PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Prince (ranked 2120 p4p, 251 weight class) and Remy Gek (ranked 2842 p4p, 337 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Prince
vs
Gek

184 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Gek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gek connects with a body shot that sends Prince's belly button to the back.
Gek lands an overhand right.
Gek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prince at a distance.

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

Prince has clasped his hands together around Gek's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Prince has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Prince working the head and body with strikes.
Gek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Prince connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Prince working the ground and pound.
Gek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Prince is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prince scoring with punches from side control.
Prince wants to control but Gek is keeping him busy.
Prince landing a few strikes.
Gek wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gek is being controlled here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gek takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Prince working the ground and pound from side control.
Prince lands an elbow.
Gek is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Prince has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Prince is chipping away with strikes.
Prince landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Prince lands an elbow.
Prince working the ground and pound.

Gek is rocked!
Prince has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Prince is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gek will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Check out the look on Prince's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gek is still in real trouble! Can Prince finish him?
Gek is working to avoid the ground and pound but Prince connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gek is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Prince can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Prince!
Ricky Prince was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.