PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 2240 p4p, 248 weight class) and Lamont King (ranked 2609 p4p, 283 weight class). Princip comes to the cage accompanied by Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Princip
vs
King

183 cm
28
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamont King!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Princip's shoulder, as Princip tries to avoid the shot.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Princip defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
Princip misses with a series of wild punches.
Princip jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
King throws a hook but Princip avoids it easily.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Princip finds it's target.
King misses with an uppercut.
Princip cracks King with an open hand slap.
We've been told by Princip's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Princip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Princip fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Princip lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
King scores with a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from King misses.
A big right from King misses.
Princip lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Princip should have avoided that one.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Princip bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Princip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Princip throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
King has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Princip is just out of range.
Princip scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Princip misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King misses with a hook.
Princip with a nice cross.
Princip lands a jab to the head.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Princip was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Princip scores with a jab to the head.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Princip catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Princip lands a head shot.
Princip throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Princip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Princip to score with a decent uppercut.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King moves away from the strike by Princip.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Princip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by King.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Princip darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Princip.
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!
Princip throws a one two combo.
King throws a jab when Princip was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Princip misses the target.
Nice jab there from King.
Princip throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Princip with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Princip throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from King 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.
Princip digs a good hook to King's body.
Princip takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King slips under a jab.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King throws a hook to the side of Princip's head but Princip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Princip was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Princip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Princip moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King prevents a body shot from Princip.
Princip tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Princip misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip misses with the head strike.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Princip throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Princip creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Princip is working King over against the cage.
Princip misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Princip lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Louis Princip is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from King misses.
Princip misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Princip.
King throws a looping overhand right but Princip ducks down to avoid it.
Princip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King missing with a left hand there. Princip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Princip does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from King.
Princip staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King slips a straight right by Princip.
Princip scores with a jab to the body.
Lamont King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Princip throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Princip lands with a cross.
King misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Princip there.
Princip lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Princip looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Princip.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
King walks into a left hand.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from King.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Princip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
King throws a shot from downtown. Princip moves away and avoids it.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Princip throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King takes one to the side of the head.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King misses with a left hand
and Princip counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip connects with a body shot.
King throws a shot from downtown. Princip moves away and avoids it.
King walks into a straight right hand from Princip.
Princip lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Princip showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Princip 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
A relieved looking Louis Princip thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.