PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summittwo Agano (ranked 4256 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Clayton Price (ranked 0 p4p, 130 weight class). Clayton Price is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Agano
vs
Price

186 cm
18
206
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
205
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Summittwo Agano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Price!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price has a takedown stuffed.
Agano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Price has a takedown stuffed.

Agano shoots in and bounces Price off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Price is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Price trying to control the position here.
Price is continuing to stall.
Agano has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price working a defensive guard but Agano manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agano tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Price is looking to reverse the position.

Agano is trying to get an arm triangle but Price is defending well.
Price struggling a bit here.
Agano staying calm.
Agano seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Price for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Agano working away.
Price prevents Agano from moving into mount.
Price is trying to control Agano's posture but Agano avoids it.
Price might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Agano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Price tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Price is not content to let Agano control the position.
Agano tries to advance to mount but Price denies him.
Agano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Price on the ground.
Price tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Agano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Price's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Agano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Agano stuffs the takedown attempt from Price. Price gets slowly back to his feet.
Summittwo Agano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Price.

Agano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agano is looking to advance position but Price won't allow it.
Price is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price won't allow Agano to pass to mount.
Agano is controlling the pace.
Price is holding on to half guard well.
Price is trying to maintain the position but Agano is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Agano is working for a submission of some sort.
Agano is thwarting Price's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agano.

Price looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Agano!

Price is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Agano is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Agano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Price can do to turn this around?
Agano is looking to regain half guard here but Price keeps moving and retains side control.
Agano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agano tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agano keeps working.

Price thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Price working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
My spies in New York Public Gym inform me that Price has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Agano is looking to regain half guard here but Price keeps moving and retains side control.

Price tries for a kimura but Agano is defending well.

Price looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Price is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Agano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Agano is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SYDNEY ELITE GYM, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Agano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to control but Agano is keeping him busy.

Price tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Price has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Agano can't do much from the bottom here.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agano keeps working.
Agano tries to bench press Price off him but Price keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Agano is working hard here to advance position.
Agano struggling a bit here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Agano manages to work his way to half guard, despite Price's best efforts.
Summittwo Agano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Price is looking for a kimura but Agano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Price to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agano is looking for a sweep. Price is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Price is looking to advance position but Agano won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Price wants to control but Agano is keeping him busy.
Price is just content to waste time from the top position. Agano takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Price 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 each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Agano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agano.

Agano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Agano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Agano wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Price looking to control.

Price has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Agano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Price wants to sweep here but Agano controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price keeping full guard, as Agano tries to pass.
Price looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Agano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Price swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Price has his foot on Agano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Agano works his way back into a safe position though.
Agano content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Agano wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.
Price trying to keep a closed guard but Agano is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Price fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Agano to the ground. Price is now in Agano's guard.
Agano trying to control the position.

Price has gone for a leg lock! Agano slips out almost immediately though and dives into Price's guard.

Price is trying to keep Agano in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Agano showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Agano postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Price is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Agano, into his guard.

Price seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Price got a little sloppy there for a moment and Agano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Price has managed to get both his arms back between Agano's legs - danger averted.
Price forces his way into half guard.

Price is trying to work for a kimura but Agano is defending well.

Agano is defending against the submission attempts here by Price.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clayton Price.
I think Price has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Summittwo Agano!
A victorious Summittwo Agano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.