PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cabral
vs
Prince

169 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Mizuko Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Prince!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prince fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cabral, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
Cabral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prince content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cabral blocks an uppercut.
Prince lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabral throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Princes head.
Cabral lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Prince looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabral is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prince is keeping busy.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabral looking to slow down the pace here.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabral's elbow.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cabral looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabral prevents a body shot from Prince.
Cabral lands with a short shot to the head.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabral is trying to force a seperation but Prince has the dominant position.
Prince lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is looking to control Prince's arms but Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cabral has his back to the cage.
Prince is trying to break free.
Prince missing with knees to the body.
Prince with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Prince working Cabral over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Prince as Cabral tries to tie him up.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Prince with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Prince breaks the clinch.
Prince misses with an uppercut. Cabral saw that one coming.
Prince throws a wild body kick that Cabral sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Cabral was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Prince.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a body punch
and Cabral counters with a good low kick that Prince was not able to check.
Prince throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabral counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Prince 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 Cabral has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabral and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Prince.
Louis Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Prince - just one landing.
Prince misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Prince takes the fight into the clinch.
Prince lands a knee to the body.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Cabral back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral dodges an elbow strike from Prince.
Cabral looking to slow down the pace here.
Prince trying to land knees to the body.
Cabral scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Come on Cabral - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabral.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Cabral avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Prince tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabral avoids it.
Cabral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Prince dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prince misses with a right hand
and Cabral counters with a nice body shot.
Prince misses with a hook. Cabral ducked under it nicely.
Cabral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prince throws a hook to the side of Cabral's head but Cabral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabral swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prince misses with a hook to the body
and Cabral counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Prince swings widly with a right hand
and Cabral counters with a thumping low kick.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince throws a leg kick
and Cabral counters with a leg kick.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabral swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prince misses with a straight right.
Cabral swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Cabral was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cabral pushes Prince back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cabral tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Prince in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cabral works on Prince's body with a couple of short punches.
Cabral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabral taking a breather.

Cabral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabral moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Cabral slips a straight right by Prince.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabral is looking to counter with a body kick.
Prince throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabral went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Prince tries to clinch
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Cabral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prince fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabral is out of range.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince swings widly with a right hand
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Louis Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prince takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabral blocks a jab.
Cabral throws a counter high kick but Prince was just alert enough to avoid it.
Prince throws a sloppy body shot
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabral.
As Prince looks to move away, Cabral throws a big counter combo bu Prince just gets out of the way.
Prince swings for the body but Cabral moves out of range.
Prince is looking to clinch.
Cabral throws a big counter combination but Prince scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Prince misses with a jab to the body
and Cabral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Prince's knee momentarily.
Cabral is looking to wear down Prince with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Prince misses
and Cabral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabral blocks a head kick by Prince.
Prince misses with an uppercut
and Cabral counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Prince misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Cabral tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral throws a quick counter head kick but Prince was just out of range.
Prince misses with a hook to the body
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince tries to clinch but Cabral moves away
and Cabral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Prince swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabral counters with a stiff right hand.
Prince pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo Cabral will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabral finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Prince clinches.
Cabral trying to stall but Prince improves his position.
Prince scores a nice knee to the body.
Cabral is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis Prince seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prince throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabral.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Prince misses with a knee to the head.
Cabral stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Cabral.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabral's elbow.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral looking to stall.
Prince dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Prince tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Cabral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Prince as Cabral tries to tie him up.
Prince scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
Cabral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cabral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cabral trying to control the position but instead, Prince has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cabral into the cage.
Cabral cracks Prince with a nice body shot.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince lands a left hand.
Prince misses with some punches.
Cabral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Prince displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cabral up against the cage.
Cabral looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prince pushes off an throws an elbow but Cabral leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prince utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cabral looking to slow down the pace here.
Cabral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cabral has Prince pressed against the cage, preventing Prince from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prince tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabral avoids it.

Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prince 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Prince!
Our winner, Louis Prince, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.