PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Rivers (ranked 2140 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 166 p4p, 96 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by RUNNING IN THE 90’s. Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rivers
vs
Prince

177 cm
30
155
16 - 13 - 0

171 cm
30
145
16 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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UNDEFEATED

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prince counters with a nice body shot.
Prince throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Prince slips a straight right by Rivers.
Prince scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prince.
Prince punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rivers, as that shot connected.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Prince ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prince looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Prince walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Prince blocks a jab.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Prince bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prince misses with a kick to the body.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Prince, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 throws a big shot that misses.
Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Prince feints a counter leg kick.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Rivers fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Prince - just one landing.
Prince looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Prince connects with the punch.
Rivers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prince's head backwards.
Prince is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rivers rather than just go for the knockout.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers thuds his right hand into Prince's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prince getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Prince displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Rivers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prince throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivers misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prince scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Prince fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prince.
Prince misses with the combination.
Prince staying out of range there.
Rivers sets himself, and Prince steps forward looking for the clinch! Rivers avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prince is trying to counter with his kicks.
Prince changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers lands an overhand right.
Rivers throws the left hand but Prince avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prince fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick which misses Rivers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivers tries to avoid it.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivers tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Prince manages to circle out of the way.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prince circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Prince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rivers.
Prince can't do much from the bottom here.
Prince sneaks back into half guard.
Prince is looking to improve his position.
Rivers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prince's head.
Rivers throwing shots but Prince is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rivers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prince trying to hold on to Rivers's head to control him but Rivers postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivers prevents Prince from standing back up.
Prince avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rivers.
Rivers wants to pass the guard but Prince is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rivers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Phil Rivers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Prince throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phil Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Prince ducks down to avoid it.
Prince misses the jab.
A low kick lands for Prince.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Prince swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Prince is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Prince.
Prince connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivers. Rivers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Prince thinks about the counter body kick.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Prince showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prince connects with an inside leg kick.
Prince cracks Rivers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prince.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prince.
A nice leg kick from Prince, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prince avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Prince is just out of range.
Nasir Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Prince tries to counter by closing the distance.
Prince dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Prince avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prince.
Prince comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prince looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Rivers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Prince ducks down to avoid it.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prince.
Prince on the wrong end of a vicious 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!
Prince takes one on the button.
Prince thuds a left hand into Rivers's body.
Rivers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prince flicks out a counter leg kick but Rivers steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prince replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rivers blocks it well.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prince with the inside leg kick.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Prince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Prince displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Rivers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers ducks right into an uppercut from Prince.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Rivers misses with a hook to the body

and Prince holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Prince.
Prince taking a breather.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Rivers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers gets through Prince's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivers gets through Prince's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prince blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Rivers working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
Prince taking a breather.
Prince blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Prince takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Prince working aggressively here.
Prince is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivers is keeping busy.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Prince is trying to maintain a safe position but Rivers gets an underhook and turns Prince into the cage.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nasir Prince will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Prince has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivers finds it's way round the side to connect with Prince's head.
Rivers lands a jab-cross combination.
Prince throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Prince stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Prince throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rivers cracks Prince with an open hand slap.
Prince scores with a leg kick.
Prince fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Prince pushes Rivers away with a front kick.
Rivers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Prince misses with a wild combination.
Prince misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Rivers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prince connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prince sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prince paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rivers punishes Prince's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prince. That's going to slow Rivers down.
Prince lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Rivers punishes Prince's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prince staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Prince.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Prince bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Prince blocks a jab.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers throws a hook but Prince avoids it easily.
Prince takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Rivers misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Rivers blocks the low kick.
Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prince circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Prince throws a nice inside leg kick.
Prince throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prince is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Prince is looking to chop away at Rivers's legs.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rivers rushes Prince and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Rivers cracks Prince with a nice body shot.
Prince stalls.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Prince scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Prince lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prince blocking some punches.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Prince backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Prince is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prince looking to slow down the pace here.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince has Rivers pressed against the cage.
Prince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Prince misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Rivers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prince is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince avoiding damage.
A short left from Prince.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phil Rivers.
I think Rivers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phil Rivers!
An out of breath and clearly excited Phil Rivers thanked The Natural Order for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).