PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Szczygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey Prince has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Prince
vs
Szczygiel

200 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harvey Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mieszko Szczygiel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczygiel walks into a jab.

Szczygiel clinches with his opponent.
Szczygiel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Prince in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Prince lands a right hand.
Prince really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczygiel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Szczygiel misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Szczygiel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Szczygiel throws an elbow that misses.
Szczygiel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Szczygiel scores a nice knee to the body.
Szczygiel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Szczygiel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prince blocks it with crossed arms.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Prince doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Prince.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prince scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Szczygiel has him pressed against the cage.
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince lands a hook that snaps the head of Szczygiel backwards.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczygiel can't get the takedown.
Szczygiel looks gassed!
Prince cracks Szczygiel with a nice body shot.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szczygiel or not.
Prince gets through Szczygiel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Szczygiel has him pressed against the cage.
Prince lands with a left to the head.
Prince wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczygiel won't allow it.
Szczygiel trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczygiel.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szczygiel or not.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince pushes Szczygiel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prince lands with a right to the head.
Szczygiel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Prince.
A nice left hand lands by Prince.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szczygiel's elbow.
Prince lands a body punch.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prince.
Prince makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prince lands a left hand.
Prince lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Prince.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczygiel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.
Prince tries to circle away but Szczygiel has him pinned against the cage.
Szczygiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szczygiel backwards.
Prince lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prince is looking to break free of the clinch but Szczygiel has double underhooks.
Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Szczygiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince is leaning against Szczygiel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prince tries a body shot but Szczygiel blocks it.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szczygiel or not.
Prince is working Szczygiel over against the cage.
Prince looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Prince has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Szczygiel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Prince gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Prince.
Prince lands a shoulder strike.
Prince avoiding damage as Szczygiel throws knees to the body.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Prince lands with a left to the head.
Prince wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prince wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczygiel won't allow it.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
Szczygiel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Szczygiel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Prince avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harvey Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mieszko Szczygiel.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
Prince working aggressively here.
Szczygiel is trying to stall.
Prince wants to break free but Szczygiel has control.
Prince lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Prince.
Prince gets through Szczygiel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prince is working Szczygiel over against the cage.
Szczygiel is working for takedown but Prince is calmly controlling the position for now.
Prince softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel blocking some punches.
Szczygiel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Prince.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Szczygiel prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.
Prince is working Szczygiel over against the cage.
Prince tries to circle away but Szczygiel has him pinned against the cage.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Prince.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prince.
Prince lands with a left to the head.
Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szczygiel backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prince tries to break free but Szczygiel pushes him back against the cage.
Szczygiel tries a knee to the head but Prince blocks it.

Szczygiel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Szczygiel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prince got a little sloppy there for a moment and Szczygiel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Prince has managed to get both his arms back between Szczygiel's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Prince dominated that round.
That's time! Prince's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Prince lands with a straight right. Szczygiel didn't see that one coming.
Szczygiel wants to clinch up but Prince keeps it at a distance.
Prince lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harvey Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczygiel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Szczygiel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prince cracks Szczygiel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczygiel is just out of range.
Szczygiel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szczygiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Prince swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Prince scores with a jab. Szczygiel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Szczygiel throws a leg kick that misses.
Prince lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince scores with a hook to the body. Szczygiel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prince scores with a sloppy right hand. Szczygiel should have avoided that one.
Prince moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prince jabs at Szczygiel's body.
Prince lands a head shot.
Prince lands a body shot.
Prince is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Szczygiel is breathing heavily.
Szczygiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Prince swinging wildly here.
Prince misses with a wild body shot.
Prince scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prince keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harvey Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Prince.
Prince connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Szczygiel's hands.
Harvey Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Szczygiel has Prince up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prince just stands there and leans against the cage.
Szczygiel tries a knee to the head but Prince blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prince tries to circle away but Szczygiel has him pinned against the cage.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szczygiel has Prince pressed against the cage, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
Prince wants to break free but Szczygiel has control.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szczygiel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prince's face.
Prince prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Prince working hard to break the clinch.
Prince lands a shoulder strike.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince tries to circle away but Szczygiel has him pinned against the cage.

Szczygiel gets control of Prince's arms and successfully pulls guard. Szczygiel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Prince wants to stand but Szczygiel is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel looking to control.

That's four 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mieszko Szczygiel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Szczygiel takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Szczygiel has managed to clinch.
Szczygiel lands a knee to the body.
Szczygiel working Prince over with knees to the body.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Szczygiel's ribcage. Szczygiel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prince blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczygiel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Szczygiel.

Prince breaks the clinch.
Szczygiel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prince lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Szczygiel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
Szczygiel takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harvey Prince dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prince.
Prince scores with the left hand. Szczygiel knows he should have avoided that one.
Szczygiel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prince finds it's way round the side to connect with Szczygiel's head.
Szczygiel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prince pinned against the cage. Prince gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Szczygiel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Prince.
Szczygiel ducks right into an uppercut from Prince.
Prince digs a good hook to Szczygiel's body.
Szczygiel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Szczygiel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prince connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Szczygiel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Szczygiel walks into a jab.
Prince connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Szczygiel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Prince looks to land a combination but Szczygiel avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Prince.
A left lands for Prince.
Prince leaves Szczygiel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Szczygiel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prince fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prince swinging wildly here.
Szczygiel walks into a straight right hand from Prince.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szczygiel was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Szczygiel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prince scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Prince. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel walks into a jab.
Prince connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Szczygiel momentarily.
Prince lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Szczygiel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Szczygiel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Szczygiel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Szczygiel throws a sloppy head kick and Prince moves out of range easily.
Szczygiel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Prince scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Szczygiel dodges the punch combination from Prince.
Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prince lands a glancing blow to the side of Szczygiel's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel takes one to the chin there.
Prince ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harvey Prince is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prince.
Szczygiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Prince swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince scores with a nice head shot.
Prince with a hook.
Szczygiel moves forwards but Prince connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Prince.
Prince pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Szczygiel back to the cage. Prince follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prince lands with a nice combination. Szczygiel backs away looking to recover.
Prince lands a nice looking body shot.
Szczygiel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prince lands with a nice body punch.
Szczygiel slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
Szczygiel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a head shot.
Prince throws a nice looking combination but Szczygiel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prince feints a jab promting Szczygiel to slip. Prince then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Szczygiel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Prince throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Szczygiel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mieszko Szczygiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Szczygiel slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
Prince bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Prince scores with a three punch combo!
Prince cracks Szczygiel with a good jab.
Szczygiel tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Szczygiel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Szczygiel wants to clinch.

Szczygiel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Szczygiel lands in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harvey Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prince, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

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