PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Island Prince (ranked 1160 p4p, 140 weight class) and Jormungand Bolverk (ranked 1644 p4p, 197 weight class). Jormungand Bolverk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Prince
vs
Bolverk

190 cm
26
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Woodhouse's

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Prince!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jormungand Bolverk!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince misses with a hook
and Bolverk counters with a nice uppercut.

Bolverk lands a big right hand that sends Prince crashing to the mat! Bolverk stays standing though and waves Prince back to his feet!

Prince is rocked!
Nice cross by Bolverk.
Oh Prince is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bolverk has closed the distance and engaged Prince in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolverk gets through Prince's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolverk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prince is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolverk to keep the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolverk.

Prince jumps into guard, dragging Bolverk to the mat.
Bolverk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolverk looking to pass the guard.
Bolverk postures up.
Prince seems to have got his legs back now.

Prince escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bolverk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Prince trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince is really struggling to control Bolverk but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Bolverk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Prince pulls Bolverk in close to prevent any damage.
Prince is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prince is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bolverk has his hands clasped together but Prince extends and breaks Bolverk's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Prince.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Island Prince!
Island Prince retains his middleweight title!
Island Prince thanked the fans post fight for their support.