PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1867 p4p, 1638 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 168 p4p, 152 weight class). Prince is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ellacuria
vs
Prince

183 cm
28
149
13 - 8 - 1

171 cm
28
145
13 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Prince takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prince throws a jab when Ellacuria was well out of range.
Prince throws the left hand but Ellacuria avoids the punch easily.
Ellacuria staying out of range there.
Prince throws a poor cross that misses
and Ellacuria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prince takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellacuria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prince.
Ellacuria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince misses with a hook.
Prince looks to land a body kick but Ellacuria moved away.
Ellacuria looks for the body kick but Prince saw that one coming.
Prince loads up on a big right hand but Ellacuria slips the punch.
Ellacuria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellacuria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prince.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ellacuria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Prince is out of range and Ellacuria settles back down.
Prince is looking to score with low kicks.
Ellacuria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Prince scores with a punch to the head.
Prince misses with a left hand
and Ellacuria counters with a leg kick.
Ellacuria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prince.
Ellacuria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prince was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellacuria.
Prince takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ellacuria scores with a leg kick.
Ellacuria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prince slips a straight right by Ellacuria.
Prince walks into a left hand.
A big right from Prince misses.
Ellacuria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellacuria.
An inside leg kick lands from Prince.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince lands a nice hook to Ellacuria's body. Ellacuria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prince thuds his right hand into Ellacuria's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ellacuria connects with a leg kick.
Prince stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Aimon bodaus ja sparri in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Prince.
Ellacuria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prince tries to land a leg kick but Ellacuria saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Ellacuria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellacuria throws a push kick but Prince slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellacuria.
Prince's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ellacuria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellacuria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellacuria misses with a low kick.
Ellacuria is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ellacuria motions for Prince to come forward. Ellacuria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Ellacuria misses

and Prince counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Prince.
Ellacuria connects with a knee to the head.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prince blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria lands a knee to the head.
Ellacuria tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prince just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ellacuria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ellacuria misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ellacuria.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Prince taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
Ellacuria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ellacuria blocking some punches.
Ellacuria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellacuria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prince has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ellacuria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellacuria blocks an uppercut.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria blocking some punches.
Prince has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ellacuria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Prince can turn it around.
Ellacuria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Prince is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prince displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ellacuria up against the cage.
Ellacuria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ellacuria obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ellacuria stalling against the cage.
Prince lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellacuria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ellacuria has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Prince uses from the top position.
Ellacuria is looking to stand up but Prince isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prince preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Ellacuria dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Prince misses with a looping left.
Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellacuria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellacuria misses with a low kick.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Prince!
Ellacuria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
Prince takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prince throws a series of punches but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Ellacuria is looking to counter with a body kick.
Prince throws a front kick aimed at Ellacuria's knee but Ellacuria avoids it well.
Ellacuria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arturo Ellacuria is winning the standup battle so far.
Prince misses with a hook.
Prince misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ellacuria. That's going to slow Prince down.
Prince bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ellacuria lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prince circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prince! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellacuria lands a leg kick that knocks Prince off balance momentarily.
Ellacuria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Ellacuria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Prince scores with a nice body kick.
Ellacuria checks the leg kick.
Ellacuria looks for the body kick but Prince saw that one coming.
Prince misses with a leg kick
and Ellacuria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ellacuria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Prince is out of range.
Prince fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellacuria.
Prince with a jab.
Prince smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prince fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ellacuria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ellacuria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prince misses with a straight left.
Prince throws a right hand that misses
and Ellacuria counters with a leg kick.
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince lands a nice hook to Ellacuria's body. Ellacuria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prince misses with a body shot
and Ellacuria counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria tries to land a leg kick but Prince saw it coming and moves away.
Prince misses with a body kick.
Prince lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ellacuria backs up against the cage.
Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throwing a counter right hand but Prince manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Ellacuria.
Prince with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prince throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ellacuria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ellacuria connects with a body shot.
Prince is breathing heavily.
Prince misses with a jab to the body
and Ellacuria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellacuria misses with a low kick.
Ellacuria tests Prince's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellacuria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ellacuria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prince darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Prince on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellacuria.
Prince's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ellacuria under the eye.
Prince scores with a nice head shot.
Ellacuria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Prince checks it well.
Prince connects with a single shot there.
A head kick from Ellacuria lands but Prince takes it in his stride.
Ellacuria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prince scores with a jab to the body.
Ellacuria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Ellacuria misses with a kick to the body.
Prince takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Prince with a jab.
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!
Ellacuria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ellacuria scores with a spinning back kick!
Ellacuria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ellacuria throws a right hand that misses
and Prince counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a body punch but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Ellacuria misses with a body shot.
Ellacuria with the inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Princes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Prince as he checks the leg kick.
Prince throws a right and a left that Ellacuria avoids nicely.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ellacuria lands with a straight right. Prince didn't see that one coming.
Prince has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria blocks a jab.
Ellacuria is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellacuria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Ellacuria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellacuria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prince.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Arturo Ellacuria will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ellacuria tries to land a leg kick but Prince saw it coming and moves away.
Ellacuria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ellacuria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ellacuria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Prince.
Prince on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ellacuria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince with a nice calf kick.
Ellacuria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ellacuria thows a body kick. Prince tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Prince dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Prince. Those never looked like landing.
Ellacuria quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Prince misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Prince blocks the low kick.
Prince takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellacuria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ellacuria dodges the punch combination from Prince.
It appears Ellacuria was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria lands a leg kick that knocks Prince off balance momentarily.
Prince throws a front kick aimed at Ellacuria's knee but Ellacuria avoids it well.
As Prince backs away, Ellacuria returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ellacuria looks to land a combination but Prince avoids it well.
Prince misses with a body kick.
Prince keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ellacuria scoring well with a low kick there.
Ellacuria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prince if he has to take too many more of those.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prince misses with a left hand
and Ellacuria counters with a nice leg kick.
Prince misses with a low kick.
Ellacuria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prince.
Ellacuria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellacuria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Prince wants to counter with a clinch but Ellacuria pushes him away.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ellacuria scores with a nice strike.
Prince ducks right into an uppercut from Ellacuria.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellacuria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prince momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Ellacuria misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick but Ellacuria moved away.
Nice shot by Ellacuria.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ellacuria throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prince checks a leg kick.
Prince has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ellacuria.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria scores with a spinning back kick!
Ellacuria connects with a leg kick.
Ellacuria connects with the punch.
Ellacuria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ellacuria sets himself, and Prince steps forward looking for the clinch! Ellacuria avoids it this time.
A bone on bone clash there as Prince blocks the leg kick.
Ellacuria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ellacuria slips under a jab.
Ellacuria jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ellacuria is looking to slow Prince down with leg kicks.
Ellacuria slips under a jab.
Prince checks a leg kick nicely.
Prince has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ellacuria.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Prince.
Prince misses with an uppercut. Ellacuria saw that one coming.
Ellacuria cracks Prince with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellacuria scores with a jab to the jaw.

Prince is rocked!
Prince takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellacuria tries a low kick but Prince avoids it.
Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and Ellacuria counters with a body kick that stops Prince in his tracks momentarily.
Arturo Ellacuria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prince throws a looping overhand right but Ellacuria ducks down to avoid it.
You can see that Prince has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Both fighters circling a little - Ellacuria finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ellacuria scores with a leg kick.
Prince throws a body punch but Ellacuria moves out of range.
Prince looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ellacuria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Ellacuria misses.
Nice uppercut there from Ellacuria.
Prince blocks the body kick.
Prince pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ellacuria. That's going to slow Prince down.
Prince scores with a sloppy right hand. Ellacuria should have avoided that one.
Nasir Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Ellacuria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellacuria 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Ellacuria!