard.
Prince of Palm wants to stand but Bing is controlling the position.
Prince of Palm is breathing heavily.
Bing has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Prince of Palm is proving hard to escape from.
Bing won't allow Prince of Palm to get back to his feet.
Bing wants to control from the top but Prince of Palm keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince of Palm wants to stand but Bing is controlling the position.
Bing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prince of Palm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bing is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bing.
Bing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prince of Palm sprawls well. Prince of Palm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bing gets slowly back to his feet.
Bing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prince of Palm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prince of Palm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bing shoots in for a takedown but Prince of Palm shows good takedown defense.
Fresh Prince of Palm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Google Bing.
Prince of Palm throws a right hand that Bing ducks under and follows up with a left that Bing also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bing fails to land the takedown.
Bing moves in looking to clinch but Prince of Palm pushes him off.

Bing is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Prince of Palm's half guard.

Bing gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Bing feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bing trying to control the position from guard on top but Prince of Palm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Prince of Palm manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Prince of Palm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Prince of Palm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Prince of Palm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bing is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing is standing up over Prince of Palm. Prince of Palm looks to escape but Bing dives into side control.
Prince of Palm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Prince of Palm stops Bing from passing to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bing in side control, throwing shots but Prince of Palm defends.
Prince of Palm managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bing.
Prince of Palm is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bing is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bing jabs Prince of Palm right on the nose. Prince of Palm blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Prince of Palm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Prince of Palm throws a right and a left that both miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bing.
Bing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bing prevents Prince of Palm from escaping the position.
Prince of Palm 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.

Bing is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Prince of Palm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bing prevents Prince of Palm from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Prince of Palm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bing tries to clinch there but Prince of Palm circles away.
Prince of Palm misses with a few strikes there.
Prince of Palm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prince of Palm swats away the attempt to clinch by Bing.
Prince of Palm looks to land a combination but Bing avoids it well.
Bing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bing wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bing shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bing was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bing unloads with some shots from mount but Prince of Palm bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince of Palm is trying to stand up.
Prince of Palm blocking the ground and pound.
Prince of Palm holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bing tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Prince of Palm is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bing trying to control but Prince of Palm is having none of it.
Prince of Palm is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Bing is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Prince of Palm to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Prince of Palm shrugs it off.
Prince of Palm is squirming around, avoiding Bing's attempts to control the action.

Prince of Palm bucks Bing off and manages to get back to his feet!

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.
Prince of Palm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bing counters with a good low kick that Prince of Palm was not able to check.

Bing instigates a clinch.
Prince of Palm struggles to land a body shot inside as Bing controls his hands.
Bing tries to pull guard but Prince of Palm holds him up against the cage and eventually Bing drops back down to his feet.
Prince of Palm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bing is trying to break the clinch but Prince of Palm has him pressed against the cage.
Prince of Palm throws an elbow that misses.
Prince of Palm tries a body shot but Bing blocks it.
Bing tries to break the clinch but Prince of Palm is controlling the position.
Prince of Palm misses with a knee strike.
Bing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bing fails to pull guard.
Fresh Prince of Palm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Google Bing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bing jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prince of Palm walks away with a smile on his face. Bing gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bing scores with a three punch combo!
Prince of Palm misses with a combination
and Bing cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prince of Palm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bing.
Bing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Prince of Palm as he avoids it easily.
Prince of Palm throws a series of punches but Bing avoids them all with ease.
Prince of Palm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bing counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Prince of Palm thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prince of Palm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bing counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Prince of Palm thinking.

Bing closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prince of Palm to the mat! Prince of Palm manages to get full guard.

Prince of Palm has his feet on Bing's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Prince of Palm misses with a combination
and Bing counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince of Palm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bing counters with an outside leg kick.
Prince of Palm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bing counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Prince of Palm is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Prince of Palm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bing.
Bing jumps guard but Prince of Palm stands there with Bing around his waist. Bing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Prince of Palm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bing is defending well for now.
Prince of Palm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bing wants to break free but Prince of Palm has control.
Prince of Palm tries a body shot but Bing blocks it.
Bing is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Prince of Palm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bing wants a takedown.
Bing stalling in the clinch but Prince of Palm improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Google Bing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Prince of Palm throws a combination that misses
and Bing counters with a head kick.

Prince of Palm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bing is looking to control Prince of Palm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bing avoid being mounted?
Bing wants to improve his position but Prince of Palm is controlling well.

Prince of Palm decides to stand up.
Bing shoots in looking for a takedown. Prince of Palm tries to sprawl out of it but Bing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prince of Palm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prince of Palm throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bing counter with a right hand.
Bing doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince of Palm circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prince of Palm misses with a series of wild punches.
Prince of Palm throws a combination that misses
and Bing counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing shoots in and drives through. Prince of Palm sprawls well.
Prince of Palm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prince of Palm's knee momentarily.
Prince of Palm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fresh Prince of Palm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prince of Palm but Prince of Palm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fresh Prince of Palm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Google Bing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bing.
Prince of Palm misses with a double jab
and Bing counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Bing misses.
Prince of Palm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Prince of Palm misses.
Bing throws a head kick that misses.
Prince of Palm throws a combination that misses
and Bing counters with a straight right hand.
Prince of Palm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fresh Prince of Palm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Prince of Palm misses with a combination
and Bing counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Prince of Palm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Prince of Palm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bing counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bing shoots in for a takedown but Prince of Palm shows good takedown defense.
Prince of Palm throws a combination that misses

and Bing counters with a single leg into guard. Prince of Palm didn't expect that.

Prince of Palm manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Prince of Palm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bing counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prince of Palm is trying to stand.

Prince of Palm makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Prince of Palm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prince of Palm misses with a combination
and Bing counters with a nice body kick.
Bing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Prince of Palm throws a combination that misses

and Bing counters with a shoot takedown. Prince of Palm fights it but they end up in guard.

Prince of Palm has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bing off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince of Palm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bing counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prince of Palm won't be happy with that.
Prince of Palm is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bing asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bing in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Prince of Palm is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Prince of Palm wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Prince of Palm tries to escape but Bing is in control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bing throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Prince of Palm's waist but Prince of Palm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bing off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince of Palm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bing counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Prince of Palm's guard now.

Prince of Palm kicks Bing off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince of Palm falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bing counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bing has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Prince of Palm is proving hard to escape from.

Prince of Palm pushes Bing off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Prince of Palm falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bing counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prince of Palm throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Prince of Palm throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Google Bing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bing winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Google Bing!