PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between karva perse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Price told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

perse
vs
Price

182 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, karva perse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Price!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
perse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from perse.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Price is defended easily by perse.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from perse finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
Bubba Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
perse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Price misses the shot to the body.
perse throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
perse throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
perse avoids the head kick by Price.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and perse moves out of range easily.
perse moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
perse looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
perse throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
perse stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from perse.
Price scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from perse.

It looks like Bubba Price has been cut.
perse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Price counters with a two punch combo.
perse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price shoots in and drives through. perse sprawls well.
karva perse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Price.
Price looks gassed!
Price is trying hard to land a takedown here. perse sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
perse tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
perse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Price counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in perse's guard now.
perse on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if perse tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Price is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! perse is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! perse has escaped and now he's on top!
perse landing some decent shots from guard.
perse trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from perse.
Price wants to control the position but perse says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Price actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, perse seems content to control.

Price actively working from the bottom here.
perse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price won't allow perse to pass to mount.
perse is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
perse misses with the combination.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and perse moves out of range easily.
Price throws a hook but perse avoids it easily.
Price shoots in and drives through. perse sprawls well.
A left and a right from perse both land. Nice combination.
perse lands a lovely overhand right.
perse scores with a shot to the body.
perse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
perse lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
perse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.

perse shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. perse showed some decent athleticism there.

perse is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Price is doing well to control the position and prevent perse from advancing to side control.
Price is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price is refusing to be controlled, as perse sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

karva perse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Price's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

perse misses with a wild combination.
perse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
Price tries for a takedown but perse circles away easily
and perse counters with a two punch combo.
Price misses with the combination.
karva perse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
perse's corner calls for a 1-2. perse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from perse as Price shoots in.
perse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
perse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price misses with a head kick.
perse throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from perse.
Price dives in and grabs perse's left leg, looking for a takedown. perse pushes down on Price's head and hops out.
karva perse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Price.

That's one minute gone in the round.
perse cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Price takes one to the chin there.
Price dodges the punch combination from perse.

perse shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Price's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
perse looking to pass the guard.

Price looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but perse is defending well. Price quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! perse has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Price celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Price!