PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnhildur Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnhildur Haraldsson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Prince
vs
Haraldsson

173 cm
19
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnhildur Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haraldsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Haraldsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haraldsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prince scores with a nice head shot.
Prince connects with a body shot.
Haraldsson tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Haraldsson tenderised Prince's leg. Prince is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haraldsson throws a wild body kick that Prince sees coming a mile off.
Haraldsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prince back to the cage. Haraldsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prince moves out of range as Haraldsson throws a body kick.
Haraldsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Haraldsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Prince checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Prince moves into the clinch successfully.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haraldsson.
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.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prince.
Prince scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haraldsson tries to pull guard but Prince forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prince will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haraldsson up against the cage.
Prince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince slowing the pace effectively.
Haraldsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hook to the body lands for Prince.
Prince stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Prince lands a body shot.
Haraldsson digs a right hand into Prince's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prince's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Haraldsson avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Prince doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Prince to work.
Haraldsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prince or not.
Prince taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Haraldsson controls the action.
Haraldsson prevents a body shot from Prince.
Prince is leaning against Haraldsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haraldsson trying to stall but Prince improves his position.
Prince scores with a hook to the body.
Prince misses with some punches.
Haraldsson trying to stall but Prince improves his position.
Nice body punch from Prince - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Haraldsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prince is keeping busy.
A short right from Prince.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince blocks a body shot from Haraldsson.
Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haraldsson trying to control the position but instead, Prince has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haraldsson into the cage.
Haraldsson 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 Prince has denied him.
Haraldsson jumps guard but Prince turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnhildur Haraldsson.
Prince stalling the fight.
Haraldsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haraldsson is pushing Prince up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Haraldsson controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Prince will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haraldsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Prince connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haraldsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haraldsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haraldsson jabs Prince to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haraldsson is looking to chop away at Prince's legs.
Haraldsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Prince is out of range.
Haraldsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haraldsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Haraldsson misses with a wild body shot.
Haraldsson scores with a jab to the head.
Prince misses with a body shot.
Haraldsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prince is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haraldsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Haraldsson there.
Prince fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haraldsson manages to avoid it.
Haraldsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prince moves away.
Haraldsson misses with a two punch combination.
Haraldsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prince on the side of the head.

Prince darts in and clinches Haraldsson up against the cage.
Haraldsson blocking some punches.
Haraldsson is pushing Prince up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thomas Prince has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haraldsson tries to pull guard but Prince won't allow it.
Prince lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haraldsson.
Haraldsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haraldsson is trying to pull guard but Prince turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Prince pushes Haraldsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haraldsson stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
Prince misses with some punches.
Haraldsson stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haraldsson jumps guard but Prince stands there with Haraldsson around his waist. Haraldsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnhildur Haraldsson.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince gets through Haraldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haraldsson's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Prince scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haraldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prince tries to work over Haraldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haraldsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Haraldsson is trying to pull guard but Prince has him pressed against the cage.
Haraldsson is trying to stall.
Prince is leaning against Haraldsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Haraldsson working aggressively here.
Prince pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haraldsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Prince gets an underhook and turns Haraldsson into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Haraldsson can't find room to land a body shot as Prince controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Prince will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Prince uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson misses with a wild body shot.
Haraldsson tried to score with a low kick but Prince checks it.
Haraldsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prince has Haraldsson pressed against the cage.
A short right from Prince.
Prince just leaning against Haraldsson, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson blocks a body shot from Prince.
Haraldsson scores with a shot to the side of Prince's head.
Prince avoiding damage.
Haraldsson wants to stall.
Haraldsson stalling.
Prince just leaning against Haraldsson, taking a breather.
Haraldsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prince smiles and moves away.
Prince tries to clinch up but Haraldsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Haraldsson.
Prince doesn't manage to clinch there - Haraldsson circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Haraldsson. Those never looked like landing.
Haraldsson throws a push kick but Prince slaps the foot to one side.
Haraldsson misses with a body shot.
Prince tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prince slips a jab and a cross from Haraldsson.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince scores with a nice head shot.
Haraldsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prince scores with a hook to the body. Haraldsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prince tries to clinch but Haraldsson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince cracks a nice hook into Haraldsson's ribs.
Prince is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Prince clinches with his opponent.
Haraldsson tries to work over Prince's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prince lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Haraldsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Haraldsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince taking a breather.
Prince misses with a body punch.

Haraldsson manages to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haraldsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Haraldsson, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prince pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haraldsson is keeping the position for now.
Prince's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prince, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Prince!
Thomas Prince managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry), into his post fight interview.