PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Prien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch comes to the cage accompanied by boom baby. Prien is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yellow Submarine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stotch
vs
Prien

191 cm
25
202 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

160 cm
26
201 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Syndicate Nutrition
BeastMode

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Prien!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch tries to clinch there but Prien circles away.

Stotch has Prien up against the cage in a clinch.
Prien has Stotch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stotch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Prien's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prien misses with a punch to the body.
Prien wants to take the fight to the mat but Stotch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Prien tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stotch smiles and moves away.
Leopold Stotch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Prien.
Prien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stotch tries a head kick but it misses.
Stotch tries to clinch up.
Prien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stotch avoids it really well and circles away.
Stotch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stotch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stotch fakes the leg kick and cracks Prien in the body.
Stotch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leopold Stotch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stotch checks a leg kick.
Prien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Prien tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stotch swivels and escapes.

Prien clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stotch.
Stotch avoiding damage as Prien throws knees to the body.
Stotch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Prien manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stotch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Prien isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stotch stacks Prien on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stotch!
Prien is trying to get back to half guard.
Stotch is looking to take a break and control but Prien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch tries to stand but Prien is controlling his head.
Prien being controlled for a moment.
Prien is looking to regain half guard here but Stotch keeps moving and retains side control.
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!

Stotch decides to stand back up.
Stotch wants to clinch up but Prien keeps it at a distance.

Stotch rushes Prien and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch works on Prien's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Stotch.
Prien looks winded!
Stotch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stotch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Stotch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stotch.
A short right from Stotch.
Stotch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prien takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Martin Prien has been cut.
Knees to the body from Stotch.
Stotch landing knees to the head.
Stotch lands an elbow inside.

Prien is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Stotch.
Stotch scores a nice knee to the body.
Stotch crunches a lovely knee into Prien's ribcage.
Stotch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stotch gets through Prien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prien takes an elbow to the temple.
Stotch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stotch digs a right hand into Prien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prien's gas tank.
Stotch with a knee to the head.
Prien is still on wobbly legs! Can Stotch finish him?
Stotch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stotch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prien backwards.
Stotch has Prien pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Prien is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Stotch - that's hurt Prien badly! Oh, another knee lands and Prien is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Prien doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Leopold Stotch!
After winning the bout, Leopold Stotch thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.