PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeda Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hattori has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Takeda Hattori has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Prince
vs
Hattori

200 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harvey Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeda Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattori walks into a left hand.
Hattori looks gassed!
Prince is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prince scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prince fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prince lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prince throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hattori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prince misses with a series of wild punches.
Prince jabs at Hattori's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince with a nice cross.
Prince jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hattori takes one to the side of the head.
Prince fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Prince bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hattori's head.
Prince comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prince dips to his left and cracks Hattori with an uppercut!
Harvey Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hattori takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Prince lands with a good body shot.
Hattori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left and a right from Prince both land. Nice combination.
Hattori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prince comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prince scores with the left hand. Hattori knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Prince finds it's way through Hattori's defenses.
Prince throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hattori.
Hattori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hattori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hattori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince lunges at Hattori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hattori's hand.
Hattori takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prince connects with a body shot that sends Hattori's belly button to the back.
Prince scores with a decent looking hook.
Prince cracks Hattori with an open hand slap.
Prince darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Prince!
Prince throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hattori on the side of the head.
Prince lands a right hook to the body.
Prince cracks a nice hook into Hattori's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince connects with the punch.
Prince is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Prince works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Prince connects with a looping right hand.
Prince uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Hattori is rocked!
Prince lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hattori can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Prince and Hattori drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Prince.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Prince!