PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Prynne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Golovkin
vs
Prynne

180 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Steel Penn's All 160

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam Prynne!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prynne closes the distance and clinches.
Golovkin wants a takedown.

Prynne breaks from the clinch.
Golovkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prynne sprawls well. Prynne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Golovkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Prynne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovkin.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.

Prynne takes the fight into the clinch.
Golovkin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Prynne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gennady Golovkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Prynne breaks from the clinch.

Golovkin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Prynne to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Prynne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Golovkin is proving hard to escape from.

Golovkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Prynne tries to stand but Golovkin is controlling from the bottom.
Prynne pushing down on Golovkin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Golovkin's coaches at Steel Penn Icon Training Grounds have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

Golovkin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prynne pulls his head out easily.
Golovkin tries to roll over but Prynne keeps him under control.

Golovkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prynne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Liam Prynne has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Golovkin throws a head kick but Prynne moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin fails to land the takedown.
Golovkin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Golovkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Prynne rushes Golovkin and presses him up against the cage.

Prynne lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Prynne in particular looking to stall.

Golovkin looking for submissions off his back.
Prynne is controlling the pace.
Golovkin tries to roll over but Prynne keeps him under control.

Prynne postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Golovkin to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golovkin shoots in for a double leg but Prynne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prynne wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Prynne dominated that round.
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.

Prynne throws a head kick that Golovkin semi-blocks.

It looks like Gennady Golovkin has been cut.
Prynne lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Prynne swinging wildly here.

Golovkin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Golovkin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golovkin is trying to get an arm triangle but Prynne is defending well.
Golovkin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Golovkin tries for a kimura but Prynne is defending well.
Liam Prynne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Prynne is trying to control Golovkin's posture but Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin wants to control but Prynne is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prynne wants to get back to his feet but Golovkin drags him back down.

Golovkin tries for a kimura but Prynne is defending well.
Golovkin trying to control the action but Prynne is working from the bottom.
Golovkin is really struggling to control Prynne but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Golovkin tries for a kimura but Prynne is defending well.
Golovkin trying to control the position but Prynne is working away.
Prynne is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Golovkin off and has taken his back!
Golovkin trying to control the position but Prynne manages to sink in the hooks.
Prynne slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Prynne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Golovkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prynne tries to keep control of the position but Golovkin is staying busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prynne has the hooks in. Golovkin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Golovkin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Prynne controlling from the full mount.
Golovkin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prynne controls Golovkin momentarily but Golovkin frees himself.

Golovkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golovkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prynne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Golovkin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gennady Golovkin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Golovkin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Golovkin throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prynne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prynne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prynne closes the distance and pushes Golovkin back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prynne pulls his leg out and moves away.

Prynne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Golovkin sprawls well initially but Prynne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Prynne trying to mount his opponent but Golovkin defends it.
Golovkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prynne wants to stand but Golovkin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Prynne stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Golovkin is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Liam Prynne.

Prynne gets a double leg takedown into Golovkin's guard.

Golovkin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Prynne frees his head nicely. Oh but Golovkin has switched to an armbar! Prynne is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gennady Golovkin!