PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Rodriguez de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Price has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Price
vs
Rodriguez de Lima

170 cm
25
148 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

165 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez de Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Rodriguez de Lima shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Price looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rodriguez de Lima throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Price wants to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez de Lima works his way into side control.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to advance to mount but can't.

Rodriguez de Lima decides to stand back up.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez de Lima manages to avoid it.
Price walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez de Lima checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Price tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez de Lima has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima misses with a knee to the head.

Rodriguez de Lima has hold of one of Price's legs. Price is fighting the takedown attempt but Rodriguez de Lima gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rodriguez de Lima postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Price has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez de Lima can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Price looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rodriguez de Lima is one step ahead there.

Price working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez de Lima doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodriguez de Lima manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodriguez de Lima stands and throws Price's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Price is breathing heavily.
Price taking a bit of punishment here - Rodriguez de Lima scoring with strikes.
Rodriguez de Lima is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Price's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rodriguez de Lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima lands some shots froms side control.
Price is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Rodriguez de Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rodriguez de Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Price is not content to let Rodriguez de Lima control the position.
Price is trying to improve his position.
Price struggling a bit here.

Rodriguez de Lima decides to stand back up. Rodriguez de Lima steps back and let's Price get back to his feet.
Rodriguez de Lima lands with a cross.
Rodriguez de Lima throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez de Lima scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez de Lima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!

Rodriguez de Lima closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez de Lima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rodriguez de Lima obliges.
Rodriguez de Lima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Rodriguez de Lima lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.

It looks like Ryan Price has been cut.
Rodriguez de Lima landing knees to the head.

Rodriguez de Lima jumps guard and drags Price to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Rodriguez de Lima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Price is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Rodriguez de Lima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Rodriguez de Lima is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Price frees his head nicely. Oh but Rodriguez de Lima has switched to an armbar! Price is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Luiz Rodriguez de Lima!