PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jungle Prince (ranked 4080 p4p, 424 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 2312 p4p, 283 weight class). Prince's entrance music is Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. A fine choice. Sonnen has chosen Win or lose am a fighter as his entrance music. Chael Sonnen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Prince
vs
Sonnen

175 cm
28
175 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

185 cm
29
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jungle Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonnen.

Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince is pressed up against the cage. Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Prince down to the mat. Prince avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prince escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prince seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Prince lands a glancing blow to the side of Sonnen's head.

Prince scores with a takedown into Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen has control of Prince's left arm, preventing Prince from doing any damage.
Sonnen is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince is looking to stand up but Sonnen won't let him.
Sonnen is controlling Prince's posture.
Prince would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sonnen has his hands on Prince's head, controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince wants to stand but Sonnen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prince stuffs the takedown.
Jungle Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.

Prince has managed to clinch.
Sonnen is working for takedown but Prince is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

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

Prince moves into the clinch successfully.

Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch but Prince swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince darts in looking for a takedown but Sonnen gets double underhooks and turns Prince into the cage.
And Sonnen tries to counter it with a takedown but Prince pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Prince closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jungle Prince dominated that round.
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.

Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown. Prince tries to sprawl out of it but Sonnen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prince manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prince but Prince pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Prince sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jungle Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prince drives through with a takedown into Sonnen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sonnen is controlling Prince's posture.
Prince is looking to stand up but Sonnen won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is pulling down on Prince's head. It's preventing any offense from Prince, at least for the moment.
Sonnen has a closed guard, preventing Prince from standing up.
Sonnen is controlling Prince's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen fails with a takedown attempt.

Prince instigates a clinch.

Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Prince gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Prince manages to break the clinch.
Sonnen fails with the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Prince misses its target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Prince has Sonnen up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jungle Prince dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Prince clinches.

Prince breaks the clinch.

Prince shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen gets full guard.
Sonnen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prince is one step ahead there.
Prince wanted to stand there but Sonnen had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sonnen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen fails with a takedown attempt.
Prince throwing a counter right hand but Sonnen manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prince gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Prince manages to break the clinch.
Prince fails with a takedown attempt.
Sonnen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Prince darts in and clinches Sonnen up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jungle Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prince has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jungle Prince!
During a confident post fight interview, Jungle Prince thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.