PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louie Prima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prima comes into the arena with You're Going Down blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Prima
vs
Joe

181 cm
28
204 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

The Big Kabosh

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Louie Prima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Joe misses.
Joe cracks the inside of Prima's front leg.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Prima checks the leg kick nicely there.
Prima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Joe throws a low kick, looking for Prima's leg but Prima calmly moves out of range.
Prima throws a solid leg kick but Joe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prima.
Prima blocks a jab.
Good work by Joe as he checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Prima's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joe jabs at Prima's body.
Prima moves away from the strike by Joe.
Joe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prima misses with a low kick.
Joe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joe.
Joe misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe scores with a hook.
Prima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joe tries to score with a low kick but Prima moves his leg out of the way.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses

and Prima counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe avoiding damage as Prima throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
Prima crunches a lovely knee into Joe's ribcage.
Prima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe avoiding damage as Prima throws knees to the body.
Prima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe taking a breather.
Prima crunches a lovely knee into Joe's ribcage.
Joe looks winded!
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prima.
Prima misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prima.
Prima missing with knees to the body.
Prima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
Prima trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Joe.
Joe avoiding damage as Prima throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Joe.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe pushes Prima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prima unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe lands a nice uppercut.
Joe avoiding damage as Prima throws knees to the body.
Prima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Joe.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prima creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Prima lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries a body shot but Prima blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prima throws an elbow but misses.
Joe lands a shoulder strike.
Prima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Prima missing with knees to the body.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primas head.
Joe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Joe.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prima pushes off an throws an elbow but Joe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joe avoiding damage as Prima throws knees to the body.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Prima.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe avoiding damage as Prima throws knees to the body.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Joe.
A short right from Joe.
A short body shot lands from Joe as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prima trying to land knees to the body.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prima scores a nice knee to the body.
Joe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Joe.
Prima pushes off an throws an elbow but Joe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Prima.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prima takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
Joe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prima has him pressed against the cage.
Joe misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Average Joe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Joe scores with a nice head shot.
Joe scores with a nice right hand.
Joe keeps Prima at a distance using the push kick.
Joe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prima throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe tries a low kick but Prima avoids it.
Louie Prima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joe.
Prima misses the shot to the body.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Average Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Joe does it's job there.
Prima feints a jab promting Joe to slip. Prima then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Joe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joe is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.
Joe swings widly with a right hand
and Prima counters with a good, hard body kick but Joe shrugs it off.
Joe thows a body shot but no joy.
Joe sizes up Prima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Prima checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Joe throws a low kick but Prima avoids it.
Prima moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Prima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Joe blocks a head kick by Prima.
Joe scores with a shot to the body.
Joe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Prima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe misses with a straight left.

Prima darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Louie Prima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prima trying to land knees to the body.
Prima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prima scores with a knee to the head.
Joe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Prima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Joe avoids a wild elbow strike from Prima.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prima.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joe taking a breather.

Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prima stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prima. Prima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prima throws a good cross that connects.

Prima clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prima.
Prima missing with knees to the body.
Joe digs a right hand into Prima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prima's gas tank.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primas head.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prima trying to land knees to the body.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joe lands a shoulder strike.
Joe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Average Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Prima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Joe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Prima. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Prima is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Joe. That snapped Prima's head back.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Prima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Prima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Prima.
Danga de danga de dang - Joe scores with a four punch combination!
Joe lands with an uppercut that bounces Prima off the cage and back into range.
Prima ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe thows a body shot but no joy.
Joe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prima is out of range and Joe settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prima moves away.
Joe lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters circling a little - Prima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prima manages to avoid it.
Joe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prima.
Joe scores with a body shot.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Joe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Average Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Prima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joe tries to stall but Prima uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joe is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Prima has denied him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prima utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe avoiding damage as Prima throws knees to the body.
Joe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Prima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Prima landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Prima creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Prima unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Prima landing knees to the body.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Prima.
Prima blocking some punches.
Prima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prima tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Prima.
Joe lands a body punch.
Prima has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prima backwards.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primas head.
Joe looking to slow down the pace here.
Prima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Joe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
Joe just leaning against Prima, taking a breather.
Prima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prima takes a shot to the head.
Prima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Prima.
Prima tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Prima tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Joe lands a shoulder strike.
Prima trying to land knees to the body.
Louie Prima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Prima controls the action.
Joe is stalling here.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Average Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prima throws an elbow that misses.
Joe cracks Prima with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prima throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe avoiding damage as Prima throws knees to the body.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primas head.
Joe pushes Prima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe lands a right hand.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Average Joe.
I've got Joe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Average Joe!
After the fight, Average Joe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Louie Prima was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my opponent.'.