PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Netz Prash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Netz Prash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jordan
vs
Prash

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Micheal Jordan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Netz Prash!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jordan is defended easily by Prash.
Prash throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Jordan lands with a cross.
Jordan swings widly with a right hand

and Prash moves into the clinch.
Prash has Jordan pressed against the cage, preventing Jordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jordan fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Prash manages to break the clinch.

Prash darts in and clinches Jordan up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Prash as the two fighters clinch.
Prash stops a takedown attempt from Jordan .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Jordan . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prash pushes Jordan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Prash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prash looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Prash lands with an uppercut that bounces Jordan off the cage and back into rage.
Prash blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Prash. Those never looked like landing.
Jordan with a poor takedown
and Prash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Prash pushes Jordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Prash has had enough of the clinch but Jordan keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Prash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jordan jumps guard but Prash stands there with Jordan around his waist. Jordan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prash counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Prash rushes Jordan and presses him up against the cage.
Jordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prash scores with a head kick.

Prash has managed to clinch.
Jordan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prash has Jordan pressed against the cage, preventing Jordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jordan takes a shot to the head.
Jordan keeps control of Prash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prash digs a right hand underneath Jordan 's ribcage. Jordan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Prash.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prash.
Prash tries to break free but Jordan pushes him back against the cage.

Prash breaks the clinch.
Jordan walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Jordan misses.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Jordan has his takedown stuffed
letting Prash counter with a right hand.
Prash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Netz Prash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan tries for a takedown but Prash circles away easily
and Prash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jordan really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prash punishes Jordan 's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Prash.
Prash with a nice cross.
Jordan walks into a straight right hand from Prash.

Prash pushes Jordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan is looking to break free of the clinch but Prash has double underhooks.

Prash breaks the clinch.
Netz Prash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan walks into a stiff left hand from Prash.
Prash connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jordan walks into a stiff left hand from Prash.

Prash clinches up with Jordan and pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan is trying to force a seperation but Prash has the dominant position.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prash works over Jordan 's head and body with a nice combination.
Prash with a hook.
A nice combination there by Prash.
Prash scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash throws a push kick but Jordan slaps the foot to one side.
Jordan tries to land a body kick
enabling Prash to counter with a crisp jab.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jordan moves forwards but Prash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prash lands with a nice combination. Jordan backs away looking to recover.
Prash lands a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prash, as that shot connected.
Prash throws a leg kick but Jordan sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Prash moves into the clinch.

Prash breaks the clinch.
Prash pushes Jordan away with a front kick.
Prash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jordan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Prash closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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

Prash moves into the clinch successfully.

Prash breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jordan doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Prash counter with a right hand.
Jordan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Prash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan misses with a left hand
and Prash cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jordan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Prash dips to his left and cracks Jordan with an uppercut!

Prash drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prash throws a combination. Jordan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan ducks right into an uppercut from Prash.

Prash forces Jordan back against the cage and clinches.

Prash breaks from the clinch.

Prash forces Jordan back against the cage and clinches.

Prash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Netz Prash dominated that round.
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.

Prash clinches up with Jordan and pushes him back against the cage.
Jordan 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prash looking to throw knees to the head but Jordan is blocking nicely.
Prash lands an elbow just above Jordan 's eye.
Prash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prash is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.
Prash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prash lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan misses with a takedown
and Jordan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jordan shoots and misses

and Prash counters by moving into the clinch.
Prash lands an uppercut.
Jordan goes for a takedown attempt but Prash pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Jordan . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Prash darts in and clinches Jordan up against the cage.
Prash tries to break free but Jordan pushes him back against the cage.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prash to score with a decent uppercut.
Prash misses with a kick to the body.
Prash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt

and Prash counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prash lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prash throws a right hand that Jordan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jordan also avoids with ease.

Prash moves into the clinch.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from Prash.
Prash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jordan 's hands.
Jordan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Prash counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Prash.
Prash tries to circle away but Jordan has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Prash.
Jordan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prash wants to break free but Jordan has control.

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

Prash moves into the clinch.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Prash holds him up against the cage and eventually Jordan drops back down to his feet.
Prash lands a hook that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Prash is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prash wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prash jabs Jordan right on the nose. Jordan blinks but takes it well.
Jordan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prash.
Prash displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jordan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prash lands with a hook. Jordan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Jordan tries to keep at a distance but Prash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jordan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jordan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Prash's efforts to push away.
Jordan is working for takedown but Prash is calmly controlling the position for now.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan takes a swing at Prash's ribcage but misses.
Prash scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prash.
Prash throws a body kick the misses
and Jordan counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jordan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jordan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prash looks to land a combination but Jordan avoids it well.
Prash shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jordan eats them both and turns towards Prash to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Prash moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jordan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jordan throws an off balance right hand
and Prash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prash lands a glancing blow to the side of Jordan 's head.
Jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
Prash takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prash looks to land a combination. Jordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Prash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jordan backs up against the cage.
Prash is working the combinations to good effect here.
Prash throws a front kick that sends Jordan stumbling back into the cage.
Prash slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Prash darts in and clinches Jordan up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prash misses with a two punch combination.

Prash drives through and clinches with Jordan against the cage.
Prash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jordan keeps control of Prash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prash is trying to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling him.
Jordan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prash has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Prash won't allow it.
Prash wants to break free but Jordan has control.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prash scores with a three punch combo!

Prash rushes Jordan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Prash closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan fails to pull guard.
Jordan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Prash avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Prash breaks the clinch.
Jordan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Prash can pounce on him.

Jordan tries to keep at a distance but Prash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prash lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jordan wants to get back to striking at distance but Prash won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Netz Prash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Prash scores with a one two! Jordan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Prash lands a jab to the head.
Prash moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prash misses with a double jab
and Jordan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Prash misses with a left hand
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.
Prash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jordan backs up against the cage.
Jordan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Prash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Prash.
Jordan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jordan can't break the clinch.
Prash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prash lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Prash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jordan thinking.
Netz Prash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Jordan does no damage.

Prash has closed the distance and engaged Jordan in a clinch.

Prash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan walks into a left hand.

Prash closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prash walks away with a smile on his face. Jordan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Jordan . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prash throws a one two combo.

Prash clinches with his opponent.
Jordan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prash pulls his leg out and moves away.
Prash pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Prash clinches up against the cage.
Jordan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prash is trying to break the clinch but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prash scores with a shot to the side of Jordan 's head.
Jordan prevents Prash from breaking the clinch.
Jordan tries for a takedown but Prash manages to get underhooks.
Prash lands with a right to the head.
Prash lands with a left to the head.

Prash manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Prash.
Prash lands a two punch combo.

Prash moves into the clinch.
Netz Prash seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jordan scrambles back to his feet.
Prash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jordan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Prash getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Prash scores with a three punch combo!
Prash takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Prash has Jordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Prash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prash lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Jordan .
Prash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordan throws a combination that misses
and Prash counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prash stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jordan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Prash forces Jordan back against the cage and clinches.
Jordan tries to break the clinch but Prash is controlling the position.
Prash is leaning against Jordan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

Prash gets a clinch.
Prash prevents the takedown attempt.
Prash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jordan s head.
Jordan blocks the elbow strike.
Prash scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Prash has managed to clinch.

Prash breaks the clinch.
Prash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jordan 's hands.
Prash's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jordan under the eye.

Prash instigates a clinch.
Prash misses with an elbow strike.

Prash manages to break the clinch.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prash throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jordan on the side of the head.
Jordan 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prash connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jordan scrambles back to his feet.
Jordan misses with a combination

and Prash counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Prash breaks from the clinch.
Micheal Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan tries to land a front kick but Prash steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Prash connects with a looping right hand.
Prash lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Netz Prash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prash 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Netz Prash!