PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Georlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Prince
vs
Georlev

173 cm
19
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Georlev!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince thuds a left hand into Georlev's body.
Prince is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prince wants to clinch up but Georlev keeps it at a distance.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Prince lands a nice looking body shot.
Georlev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.

Prince drives through and clinches with Georlev against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prince.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Georlev's ribcage. Georlev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Georlev slows down the pace here.
Prince stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Georlev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prince smiles and moves away.
Prince tries to clinch up but Georlev circles away and keeps his distance.

Prince has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prince's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Georlev's coach down at Cozad MMA Tokyo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Georlev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right from Prince.
Prince lands a nice uppercut.
Georlev tries to pull guard but Prince forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Prince has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Georlev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georlev is trying to pull guard but Prince turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Georlev wants to break free but Prince has control.
Prince is leaning against Georlev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Prince lands a right hand that snaps the head of Georlev backwards.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Georlev's ribcage. Georlev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prince lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Georlev has had enough of the clinch but Prince keeps him there for the moment.
Prince throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince lands a nice uppercut.
Georlev can't get the takedown.
Prince lands with a short shot to the head.
Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Georlev backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georlev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Georlev wants to take the fight to the mat but Prince manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Prince is working Georlev over against the cage.
Georlev looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Prince as the two fighters clinch.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Prince for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Prince.
Georlev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Georlev backwards.
Prince cracks Georlev with a nice body shot.
Prince slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Georlev.
Prince scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prince leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thomas Prince.
Georlev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prince but Prince pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Georlev shoots in for a takedown but Prince shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Prince dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Prince closes the distance and pushes Georlev back into the cage.
Georlev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince pushes Georlev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Georlev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Georlev tries for a takedown but Prince manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Prince.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Georlev's ribcage. Georlev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prince.
Prince's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Prince.
Prince content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Georlev jumps guard but Prince stands there with Georlev around his waist. Georlev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Georlev is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince digs a right hand underneath Georlev's ribcage. Georlev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Georlev has had enough of the clinch but Prince keeps him there for the moment.
Prince lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Prince.
Prince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Prince to work.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Prince lands with a right to the head.
Prince manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Prince.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a hook that snaps the head of Georlev backwards.
Georlev wants to break free but Prince has control.
Prince scores with a shot to the side of Georlev's head.
Georlev wants to take the fight to the mat but Prince manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Georlev.
Georlev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prince working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Georlev tries to circle away but Prince has him pinned against the cage.
Georlev is trying to break the clinch but Prince has him pressed against the cage.
Georlev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Prince dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Prince.
Prince blocks an elbow strike from Georlev.
Prince lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prince throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Prince stalling in the clinch.
Prince is working Georlev over against the cage.
Prince working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
A short right from Prince.
A short left from Prince.
Prince lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince gets through Georlev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Georlev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prince is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Georlev can do to turn this around?
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prince lands a left hand.
Prince pushes Georlev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prince lands a shoulder strike.

Georlev is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Prince dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Prince closes the distance and pushes Georlev back into the cage.
Georlev is still on wobbly legs! Can Prince finish him?
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Georlev seems to have recovered his senses.
Georlev is trying to break free.
Georlev letting Prince take a breather here.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince cracks Georlev with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Prince - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Prince.
Thomas Prince has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prince is stalling here.
Prince lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Georlev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prince lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prince lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Prince.
Prince works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Georlev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prince just stands there and leans against the cage.
Georlev fails to pull guard.
Come on Prince - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Prince lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prince lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Georlev trying to control the position but instead, Prince has worked for underhooks and has pushed Georlev into the cage.
Georlev takes a shot to the head.
Georlev tries to pull guard but Prince holds him up against the cage and eventually Georlev drops back down to his feet.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Georlev.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Prince to work.
Prince lands a body shot.
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!
Prince makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Prince stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Prince.
A short left from Prince.
A short body shot lands from Prince as the two fighters clinch.
Prince leaning against his opponent.
Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Georlev backwards.
Prince scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prince pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Prince.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince is leaning against Georlev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee calls for Prince to work.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Georlev.
Prince is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Georlev has Prince pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Prince manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Prince lands a shoulder strike.
Prince is working Georlev over against the cage.
Prince lands a hook that snaps the head of Georlev backwards.
Prince leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georlev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Prince gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Prince avoiding damage.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Georlev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prince.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Thomas Prince.
Nice body punch from Prince.

Prince rushes Georlev and presses him up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Prince.
A shot in the inside from Prince.
Prince lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prince has Georlev pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prince 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Prince!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Thomas Prince made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 160 , along with how happy he was to win his fight.