PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 2166 p4p, 2612 weight class) and Michael Bostic (ranked 226 p4p, 262 weight class). Prince kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bostic's choice of entrance music: Move. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Prince
vs
Bostic

171 cm
21
145
6 - 1 - 0

160 cm
21
145
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Pound Town INC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bostic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bostic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bostic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prince tries to kick Bostic off but Bostic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
Bostic working Prince over with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Prince tries to kick Bostic off but Bostic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bostic is looking to take a break and control but Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bostic wants to free his trapped foot but Prince is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bostic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Prince knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bostic on the ground.
Prince taking some punishment here, with Bostic in his half guard.
Bostic working over Prince with some ground and pound. Prince looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Prince is trying to stand up here but Bostic is controlling him well.
Bostic is looking to stall here but Prince recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic passes into half guard.
Bostic lands strikes from half guard.
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
Prince looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bostic winds up and cracks Prince with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bostic working Prince over with strikes.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Bostic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bostic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Prince!
Bostic lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Prince is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Bostic tries to control but Prince wriggling away.
Bostic lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bostic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bostic breaks from Prince's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Prince in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bostic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bostic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Prince that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Prince is rocked!
You get the feeling that Prince really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oh Prince is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prince seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing punches.
Bostic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Prince taking shots to the head.
Bostic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Prince looks a forlorn figure.
Bostic postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Prince in real trouble here! The ref calls for Prince to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.