PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bashar Essassani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Essassani
vs
Prince

172 cm
18
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bashar Essassani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Prince!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince blocks a head kick by Essassani.
Essassani motions for Prince to come forward. Essassani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Essassani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prince.
Essassani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
Thomas Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Essassani moves away.
Prince lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Essassani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prince moves away.
Essassani throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Essassani is just out of range.
Prince scores with a jab. Essassani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Essassani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prince throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Essassani stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Essassani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Essassani was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Essassani misses with a two punch combination.
Essassani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prince.
Essassani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prince scores with a body shot.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Prince connects with the punch.
Essassani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Essassani tried to score with a low kick but Prince checks it.
Essassani throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Essassani was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Essassani is just out of range.
Thomas Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a hook but Essassani avoids it easily.
Essassani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Essassani moves away.
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Prince misses the shot to the body.
Prince connects with a body shot.
Essassani takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Prince is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Essassani rather than just go for the knockout.
Essassani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Prince.
Essassani tries to clinch there but Prince circles away.
Essassani thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essassani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
Essassani moves to clinch but Prince breaks away
and Prince counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Prince misses.
Essassani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prince.
Essassani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Essassani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Essassani blocks a jab.
Essassani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Essassani lands with a slapping head kick.
Essassani ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Essassani is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Essassani moved out of range.
Prince thows a body shot but no joy.
Prince ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prince uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Essassani.
Prince throws out a loose jab but Essassani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Essassani misses with a head kick.
Essassani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Essassani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Essassani avoids the body shot from Prince.
Prince avoids the head kick by Essassani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince throws a body punch but Essassani moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Prince dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Essassani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Essassani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Essassani tries to clinch up.
Prince misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas Prince seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Essassani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Essassani slips under a jab.
Essassani wants to clinch.
Essassani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prince thows a body shot but no joy.
Essassani pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Essassani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Prince scores with a crisp jab that stopped Essassani in his tracks.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Essassani.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Essassani.
Prince looks to land a right hand but Essassani moved out of range.
Essassani misses with a wild body shot.
Prince misses with a hook.
Essassani slips under a jab from Prince.
Prince throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Essassani doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince circles away.
Prince misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Essassani.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Essassani connects with a leg kick. Prince looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Prince keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Prince scores with a shot to the body.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Essassani was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Essassani throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Essassani slips under a jab.
Essassani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince loads up on a big right hand but Essassani slips the punch.
Prince throws a shot to the body.
Prince takes a swing at Essassani's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Essassani tries to clinch up but Prince circles away and keeps his distance.
Essassani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Essassani throws the kick towards the body but Prince avoids it.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Essassani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Essassani is looking to clinch but Prince is avoiding it.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Essassani moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Essassani throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
Essassani misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming.
Essassani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Essassani moves out of range as Prince strikes.
Prince takes a swing at Essassani's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Essassani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Essassani slips under a jab from Prince.
Essassani throws out a leg kick but Prince moves out of range and Essassani only half commits.
Essassani doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Prince showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Prince throws a body punch but Essassani moves out of range.
Essassani wants to clinch up but Prince keeps it at a distance.
Prince misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Essassani.
Essassani is looking to score with low kicks.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Essassani misses with a body shot.
Prince misses the jab.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Essassani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Essassani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Essassani throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Essassani.
Essassani fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Essassani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Essassani throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
Essassani throws a shot from downtown. Prince moves away and avoids it.
Essassani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prince pinned against the cage. Prince gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Prince throws a body punch but Essassani moves out of range.
Essassani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Essassani.
Essassani throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Prince.
Prince misses with a straight left.
Essassani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
Essassani throws the kick towards the body but Prince avoids it.
Prince jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Prince.
Essassani lands with a kick to the ribs.
Essassani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
An inside leg kick from Essassani misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a looping overhand right but Essassani ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prince.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince throws a lazy right hand but Essassani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Prince - just one landing.
Essassani throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
Prince digs a good body shot into Essassani's ribs.
Prince misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Essassani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Essassani misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Essassani.
Essassani tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prince paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Essassani throws a leg kick but Prince moved away.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Essassani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Essassani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Essassani is looking to clinch.
Essassani ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Essassani staying out of range there.
Prince misses the shot to the body.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. Essassani moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prince has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Thomas Prince!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Thomas Prince!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Thomas Prince!

Thomas Prince wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Thomas Prince thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Bashar Essassani had this to say: 'Excitement is the physical translation of the vibrational resonance that is your true, core natural being. Follow your excitement!'.