PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raniel Mancuso (ranked 2647 p4p, 4145 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 146 p4p, 213 weight class). Mancuso comes to the cage accompanied by O Retrô Ativo - Heróis do Status Quo. Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mancuso
vs
Prince

180 cm
26
147
7 - 2 - 0

171 cm
25
145
8 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raniel Mancuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mancuso.
Prince avoids the head kick by Mancuso.
Prince throws the left hand but Mancuso avoids the punch easily.
Prince lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prince misses with a two punch combination.
Prince connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mancuso's hands.
Some wild striking there from Mancuso.
Mancuso takes a jab right on the kisser.
Prince dips to his left and cracks Mancuso with an uppercut!
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Prince.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mancuso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Mancuso lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mancuso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancuso misses with a body kick.
We've been told by Mancuso's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Mancuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mancuso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prince.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mancuso.
Mancuso misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
Mancuso throws a good cross that connects.
Prince lands an overhand right.
Prince 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.
Prince misses with a hook.
Prince misses with a double jab.
Mancuso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prince misses with a looping right.

Mancuso moves into range and clinches up with Prince.
Mancuso being controlled against the cage.

Mancuso breaks from the clinch.
Prince cracks Mancuso with an open hand slap.
Mancuso slips under a jab from Prince.
Prince dips to his left and cracks Mancuso with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prince scores with a jab to the body.
Mancuso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prince.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancuso lands with a slapping head kick.

Mancuso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prince, pushing him back against the cage.

Mancuso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mancuso defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Mancuso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mancuso ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
Mancuso misses with a head kick.
Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mancuso.
Prince clobbers Mancuso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mancuso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prince is out of range and Mancuso settles back down.
Prince lands a jab-cross combination.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Prince.
A big right from Prince misses.
Prince is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mancuso had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Prince lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Prince misses.
Mancuso throws a big counter combination but Prince scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mancuso throws a head kick that misses.
Prince misses the jab.
Mancuso lands a high kick!
Prince has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mancuso.
Prince blocks a head kick by Mancuso.
Prince misses with a two punch combination.
Mancuso looks to score with a jab to the body but Prince is just out of range.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Mancuso takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Prince scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancuso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Prince.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mancuso.
Prince's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mancuso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prince scrambles back to his feet.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Mancuso moved out of range nicely.
Prince misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mancuso slips a straight right by Prince.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mancuso lands a big head kick that sends Prince tumbling to the mat! Mancuso takes a step backwards and waves Prince back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Prince is rocked!
Prince throws a low kick but Mancuso moves out of range easily.
Prince is still on wobbly legs! Can Mancuso finish him?
Mancuso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Prince seems to have recovered his senses.
Mancuso tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancuso throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.

Mancuso has taken the fight to the clinch.

Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mancuso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prince.
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mancuso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mancuso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Mancuso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mancuso drops his hands momentarily and Prince takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Mancuso pushes Prince up against the cage in a clinch.

Mancuso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Prince dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mancuso ducks right into an uppercut from Prince.
Prince takes a swing at Mancuso's ribcage but misses.
Mancuso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prince.
Prince scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Prince.
Prince throws a jab when Mancuso was well out of range.
No joy there for Mancuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mancuso throws a head kick that misses.
Mancuso tries a head kick but it misses.
Prince now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mancuso throws a sloppy head kick and Prince moves out of range easily.
Prince scores with a jab. Mancuso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prince lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Prince stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mancuso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mancuso.
Prince lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Mancuso is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Prince blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Mancuso.
Prince throws out a counter right but Mancuso avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancuso throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mancuso tries to bum rush Prince with a series of wild strikes but Prince uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mancuso moves forwards but Prince connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oh Mancuso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mancuso ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
Mancuso dodges the punch combination from Prince.
Mancuso throws a big counter combination but Prince scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Prince.
Mancuso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mancuso seems to have got his legs back now.
A bone on bone clash there as Mancuso blocks the leg kick.
Prince pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mancuso back to the cage. Prince follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mancuso tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancuso misses with a head kick.
Prince let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mancuso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Prince throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Mancuso colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Prince as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Mancuso is left battered and dazed whilst Prince and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nasir Prince!
Raniel Mancuso spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck the capitalism!'.