PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Netz Prash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Prash
vs
Howell

170 cm
27
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Netz Prash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brad Howell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Prash misses.
Prash throws a nice outside leg kick.
Netz Prash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prash walks into a straight right hand from Howell.
Prash moves forwards but Howell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prash works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howell slips under a jab from Prash.
Howell misses the jab.
Prash uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Howell has time to react.
Prash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prash throws a combination that misses
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prash is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Prash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prash tries to clinch up but Howell circles away and keeps his distance.

Howell tries to keep at a distance but Prash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howell struggles to land a body shot inside as Prash controls his hands.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Prash misses the target.
Prash ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Prash throws a big shot that misses.
Prash misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Prash does no damage.
Howell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Prash has time to react.
Prash scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Prash misses with an uppercut. Howell saw that one coming.
Prash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Prash throws a right hand that Howell ducks under and follows up with a left that Howell also avoids with ease.
Howell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howell scores with a punch to the head.
Howell moves out of range of the body kick.
Howell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howell.
Nice jab there from Howell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prash wants to land a leg kick but Howell is out of range.
Prash moves out of range of the strikes.
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell moves out of range.
Howell slips a jab from Prash.
Prash is looking to clinch but Howell is avoiding it.
Howell throws the left hand but Prash avoids the punch easily.

Prash clinches up with Howell and pushes him back against the cage.
Prash prevents a body shot from Howell.

Prash breaks the clinch.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Prash is just out of range.
Prash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.

Prash gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Prash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Howell misses.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Prash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prash bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Howell's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell walks into a straight right hand from Prash.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Howell.

Prash moves into the clinch.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Prash clinches up against the cage.
Howell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Prash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howell to score with a decent uppercut.
Prash thuds his right hand into Howell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prash staying out of range there.
Howell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Howell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prash rushes Howell and presses him up against the cage.
Prash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Howell's elbow.
Howell tries to break free but Prash pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Prash on the inside.

Prash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prash lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prash tries to clinch there but Howell circles away.
Howell misses with a two punch combination.
Prash works the jab nicely.
Howell lands a nice hook to Prash's body. Prash takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prash ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.

Prash has taken the fight to the clinch.

Prash breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Netz Prash dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Howell scores with a nice right hand.

Prash moves into range and clinches up with Howell.

Prash breaks from the clinch.

Prash clinches.

Prash breaks from the clinch.
Prash scores with a hook to the body. Howell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prash takes one to the chin there.
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Howell lands with a straight right. Prash didn't see that one coming.
Prash connects with the punch.

Prash takes the fight into the clinch.
Howell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Prash has closed the distance and engaged Howell in a clinch.
Howell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Prash manages to break the clinch.
Howell throws a hook but Prash avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prash is looking to clinch.
Prash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prash takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Prash moves out of range of the strikes.
Prash takes a jab right on the kisser.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Prash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
Prash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prash slips a straight right by Howell.
Prash misses with a low kick.
A jab from Prash misses.

Prash clinches up with Howell and pushes him back against the cage.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Howell blocks the low kick.
Howell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prash looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell scores with a three punch combo!
Howell avoids the head kick by Prash.
Howell misses with a lunging right hand
and Prash counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howell is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell misses with a straight right.
Netz Prash is winning the standup battle so far.
Prash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Prash.
Prash connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Prash. Beautiful body shot.

Prash closes the distance and clinches.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prash moves in looking to clinch but Howell pushes him off.
Howell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prash.
Prash slips under a jab from Howell.
Prash takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prash lunges at Howell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howell's hand.
A slow jab from Prash misses its intended target.
Howell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Prash clinches up against the cage.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Howell misses.
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell moves out of range.
Howell misses with a left hand
and Prash counters with a stiff right hand.
Howell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Prash scores with a one two! Howell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Prash wants to clinch.
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!
Prash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prash moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Howell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howell misses with a body shot.

Prash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howell, pushing him back against the cage.
Prash lands a right hand.

Prash breaks from the clinch.

Prash has closed the distance and engaged Howell in a clinch.

Prash breaks from the clinch.
Prash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howell slips a straight right by Prash.
Howell connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell moves out of range.

Prash rushes Howell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Howell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howell lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Netz Prash dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Howell with a jab.
Prash 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.
Prash throws a right hand that Howell ducks under and follows up with a left that Howell also avoids with ease.

Prash drives through and clinches with Howell against the cage.
Howell lands an uppercut.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prash throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prash waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
Howell looks to land a right hand but Prash moved out of range.
Prash moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Prash throws a series of punches but Howell avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Howell.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prash.
Prash swings widly with a right hand
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prash tries to close the distance and clinch but Howell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Prash eats them both and turns towards Howell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Howell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prash takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prash. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.

Prash has Howell up against the cage in a clinch.
Howell misses with some punches.
Howell has had enough of the clinch but Prash keeps him there for the moment.
Prash struggles to land a body shot inside as Howell controls his hands.
Prash throws an elbow that misses.
Howell misses with a short punch on the inside.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howell circles away quickly and effectively.
Prash looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Prash listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Howell defending well as Prash loads up on a big left hand.
Prash looks to land a combination. Howell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circling - Prash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prash tries to clinch but Howell is having none of it.
Prash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Prash clinches up with Howell and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Prash.

Prash manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Howell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Prash looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prash on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Prash.
Prash wants to clinch but Howell slips to the side
and Howell counters with a stiff right hand.
Howell misses with a straight right.
Prash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howell throws a jab when Prash was well out of range.
Howell with a hook.
Prash lands with a hook. Howell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Howell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prash.
Prash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prash throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Prash tries to clinch there but Howell circles away.

Prash clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howell.

Prash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Prash clinches with his opponent.
Prash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Howell backwards.
Howell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prash backwards.
Prash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prash. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prash throws a sloppy head kick and Howell moves out of range easily.
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!
Howell throws a shot from downtown. Prash moves away and avoids it.
Prash is looking to clinch but Howell is avoiding it.
Howell moves out of range as Prash strikes.
Prash throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Howell finds it's way through Prash's defenses.
Howell lands with an overhand left.
Howell scores with a nice right hand.

Prash closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prash scores with a shoulder strike.
Howell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howell lands with a light punch inside.
Brad Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Prash breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Netz Prash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Netz Prash!