PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Netz Prash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hilf Mir. Hajime Arai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Netz Prash's chin.

Arai
vs
Prash

182 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hajime Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Netz Prash!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prash throws an overhand right that lands on Arai's shoulder, as Arai tries to avoid the shot.
Prash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body punch from Prash.
Prash fails to land with a series of punches.
Prash scores with a sloppy right hand. Arai should have avoided that one.

Prash clinches with his opponent.

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

Prash has managed to clinch.
Prash lands a shoulder strike.
Prash pushes Arai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Prash breaks from the clinch.
Arai shoots in but no luck this time.
Arai is breathing heavily.
Prash lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Prash slaps away a takedown attempt from Arai, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Prash has taken the fight to the clinch.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prash gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prash throws a good cross that connects.
Arai ducks right into an uppercut from Prash.

Prash rushes Arai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Prash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prash sizes up Arai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Prash does no damage.

Arai tries to keep at a distance but Prash has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arai fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hajime Arai. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Prash breaks the clinch.

Prash forces Arai back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prash gets through Arai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Prash breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prash uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arai has time to react.
Prash lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Netz Prash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prash shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arai eats them both and turns towards Prash to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prash throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arai on the side of the head.

Arai is rocked!

Prash has Arai up against the cage in a clinch.
Prash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Prash scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Prash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prash rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Arai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Prash rushes Arai and presses him up against the cage.
Arai seems to have got his legs back now.
Prash misses with a knee to the head.

Prash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prash displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Prash pushes Arai up against the cage in a clinch.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prash looks to land a combination. Arai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good exchange - Prash coming out on top.
Netz Prash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prash connects with a right hand. Arai shakes it off.
Prash cracks Arai with a right hand to the side of the head.

Prash has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prash lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Prash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prash cracks Arai with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Arai falls to his knees and Prash doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Netz Prash!