PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad Kirkland has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kirkland
vs
Price

189 cm
22
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conrad Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Price!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Price misses with a takedown
and Kirkland counters with a left to the body.

Price shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kirkland trying to keep a closed guard but Price is proving a slippery customer.
Price is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Price trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Kirkland on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirkland tries to get out of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kirkland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kirkland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Price's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price wants to stand but Kirkland is controlling the position.
Kirkland wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Price is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Price misses with a takedown
and Kirkland counters with a series of strikes. Price will be more careful next time no doubt.

Kirkland gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Price to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Price wants to control from the top but Kirkland keeps moving.
Price working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price looking to pass the guard.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Kirkland looking to control.
Price must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kirkland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Price trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Kirkland will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Price is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Damien Price has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kirkland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kirkland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conrad Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Price.
Kirkland pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Price closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kirkland quickly recovers to half guard.
Kirkland wants to control but Price is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kirkland slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Price trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Kirkland is trying to control the position but Price postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland seems keen to control Price's posture.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Conrad Kirkland has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Price closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kirkland circles away.

Price shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kirkland gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kirkland really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Price not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Conrad Kirkland will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kirkland lands with a straight right. Price didn't see that one coming.
Kirkland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye.
Conrad Kirkland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kirkland counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Price gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kirkland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Price's knee momentarily.
Kirkland lands the left hand.
Price shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kirkland to counter with a crisp jab.
Conrad Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Price.
Price shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Kirkland to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirkland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kirkland lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily.

Price gets a double leg takedown into Kirkland's guard.
Price is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kirkland is on top in guard.
Price manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Price lands a nice shot to the head.
Price raining down shots from the mount!
Price lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price content just to control the position here.
Price looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Price pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Price putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Damien Price has got the better of the ground game so far.
Price looking to finish Kirkland with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kirkland!

Kirkland is rocked!
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!
Price in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Kirkland is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirkland tries to reverse the position but Price maintains control.
Price fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kirkland in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kirkland is looking to escape.
Price scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kirkland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kirkland seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirkland tries to lock up and control but Price gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Price landing strikes from the mount and Kirkland is in trouble!
Price takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Price landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland is squirming around, avoiding Price's attempts to control the action.
Price scoring with strikes but Kirkland is staying in there.
Price with shots to the head and body - Kirkland looks very uncomfortable down there.
Price unloading with bombs!
Kirkland wants to control but Price is having none of it.
Price has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kirkland's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kirkland hang on?
Kirkland is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Price shoots in for a takedown but Kirkland shows good takedown defense.
Kirkland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Price under the eye.

Price dives in and scores a takedown into Kirkland's guard.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Price postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kirkland is adopting a defensive guard.
Price trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Price engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Price tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirkland is retaining full guard.
Price with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Price thows a big elbow that misses.
Price throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Price wants to take a breather but Kirkland manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Price.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirkland swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Price throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirkland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Price sitting in guard here, content to control.
Price pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kirkland is keeping the position for now.
Kirkland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price looking to pass the guard.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Damien Price has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Price shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Price was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Price with good strikes from the mount here!
Kirkland has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Price's lack of action.
Price seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Price throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Price takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Price sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirkland defending well though.
Price lands with a punch from half guard.
Kirkland is trying to control but can't.
Price wants to control but Kirkland is keeping him busy.
Kirkland taking some punishment here, with Price in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Price!