PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zinedine Zidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zidane comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zidane
vs
Price

177 cm
21
163 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zinedine Zidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Price!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zidane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Price tries to avoid it but Zidane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Price to the ground. Price escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Price clinches.
Zidane is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.

Price lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Price working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zidane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Zidane looking for a guillotine here but Price defends easily.
Price tries to free his leg and advance position but Zidane is retaining full guard.
Zidane wants to sweep but no luck.

Price drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zidane looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zidane looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zidane!
Price sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Price preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Price tries to get to full guard but Zidane has control of the leg.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Price is not content to let Zidane control the position.

Zidane is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Price is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zinedine Zidane!