PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ag comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Lion Zion. Travis Price is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ag
vs
Price

174 cm
25
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Price!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ag connects with a solid leg kick.

Price rushes Ag and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Price just leaning against Ag, taking a breather.
Ag wants to break free but Price has control.
Ag looking to slow down the pace here.
Price creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ag's defenses.
Ag tries to break the clinch but Price is controlling the position.
Ag blocks an elbow strike from Price.
Ag is looking to control Price's arms but Price gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ag has his back to the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Price takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Price has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ag is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ag gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Price.
Price throws an elbow that misses.
Price has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ag avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mr Ag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Price.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Price tries for a takedown but Ag manages to get underhooks.
Price pushes off an throws an elbow but Ag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ag wants to break free but Price has control.
Price tries for a takedown but Ag manages to get underhooks.
Price tries to pull guard but Ag holds him up against the cage and eventually Price drops back down to his feet.
Price pushes off an throws an elbow but Ag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Price tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ag just stands there and leans against the cage.
Price tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ag working hard to break the clinch.
Ag is trying to force a seperation but Price has the dominant position.
Price tries for a takedown but Ag manages to get underhooks.
Price tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ag smiles and moves away.
Price blocks a head kick by Ag.
Mr Ag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ag misses with a head kick.
Price checks a low kick from Ag.
Price scores with a punch to the head.
Price misses with a jab, cross combination.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mr Ag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Price misses with a body punch
and Ag counters with a nice uppercut.
Price tries to clinch but Ag moves out of range.
Price needs to keep his hands up - Ag had a free shot at his head there.

Price moves into the clinch.
Price is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Price is working for takedown but Ag is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Price throws an elbow but it misses.
Price has Ag pressed against the cage.
Price jumps guard but Ag stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lands an elbow inside that Ag shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Price has Ag pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ag's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Price stalling.
Price is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Price looks gassed!
Price is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ag has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Travis Price.
A jab from Ag misses.
Ag swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Ag dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ag tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ag jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Ag lands an impressive looking overhand right. Price doesn't seem phased though.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ag throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Ag.
Price slips under a jab from Ag.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ag.
Price takes a swing at Ag's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ag.
Ag throws a head kick that misses.
Ag throws a big shot that misses.
Ag throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ag.
Price tries to clinch but Ag is having none of it.
Price moves in looking to clinch but Ag pushes him off.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ag lands a nice shot to the body.
Price is looking to clinch but Ag is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ag.
Travis Price is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price is breathing heavily.
Ag is looking to slow Price down with leg kicks.
Ag misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Ag misses.
Ag throws a hook but Price blocks it.
Price blocks a head kick by Ag.
Price wants to clinch up but Ag keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Ag swings for the body but Price moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ag tries to avoid it but Price manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ag to the ground. Ag escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ag.
Horrible takedown by Price or perhaps it was just good defense by Ag which made him look bad.
Price is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Price blocks a head kick by Ag.
Ag lands with an overhand left.
Ag loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ag misses.
Price on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ag. Ag obviously looking to wear him down.
Price blocks a jab.
Ag missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ag connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ag defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Price.
Mr Ag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Price.
Ag tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Ag misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Ag dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Price moves into the clinch.
Ag is trying to break the clinch but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Ag prevents the takedown attempt.
Price fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Price is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ag pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mr Ag has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Price.
Price creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ag's defenses.
Ag can't break the clinch.
Ag blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Price throws an elbow but misses.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Price lands a takedown into guard.
Ag working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Price.
Ag wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ag is controlling Price's posture.
Ag working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Price.
Price throws a big right hand that misses.
Price looking to pass the guard.
Price throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Price throws a strike but Ag rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ag sitting in guard here, content to control.
Price wants to control the position but Ag says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to get to full guard but Ag has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Price manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ag won't allow Price to sweep him here.
Price is trying to keep Ag in close.
Price tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Travis Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Price can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four 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.
Price is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ag passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Price tries to get to full guard but Ag has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ag has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Ag!