PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jones
vs
Price

204 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Price!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Nice jab there from Price.
Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones dives in and grabs Price's left leg, looking for a takedown. Price pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Jones moves out of range as Price strikes.
Price cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

It looks like Nathan Jones has been cut.
Jones shoots in but Price avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range as Price strikes.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Price throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Price sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Trevor Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price thows a body shot but no joy.
Price misses with a straight left.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Price counters with a leg kick.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Price throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Price looking for a sweep. Not yet Price, not yet.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Price is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Price stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones has his hands on Price's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Price is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Price is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Trevor Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Trevor Price will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Price keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones advances position into side control!
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Price sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Price is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Price tries to improve position but can't.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones controls the position from side control.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Price sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones cracks Price with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Price is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones controls the position.

That's two 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 on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position but Price is working away.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Price dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones working the head with strikes.
Price struggling a bit here.
Price dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
The strikes coming from Jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trevor Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Nathan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones looking for a takedown.
Price gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Price uses from the top position.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones is trying to keep Price in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!