PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Vergel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ace Vergel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pring
vs
Vergel

188 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Pring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Vergel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Vergel.
Vergel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pring looks to score with a jab to the body but Vergel is just out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Pring has closed the distance and engaged Vergel in a clinch.
Pring lands a knee to the head.
Pring missing with knees to the body.
Vergel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pring connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vergel's face.
Pring throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vergel blocks it with crossed arms.
Pring with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pring slowing the pace effectively.
Vergel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vergel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Pring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pring with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Vergel is rocked!
Pring lands a good knee to the midsection. Vergel won't want to take too many of those.
Vergel is still on wobbly legs! Can Pring finish him?
Pring lands a knee to the body.
Vergel seems to have recovered his senses.
Pring lands a knee to the body.

Pring drops Vergel with a big knee straight up the middle! Vergel is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Ace Vergel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pring throws out a loose jab but Vergel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pring misses with a body shot.

Pring gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pring is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vergel is defending well for now.
Pring lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pring has Vergel pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Vergel is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Pring - that's hurt Vergel badly! Oh, another knee lands and Vergel is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Vergel doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joe Pring!