PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Naz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ben cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cook has chosen Waters of Nazereth as his entrance music. Prince Naz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to ben cook's chin.

Naz
vs
cook

195 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
198 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Naz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, ben cook!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cook looks for a takedown but Naz sprawls well.
No luck for cook with that takedown attempt.
cook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Naz is fending him off so far but cook persists. Nope, Naz circles away and we're back to standing.
Prince Naz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ben cook.

cook closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Naz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
cook prevents Naz from standing back up.
Naz gets back to full guard.
Naz looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

cook drops back, looking for a kneebar! Naz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Naz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Naz!
Naz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt cook will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
cook tries to get back to half guard but can't.
cook manages to work his way to half guard, despite Naz's best efforts.
cook is not content to let Naz control the position.
Naz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cook is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naz tries to stand but can't do so whilst cook controls his leg.
cook wants to improve his position but Naz is controlling well.
cook has a hand on Naz's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Naz takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cook is trying to escape the mount.
Naz controlling the pace for now.
Naz wants to control the pace but cook is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naz cracks cook with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
cook keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Naz looking to control but cook is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Naz is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Naz lands a head shot.
cook shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Naz defends it nicely.
Prince Naz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from cook.
Naz stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cook dodges the punch combination from Naz.
ben cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cook is trying hard to land a takedown here. Naz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Naz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Naz as cook shoots in.
cook looks gassed!
cook fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Naz.
Naz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as cook backs up against the cage.

It looks like ben cook has been cut.
Naz lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
cook has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Naz finds it's way round the side to connect with cook's head.
Naz works over cook's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Naz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Naz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ben cook's cut.
That's time! Naz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

cook shoots in for a double leg but Naz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Naz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps cook's head backwards.
Naz connects with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Naz as cook shoots in.
Naz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
cook moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Naz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naz catches cook with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Naz lands a nice looking body shot.
Naz lands an overhand right.
cook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

cook is rocked!
Naz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping cook at a distance.
cook is breathing heavily.
Naz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
cook is still on wobbly legs! Can Naz finish him?
Naz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Naz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! cook falls backwards - clearly groggy! Naz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Naz!