PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orange Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Prince
vs
Joe

173 cm
19
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orange Joe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
Prince misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prince closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prince tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Joe has a takedown stuffed.
Prince smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Prince checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Joe misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Prince instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Our sources have told us that Prince has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Prince blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Prince.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
Prince lands a right hand.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Joe lands a body punch.
A short right from Joe.
Joe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince stalling.
Joe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prince pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orange Joe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joe finds it's way round the side to connect with Prince's head.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe throws a good cross that connects.
Joe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joe.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Prince tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Joe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Joe not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Joe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince trying to control here.
Prince regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Joe.
Prince working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
Prince utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Joe wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe works the jab nicely.
Prince walks into a straight right hand from Joe.
Joe throws a body kick that misses.
Prince walks into a jab.
Prince connects with a nice looking jab.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe looks for a takedown but Prince sprawls well.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joe throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
Prince tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.

Prince fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joe, pushing him back against the cage.
Joe goes for a takedown attempt but Prince pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Prince gets a clinch.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prince checks a leg kick nicely.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prince uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Joe scores with a four punch combination!
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prince lands with a shot to the body.
Prince scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Prince misses.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orange Joe.
Prince missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prince pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince lands a right hand.
Prince lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe misses with some punches.
Prince presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Prince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prince tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Joe pulls Prince into guard.
Joe wants to sweep here but Prince controlling him for the moment.
Prince trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince is fighting to break Joe's control of his arms but Joe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Prince displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joe.
Prince tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas 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!

Prince is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Joe.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prince.
Prince is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prince manages to avoid it.
Prince takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.

Joe gets tackled into the cage by Prince. Prince maintains the clinch.
Prince tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas Prince has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe trying to stall but Prince improves his position.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joe has Prince pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Prince manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Prince gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Prince content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Prince tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe blocks a body shot from Prince.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Prince scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Prince controlling the action here for a moment.
Prince tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Joe trying to control the position but instead, Prince has worked for underhooks and has pushed Joe into the cage.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Prince.

Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe scores with the left hand. Prince knows he should have avoided that one.
Joe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prince takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Joe keeps the fight on the outside.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Prince closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince trying to control the position but instead, Joe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Prince into the cage.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Prince is pushing Joe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Joe manages to break the clinch.
Prince looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Joe takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Joe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Joe passes to full mount!
Joe lands a heavy elbow.
Orange Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prince?

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orange Joe.
I think Joe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Prince!
Thomas Prince took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.