PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Prime Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Dulcis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Prime Time
vs
Dulcis

175 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 London, Mike Prime Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Dulcis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dulcis throws an elbow but it misses.
Prime Time taking a breather.
Dulcis is struggling to control the position.
Prime Time lands an elbow that stopped Dulcis in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Wayne Dulcis has been cut.
Prime Time looking to throw knees to the head but Dulcis is blocking nicely.
Dulcis scores with a shoulder strike.
Dulcis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dulcis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Prime Time is looking to control Dulcis's arms but Dulcis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prime Time has his back to the cage.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks with his arms.
Prime Time tries a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks it.
Prime Time is trying to stall.
Prime Time scores a nice knee to the body.
Dulcis'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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dulcis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime Time lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Prime Time lands a nice elbow.
Dulcis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prime Time takes a shot to the head.
Dulcis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dulcis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prime Time backwards.
Dulcis wants to break free but Prime Time has control.
Good body shot from Dulcis.
Prime Time taking a breather.
Prime Time unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dulcis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Prime Time has Dulcis pressed against the cage, preventing Dulcis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prime Time working Dulcis over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime Time tries to land knees in the clinch but Dulcis avoids the damage to the body.
Prime Time misses with an elbow over the top.
Prime Time looking to throw knees to the head but Dulcis is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time landing knees to the body.
Prime Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dulcis blocks it with crossed arms.
Prime Time using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dulcis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dulcis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prime Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dulcis blocks it with crossed arms.
Prime Time is breathing heavily.

Dulcis jumps into guard, dragging Prime Time to the mat.

Dulcis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Prime Time off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dulcis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Prime Time clinches up against the cage.
Dulcis struggles to land a body shot inside as Prime Time controls his hands.
Dulcis avoiding damage as Prime Time throws knees to the body.
Prime Time with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prime Time tries a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Prime Time.
Dulcis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Dulcis on the inside.
Dulcis missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dulcis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Prime Time.
Prime Time lands a good knee to the midsection. Dulcis won't want to take too many of those.
Dulcis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prime Times head.
Dulcis trying to land knees to the body.
Dulcis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prime Time just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dulcis's brow.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks with his arms.
Dulcis throws an elbow that misses.
Prime Time throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Dulcis successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time looking to sit in guard and control but Dulcis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dulcis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dulcis stands up from Prime Time's guard - Dulcis perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Prime Time will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wayne Dulcis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Dulcis does no damage.

Prime Time closes the distance and clinches.
Dulcis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prime Time throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dulcis blocks it with crossed arms.
Prime Time working Dulcis over with knees to the body.
Prime Time pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Prime Time pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dulcis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Prime Time to keep the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Prime Time.
Prime Time using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dulcis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Dulcis jumps guard and drags Prime Time to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Prime Time wanted to stand there but Dulcis had control of the position.
Dulcis wants to stand up but Prime Time is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dulcis managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Prime Time wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dulcis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prime Time has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prime Time and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dulcis fails to land with a series of punches.

Prime Time takes the fight into the clinch.
Dulcis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dulcis.
Dulcis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Prime Time looking to throw knees to the head but Dulcis is blocking nicely.
Dulcis blocks the elbow strike.
Dulcis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prime Time has him pressed against the cage.
Dulcis is stalling here.
Prime Time trying to land knees to the body.
Prime Time misses with a knee to the head.
Prime Time throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prime Time is trying to stall.
Prime Time throws an elbow that misses.
Dulcis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prime Time looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dulcis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prime Time trying to land knees to the body.
Dulcis digs a right hand underneath Prime Time's ribcage. Prime Time let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prime Time throws an elbow but misses.
Dulcis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Dulcis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Dulcis finds it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dulcis pulls Prime Time into guard.
Prime Time has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dulcis wriggles free and stands up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dulcis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dulcis tries for a takedown but Prime Time manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dulcis.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the head but Dulcis blocks with his arms.
Prime Time wants to stall.
Dulcis lands a body shot.
Dulcis lands a left hand.
Dulcis tries to pull guard but Prime Time holds him up against the cage and eventually Dulcis drops back down to his feet.
Mike Prime Time has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Dulcis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dulcis avoiding damage as Prime Time throws knees to the body.
Prime Time trying to land knees to the body.
Prime Time lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wayne Dulcis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wayne Dulcis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dulcis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dulcis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Prime Time lands a nice elbow.
Dulcis is pushing Prime Time up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dulcis.
Dulcis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dulcis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dulcis is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime Time has double underhooks.
Dulcis slowing the pace effectively.
Dulcis letting Prime Time take a breather here.
Prime Time blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime Time tries to land knees in the clinch but Dulcis avoids the damage to the body.
Prime Time throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dulcis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prime Time lands an elbow just above Dulcis 's eye.
Dulcis blocks the elbow strike.
Mike Prime Time has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prime Time creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dulcis's defenses.
Prime Time trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Prime Time.
Dulcis tries a body shot but Prime Time blocks it.
Dulcis gets through Prime Time's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Dulcis decides to pull guard.
Dulcis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dulcis controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime Time knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dulcis on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wayne Dulcis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Prime Time stuffs the takedown.

Prime Time clinches up with Dulcis and pushes him back against the cage.
Dulcis working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dulcis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prime Time tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dulcis blocks the elbow strike.
Dulcis lands an uppercut.
Prime Time tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dulcis avoids it.
Dulcis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prime Time looking to slow down the pace here.
Dulcis lands with a left to the head.
Prime Time is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dulcis is defending well for now.
Dulcis trying to control the position but instead, Prime Time has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dulcis into the cage.
Dulcis can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dulcis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prime Time pulls his leg out and moves away.

Prime Time rushes Dulcis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Prime Time.
I think Prime Time has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Prime Time!