PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiyness Da Prince (ranked 2532 p4p, 5309 weight class) and Joe Wick (ranked 290 p4p, 486 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Da Prince
vs
Wick

192 cm
23
215
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
21
205
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiyness Da Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Wick!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick misses with an uppercut
and Da Prince counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Joe Wick has been cut.
Wick scores with a decent looking hook.
Wick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joe Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Prince lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Da Prince throws a hook but Wick avoids it easily.
Wick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Wick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wick takes one to the chin there.
Da Prince misses with a wild body shot.
Da Prince keeps the fight on the outside.
Wick takes a swing at Da Prince's ribcage but misses.
Da Prince swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wick. Da Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Prince misses with a wild combination.
Wick lands a body shot.
Wick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick lands a jab to the nose.
Wick digs a good hook to Da Prince's body.
Da Prince throws the left hand but Wick avoids the punch easily.
Wick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wick tries to land a leg kick but Da Prince saw it coming and moves away.
Da Prince throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Prince moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wick throws a looping overhand right but Da Prince ducks down to avoid it.
Da Prince misses with a double jab.
Wick works Da Prince's body with a nice hook.
Da Prince misses with a hook.
Wick motions for Da Prince to come forward. Wick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wick lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wick throws a good cross that connects.
Da Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wick.

Wick clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wick misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Da Prince managing to block the knees to the body from Wick.
Wick lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Prince won't want to take too many of those.
Wick working Da Prince over with knees to the body.
Wick scores with a hook to the body.
Da Prince is breathing heavily.
Wick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Princes head.
Da Prince has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Prince wants to get back to striking at distance but Wick won't allow it.
Da Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Da Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Prince pushes Wick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Prince's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Da Prince digs a right hand underneath Wick's ribcage. Wick let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Wick trying to land knees to the body.
Da Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Wick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wick.
Da Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wick struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Prince controls his hands.
Da Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Da Prince prevents a body shot from Wick.
A head punch on the inside from Da Prince fails to land.
Wick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Da Prince backwards.
Da Prince can't break the clinch.
Da Prince throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wicks head.
Wick scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Wick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Da Prince has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Prince on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Prince's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Hiyness Da Prince has been cut.
Wick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Da Prince seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wick can turn it around.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Wick to work.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wick misses with a body punch.
Wick gets through Da Prince's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wick effectively controlling the action here.
Wick tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Prince avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Da Prince misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Wick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wick connects with a jab.
Wick lands a body shot.
Wick throws the left hand but Da Prince avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Da Prince checks a leg kick.
Da Prince swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Da Prince ducks right into an uppercut from Wick.
Wick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Prince checks a low kick from Wick.
Da Prince on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wick throws a low kick but Da Prince moves out of range easily.
Da Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wick moves away.
Da Prince misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wick takes a swing at Da Prince's ribcage but misses.
Wick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Prince.

Wick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Wick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Prince.
Wick lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Da Prince's ribcage.
Wick swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Prince.
Wick works on Da Prince's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Wick.
Da Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Prince lands a hook that snaps the head of Wick backwards.
Da Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wick misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Da Prince has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A right hook to the body lands for Wick.
Still in the clinch, Wick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Prince avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Wick.
Wick lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Prince won't want to take too many of those.
Wick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Wick - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Da Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
Da Prince blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wick missing with knees to the body.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Da Prince's ribcage.
Joe Wick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wick tries to land a knee to the head but Da Prince blocks with his arms.
Da Prince avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
Wick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Prince's efforts to push away.
Wick landing knees to the body.
Da Prince prevents a body shot from Wick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick is leaning against Da Prince and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Prince.
Wick missing with knees to the body.
Wick lands a knee to the body.
Wick gets through Da Prince's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Da Prince's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Prince.
Wick lands a right hand.
Wick lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wick pushes Da Prince back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wick tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Prince avoids the damage to the body.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Wick fails to land.
Wick lands a body punch.
Wick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Prince tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.
Wick lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Prince avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Wick.
Wick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wick.
Da Prince tries to break the clinch but Wick is controlling the position.
Da Prince tries a body shot but Wick blocks it.
Da Prince letting Wick take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Da Prince's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wick swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Wick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Da Prince checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Da Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Wick misses.
Wick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wick lands with a cross.
Da Prince misses with an uppercut
and Wick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Prince thuds his right hand into Wick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Da Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wick.
Wick connects with a leg kick.
Da Prince throws a jab when Wick was well out of range.
Wick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Da Prince.

Wick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Da Prince managing to block the knees to the body from Wick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wick pushes Da Prince back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Prince.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Prince backwards.
Wick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wick tries a body shot but Da Prince blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wick.
A shot in the inside from Wick.
Wick lands with a right to the head.
Wick is leaning against Da Prince and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Wick.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wick.
Wick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hiyness Da Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick controlling the action here for a moment.
Wick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Prince is defending well for now.
A short right from Wick on the inside.
Da Prince is trying to force a seperation but Wick has the dominant position.
Wick lands a knee to the head.

Da Prince is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
Oh Da Prince is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wick slows down the pace here.
Da Prince seems to have got his legs back now.
Da Prince's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Prince avoids it.
Da Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Wick.
Da Prince can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Prince tries to work over Wick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
Da Prince is trying to break the clinch but Wick is controlling him.
Wick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wick missing with knees to the body.
Da Prince avoiding damage as Wick throws knees to the body.
Da Prince tries to break the clinch but Wick is controlling the position.
Wick lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Da Prince fails to land.
Da Prince tries to work over Wick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wick lands a shot to the body.
Da Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Wick scores with a hook to the body.
Wick trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick lands a good knee to the midsection. Da Prince won't want to take too many of those.
Wick stalling.
Wick scores a nice knee to the body.
Da Prince misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Wick.
Wick lands with a light punch inside.
Wick scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Da Prince.
A right handed body shot lands from Wick.
Da Prince tries to circle away but Wick has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wick.
Wick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wick lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Wick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Wick!
Our winner, Joe Wick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.