PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garik Andonian (ranked 472 p4p, 434 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 75 p4p, 71 weight class). Princip has chosen Lord of This World by Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Garik Andonian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Louis Princip's chin.

Andonian
vs
Princip

187 cm
40
176
15 - 10 - 0

183 cm
38
165
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip slips a jab and a cross from Andonian.
Princip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Princip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andonian is looking to counter with head kicks.
Andonian throws a sloppy head kick and Princip moves out of range easily.
Andonian slips under a jab from Princip.
Princip tries to clinch up but Andonian circles away and keeps his distance.
Andonian takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
Andonian throws a punch but it's blocked by Princip.
Andonian tries a body shot but Princip blocks it.
A short left from Andonian.
Princip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Princip misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Princip.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Princip tries to work over Andonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andonian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Princip is defending well for now.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andonian trying to land knees to the body.
Andonian lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andonian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Andonian.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip tries a body shot but Andonian blocks it.
Princip makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Princip blocking some punches.
Andonian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andonian lands a shot to the body.
Andonian blocking some punches.
Andonian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Princip.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andonian swings wildly with an uppercut but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Princip working aggressively here.
Andonian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Princip.
Andonian digs a right hand into Princip's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Princip's gas tank.
Andonian tries to throw a body punch but Princip avoids it by throwing Andonian back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
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!
Andonian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Princips head.
Princip working aggressively here.
Andonian lands a shot to the body.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
Andonian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andonian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Andonian.
Andonian struggles to land a body shot inside as Princip controls his hands.
Princip works on Andonian's body with a couple of short punches.
Andonian lands an elbow that stopped Princip in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Louis Princip has been cut.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
Andonian is leaning against Princip and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Princip looks winded!
Andonian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andonian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andonian cracks Princip with a nice body shot.
Andonian throws an elbow that misses.
Princip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian pushes Princip back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Princip takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andonian.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip takes an elbow to the temple.
Andonian lands a nice elbow.
Andonian misses with a punch on the inside.
Andonian misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Princip - that landed with a thud.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Princip misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andonian.
Andonian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andonian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andonian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andonian lands with a short shot to the head.
Andonian pushes Princip back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by Andonian.
Andonian tries to work over Princip's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Princip swings wildly with an uppercut but Andonian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andonian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip tries a body shot but Andonian blocks it.
Princip blocks a body shot from Andonian.
Andonian working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Princip lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andonian or not.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Princip on the inside.
Andonian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Princip's elbow.
Andonian lands a left hand.
Andonian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andonian lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Andonian.
Princip swings wildly with an uppercut but Andonian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andonian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andonian lands an uppercut.
Andonian lands with a light punch inside.
Princip's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Garik Andonian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Louis Princip's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Andonian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andonian takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andonian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andonian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Princip can do to turn this around?
Andonian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Princip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Princip 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 takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andonian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Princip throws out a counter right but Andonian avoids it with no problem.
Princip misses with a hook. Andonian ducked under it nicely.
Princip takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Princip misses with a left hand
and Andonian counters with a straight right hand.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andonian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andonian misses with a looping right.
Andonian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andonian misses with a few strikes there.
Andonian tries a head kick but it misses.
Princip misses with a looping right.
Princip looks to land a combination but Andonian avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian avoids the body shot from Princip.
Andonian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Princip throws a combination that misses
and Andonian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Princip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andonian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Princip is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Princip scores with a shot to the body.
Andonian throws a nice looking combination but Princip bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andonian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andonian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
It looked like Andonian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Princip.
Andonian wants to clinch up but Princip keeps it at a distance.
Princip lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andonian.
Andonian misses with a series of wild punches.
Andonian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Princip's head.
Nice cross by Princip.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andonian's corner calls for a 1-2. Andonian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Princip punishes Andonian's body with a nice straight punch.
Andonian wants to clinch up but Princip keeps it at a distance.
Princip looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Andonian swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
As Andonian backs off Princip throws a huge counter combo but Andonian manages to avoid it all.
Andonian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Princip doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Princip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garik Andonian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andonian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
Andonian slips a jab and a cross from Princip.
Nice cross by Andonian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip dodges the punch combination from Andonian.
Andonian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Princip stuns Andonian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Princip both land. Nice combination.
Andonian looks to land a combination. Princip sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Princip fails to land with a series of punches.
Princip scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andonian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Princip blocks the body kick.
Princip misses with an uppercut.
Princip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andonian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Princip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andonian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Princip lands with a hook. Andonian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andonian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
Andonian lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Andonian on the inside.
Princip throws a punch but it's blocked by Andonian.
Princip lands with a right to the head.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Andonian works on Princip's body with a couple of short punches.
Princip is breathing heavily.
Andonian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andonian.
Princip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andonian lands with a right to the head.
Andonian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Princip misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Andonian.

Princip is rocked!
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Princip is still on wobbly legs! Can Andonian finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip blocks an uppercut.
Princip lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Princip seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Princip fails to land.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Andonian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Princip.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Garik Andonian will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Andonian drives through and clinches with Princip against the cage.
Andonian misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Princip.
Princip cracks Andonian with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
Princip tries to work over Andonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andonian working aggressively here.
Andonian lands a damaging elbow.
Andonian digs a right hand into Princip's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Princip's gas tank.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Princip takes a shot to the head.
Andonian misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Andonian fails to land.
Garik Andonian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andonian working Princip over with knees to the body.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Princip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andonian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Andonian scores with a shot to the side of Princip's head.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian tries to throw a body punch but Princip avoids it by throwing Andonian back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andonian.
Andonian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Andonian tries a body shot but Princip blocks it.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
Andonian lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andonian.
Andonian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Princip's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andonian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Princip's brow.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Andonian lands a nice uppercut.
Andonian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Princip's defenses.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Princip misses with some punches.
Andonian lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip blocking some punches.
Andonian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Andonian.
Andonian prevents a body shot from Princip.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
Princip swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis Princip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princip managing to block the knees to the body from Andonian.
Andonian gets through Princip's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Princip blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andonian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Andonian can't find room to land a body shot as Princip controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Andonian.
Andonian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Andonian.
Andonian pushes Princip against the cage. Andonian is working some dirty boxing. Andonian pushes off with a quick right hook! Princip goes down! Princip tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Andonian moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garik Andonian!
In his post fight interview, Garik Andonian started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Louis Princip stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh no, I lost! I'm not gonna get cut am I?'.