PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Coolidge (ranked 2517 p4p, 269 weight class) and Jungle Prince (ranked 2700 p4p, 286 weight class). Coolidge comes to the cage accompanied by twenty one pilots - Stressed Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coolidge
vs
Prince

184 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Coolidge!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jungle Prince!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince connects with a body shot.
Prince wants to clinch but Coolidge slips to the side
and Coolidge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Coolidge.
Prince misses the body punch
and Coolidge counters with a straight right hand.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coolidge manages to avoid it.
Prince tries to bum rush Coolidge with a series of wild strikes but Coolidge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jungle Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince throws a right hand that Coolidge ducks under and follows up with a left that Coolidge also avoids with ease.
It appears Coolidge was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prince lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prince moves forwards but Coolidge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coolidge appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Coolidge misses with a looping right.
Prince moves to clinch but Coolidge breaks away
and Coolidge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Prince clinches.

Prince manages to break the clinch.
Coolidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prince misses with a few strikes there.
Coolidge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince tries to clinch but Coolidge is having none of it.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince misses with a double jab.
Coolidge is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coolidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Prince closes the distance and pushes Coolidge back into the cage.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coolidge slips under a jab.
Prince throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prince misses with the combination.
Prince keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coolidge.
Coolidge misses the jab.
A big left from Coolidge misses.
Prince closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coolidge counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coolidge throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Prince misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coolidge misses with a straight right.
Prince throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coolidge throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coolidge moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coolidge.
Prince now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Coolidge slips a straight right by Prince.
Prince misses with a few strikes there.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Coolidge moved out of range nicely.
Prince slips under a jab from Coolidge.
Coolidge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coolidge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Princes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coolidge throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Prince misses with a few strikes there.
Coolidge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Prince rushes Coolidge and presses him up against the cage.

Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Coolidge is just out of range.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Coolidge moved out of range.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince checks a low kick from Coolidge.
A countering left hand to the body from Prince misses.
Coolidge scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Coolidge avoids the body shot from Prince.
Prince throws a body punch but Coolidge moves out of range.
Jab from Coolidge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prince misses with a hook.
Prince misses the shot to the body.
Coolidge scores with a punch to the head.
Coolidge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Prince lands with a shot to the body.
Coolidge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prince on the side of the head.
Prince throws a body punch but Coolidge moves out of range.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Coolidge pushes him off.
Coolidge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Coolidge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coolidge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prince on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coolidge. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Coolidge is just out of range.
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 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince swings for the body but Coolidge moves out of range.
Prince is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Coolidge rather than just go for the knockout.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince looks to land a combination but Coolidge avoids it well.
Prince misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coolidge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coolidge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Coolidge misses with some punches.

Coolidge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coolidge.
Coolidge works Prince's body with a nice hook.
Coolidge with a jab.
Prince falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coolidge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prince looks to land a combination but Coolidge avoids it well.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coolidge cracks Prince with a good jab.
Prince is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coolidge takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coolidge is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Prince gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Prince throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prince takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coolidge connects with a right hand. Prince shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Butch Coolidge 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.

Coolidge clobbers Prince with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coolidge throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Coolidge clobbers Prince with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prince throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Coolidge counters with a stiff right hand.

Prince is rocked!
Coolidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Coolidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Coolidge misses.
Coolidge looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
Prince throws a left and a right that both miss
and Coolidge counters with a straight right hand.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coolidge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Prince has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prince throws a body punch but Coolidge moves out of range.
Prince misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coolidge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Prince checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Prince fails to land with a series of punches.
Prince throws a combination that misses
enabling Coolidge to counter with a crisp jab.
Coolidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Prince catches Coolidge right on the button with a cross.
Prince is breathing heavily.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jungle Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coolidge connects with a looping right hand.
Coolidge misses with a hook.
Prince has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prince there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prince takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Prince is still on wobbly legs! Can Coolidge finish him?
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Coolidge works the jab nicely.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coolidge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prince loads up on a big right hand but Coolidge slips the punch.
Coolidge cracks Prince with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coolidge scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coolidge drops Prince with a big left hand! Prince is injured, injured bad! Coolidge jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch Coolidge!
Butch Coolidge retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Butch Coolidge made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.