PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Allard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Prado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prado has chosen Top Gun - Highway to the Dangerzone as his entrance music. Kai Allard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Allard
vs
Prado

205 cm
23
190 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

173 cm
30
191 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Allard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miquel Prado!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prado misses with a hook. Allard ducked under it nicely.
Allard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Allard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prado misses with a wild body shot.
Prado slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Allard.
Allard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Allard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prado.
Allard avoids the body shot from Prado.
Prado looks to land a left hand but Allard moved out of range nicely.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allard.
Prado looks to score with a jab to the body but Allard is just out of range.
Prado throws out a loose jab but Allard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allard misses the shot to the body.
Allard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allard moves away.
No joy there for Prado, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard misses with a body shot.
Prado misses with a series of wild punches.
Prado swinging wildly here.
Prado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Allard to score with a decent uppercut.
Allard scores with the left hand. Prado knows he should have avoided that one.
Prado misses with a double jab
and Allard counters with a left to the body.
Prado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miquel Prado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allard swinging wildly here.
Allard throws a combination. Prado tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a big shot that misses.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Prado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allard moves away.
Prado takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Allard throws a good cross that connects.
Allard is looking to wear down Prado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Allard cracks Prado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado throws an overhand right that lands on Allard's shoulder, as Allard tries to avoid the shot.
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Allard finds it's way through Prado's defenses.
Allard looks to score with a jab to the body but Prado is just out of range.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Allard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard takes a swing at Prado's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard moves out of range of the strikes.
Prado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allard just misses with a punch to the body.
Allard ducks under a wild hook from Prado.
Prado misses with a straight left.
Allard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prado throws out a loose jab but Allard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prado lands with a cross.
Prado misses with a wild body shot.
Allard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Prado counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Allard.
Allard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Allard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prado scores with a hook.
Prado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Prado misses its intended target.
Prado thows a body shot but no joy.
Prado swings widly with a right hand
and Allard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Allard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prado was well out of range. Poor timing from Allard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allard cracks Prado with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Prado throws a hook but Allard avoids it easily.
Prado throws a hook but Allard avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allard scores with a jab to the head.
Prado throws a hook but Allard blocks it.
Prado throws a lazy uppercut
and Allard counters with a nice uppercut.

Allard moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Allard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Allard misses the shot to the body.
Prado misses with a lunging right hand
letting Allard counter with a right hand.
Prado looks to land a left hand but Allard moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Prado misses.
Prado misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Allard. Beautiful body shot.
Prado takes one to the chin there.
Prado is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Allard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prado throws out the jab.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Prado just misses with a punch to the body.
Prado works the jab nicely.
Prado throws a hook to the side of Allard's head but Allard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prado was well out of range. Poor timing from Allard.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
Prado throws the left hand but Allard avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allard.
Allard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prado.
Prado walks into a stiff left hand from Allard.
Prado moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prado takes a swing at Allard's ribcage but misses.
Prado scores with a jab to the head.
Allard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Allard lands a nice looking body shot.
Allard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prado misses with a hook. Allard ducked under it nicely.
Prado misses with a two punch combination.
Prado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prado manages to avoid it.
Allard slips under a jab.
Allard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allard lands with an overhand left.
Prado misses the body punch
and Allard counters with a nice body shot.
Prado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Allard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prado is trying to break free.
Allard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prado can't break the clinch.
Allard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prado tries to break the clinch but Allard is controlling the position.
Prado can't find room to land a body shot as Allard controls the action.
Allard throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prado stalling in the clinch but Allard improves position.
Allard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Allard has Prado pressed against the cage, preventing Prado from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Allard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Allard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prado doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prado is breathing heavily.
Allard thows a body shot but no joy.
Prado takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prado walks into a straight right hand from Allard.
Allard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Prado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prado throws a lazy uppercut
and Allard counters with a stiff right hand.
Prado missing with a left hand there. Allard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allard.
Kai Allard is winning the standup battle so far.
Allard connects with a crisp jab.
Prado misses with a few strikes there.
Prado keeps the fight on the outside.
Allard doesn't manage to clinch there - Prado circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Allard closes the distance and pushes Prado back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allard keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Prado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prado takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allard moves away from the strike by Prado.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prado. Allard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allard lands with a straight right. Prado didn't see that one coming.
Allard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Prado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prado doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prado misses with a right hand
and Allard counters with a right hand to the body.
Allard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prado.
Prado missing with a left hand there. Allard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prado avoids the body shot from Allard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Allard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Allard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prado.
Prado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allard.
Prado throws a sloppy body shot
and Allard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prado misses with a body shot.
Allard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Allard slips a straight right by Prado.
Prado throws a jab when Allard was well out of range.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Allard clinches with his opponent.
Allard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Prado tries to circle away but Allard has him pinned against the cage.
Prado blocks an uppercut.
Prado taking a breather.
Allard misses with the head strike.
Allard working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prado is trying to break the clinch but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Allard keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Prado - that landed with a thud.
Prado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prado has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Allard prevents Prado from breaking the clinch.
Allard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prado tries to break the clinch but Allard is controlling the position.
Prado wants to break free but Allard has control.
Allard keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prado tries to break free but Allard pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allard as Prado tries to tie him up.
Prado seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Allard lands a nice uppercut.
Prado working hard to break the clinch.
Prado tries to circle away but Allard has him pinned against the cage.
Allard working aggressively here.
Kai Allard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Prado displaying some good clinch control by pressing Allard up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Prado's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Prado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prado is trying to break the clinch but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Prado wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Allard has him pressed against the cage.
Prado wants to get back to striking at distance but Allard won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prado is trying to force a seperation but Allard has the dominant position.
Prado tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
Allard blocking some punches.
Miquel Prado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prado tries a body shot but Allard blocks it.
Allard blocks an uppercut.
Allard lands a right hand.
Prado is trying to break the clinch but Allard is controlling him.
Prado can't break the clinch.
Prado has Allard pressed against the cage.
Prado working hard to break the clinch.
Allard tries a body shot but Prado blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prado wants to stall.
Prado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prado tries to break the clinch but Allard is controlling the position.
Allard keeps control of Prado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prado throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allard as Prado tries to tie him up.
Miquel Prado seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prado working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prado is looking to control Allard's arms but Allard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prado has his back to the cage.
Allard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Allard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miquel Prado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Allard 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Allard!
After the fight, Kai Allard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.