PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 1114 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 169 p4p, 199 weight class). Princip comes to the cage accompanied by Lord of This World by Black Sabbath. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Princip
vs
Navarro

183 cm
35
165
18 - 9 - 0

181 cm
35
173
34 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Princip catches Navarro right on the button with a cross.
Navarro throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Princip wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Princip lands a really nice looking cross but Navarro seems unphased.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Princip tries to clinch up
and Princip takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Princip displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Navarro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Navarro walks into a stiff left hand from Princip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Navarro manages to avoid it.
Princip throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip throws a series of punches but Navarro avoids them all with ease.
Navarro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Princip throws a body punch but Navarro moves out of range.
Princip misses with a looping left.
Princip tries to clinch up
and Navarro counters with a big head kick but Princip shrugs it off.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Princip works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Navarro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Princip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Princip has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Princip there as he acknowledges the shot.
Princip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Princip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Princip misses with an uppercut. Navarro saw that one coming.
Navarro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Navarro misses.
Princip connects with a looping right hand.
Princip is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Navarro is just out of range.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Princip throws a good cross that connects.
Princip misses with a hook
letting Navarro counter with a right hand.

It looks like Louis Princip has been cut.
Princip takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Princip lands a body shot.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Navarro.
Princip lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Navarro circles away quickly and effectively.
Navarro unleashes a big counter combination but Princip bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Princip misses with a lunging right hand
and Navarro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Princip tries to bum rush Navarro with a series of wild strikes but Navarro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Princip misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip throws a shot from downtown. Navarro moves away and avoids it.
Princip loads up on a big right hand but Navarro slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Navarro misses.
Princip lands a head shot.
Princip keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip jabs Navarro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Princip scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Navarro doesn't seem bothered though.
Navarro misses with a wild body shot.
Princip connects with a body shot.
Princip swings for the body but Navarro moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Navarro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Navarro keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
Princip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Navarro throws a counter combo.
Princip throws a right hand that Navarro ducks under and follows up with a left that Navarro also avoids with ease.
Navarro raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Princip punishes Navarro's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Navarro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Navarro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip missing with a left hand there. Navarro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Navarro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Princip with a jab.
Princip loads up on a big right hand but Navarro slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Princip.
The fighters circling - Navarro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Princip with a nice cross.
Princip misses with a body shot
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Navarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Princip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Navarro lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro slips a jab from Princip.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Princip's cut.
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.

Princip thuds a left hand into Navarro's body.
Louis Princip is winning the standup battle so far.
Navarro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Navarro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Princip misses the body punch
and Navarro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Princip.
Navarro moves out of range of the strikes.
Princip thuds a left hand into Navarro's body.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Navarro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Princip throws a series of punches but Navarro moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip throws a body punch but Navarro moves out of range.
Navarro is looking for the big counter here.
Princip throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Princip moves out of range of the strikes.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip connects with a right hand. Navarro shakes it off.
Navarro misses with an uppercut.
Princip misses with a left hand
and Navarro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Princip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Princip misses its intended target.
Navarro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Princip clinches with his opponent.

Navarro jumps guard and drags Princip to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Navarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Navarro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Princip would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Navarro is looking for a triangle but Princip pushes his legs off easily.

Princip decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Princip lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Navarro.
Princip is looking to counter punch.
Princip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Navarro can do to turn this around?
Princip misses with a straight left.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Navarro's head but Navarro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Princip finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Princip misses the jab.
Princip feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Navarros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Navarro avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Navarro is looking for the big counter here.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Princip misses with a hook
enabling Navarro to counter with a crisp jab.
Princip misses with a hook. Navarro ducked under it nicely.
Princip scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Navarro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a straight left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Princip!
Princip misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Navarro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Princip steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Princip scores with a punch to the head.
Princip takes a swing at Navarro's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Princip.
Some wild striking there from Princip.
Princip misses with a body shot
and Navarro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Navarro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Princip throws a series of punches but Navarro avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip lands a glancing blow to the side of Navarro's head.
Navarro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Princip lands a jab.
Navarro throws a sloppy head kick and Princip moves out of range easily.
Princip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Navarro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Princip goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Princip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navarro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Navarro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Princip finds it's way through Navarro's defenses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Navarro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Princip throws the left hand but Navarro avoids the punch easily.
Navarro shapes to counter with a head kick.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Navarro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Louis Princip's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Princip misses the target.
Navarro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Princip.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Princip tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip scores with the left hand. Navarro knows he should have avoided that one.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Navarro was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Navarro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Princip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Navarro moves away.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip fails in his attempt to clinch.
Princip misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Princip throws a hook but Navarro avoids it easily.
Navarro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip swinging wildly here.
Navarro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Navarro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Princip misses with a series of wild punches.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Princip avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Princip cracks a nice hook into Navarro's ribs.
Navarro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Princip throws out a powerful jab.
Princip misses the body punch
and Navarro counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a hook.
Princip throws a hook but Navarro blocks it.
Princip lands with a right hand.
Navarro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Navarro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Princip swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip tests Navarro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Princip falls off balance throwing a combination
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Princip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navarro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Navarro tries a head kick but it misses.
Princip misses with a left hand
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
Navarro throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Princip colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Navarro as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Princip is left battered and dazed whilst Navarro and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gideon Navarro!
Gideon Navarro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Louis Princip spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.