PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Foreman
vs
Priest

200 cm
20
275 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

206 cm
21
277 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Foreman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Priest!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest throws a poor cross that misses
and Foreman counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Foreman misses.
Foreman misses with a straight left.
Foreman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foreman.

It looks like Johnny Priest has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priest lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Priest moves out of range as Foreman strikes.
Priest blocks a jab.
Priest fakes the leg kick and cracks Foreman in the body.
Priest throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foreman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priest.
Foreman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Priest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Priest goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Priest!
Foreman moves out of range of the body kick.
Priest throws a hook but Foreman blocks it.
Foreman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priest lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Foreman throws the left hand but Priest avoids the punch easily.
Priest throws a nice inside leg kick.
Foreman misses with a combination
and Priest counters with a nice kick to the body.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Priest lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Foreman misses with a straight left.
Priest lands a slapping body shot.
Foreman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Priest circles away quickly and effectively.
Priest scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Foreman misses the target.
Foreman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Priest tries to clinch but Foreman is having none of it.
Priest throws a shot to the body.

Priest pushes Foreman up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priest lands an elbow just above Foreman 's eye.
Priest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Priest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Priest.
Priest lands an elbow that stopped Foreman in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Priest back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch but Priest keeps him there for the moment.
Priest landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Priest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Priest can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
Priest misses with a punch to the body.
Priest lands an elbow inside.
Priest presses Foreman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priest lands an elbow inside.
Priest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like George Foreman has been cut.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Priest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Priest dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Priest tries to clinch up.
Priest throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sloppy strikes from Foreman. Those never looked like landing.

Priest clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Priest.
Priest looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Priest lands an elbow inside.
Priest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foreman is defending well for now.
Priest throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foreman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Priest has him pressed against the cage.
Priest lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foreman or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Priest misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priest misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Priest takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Priest lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Priest keeps control of Foreman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foreman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Priest creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foreman's defenses.
Priest swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman can't break the clinch.
Priest throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Priest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Nice elbow from Priest.
Priest misses with the head strike.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Priest is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest leaning his opponent against the cage.
Priest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foreman can't break the clinch.
Priest misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Priest.
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Priest tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foreman avoids it.
Priest landing knees to the body.
Priest misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priest scores with a knee to the head.
Priest lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Foreman avoiding damage as Priest throws knees to the body.
Priest scores with a shot to the side of Foreman's head.
Priest content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Priest creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Priest misses with a knee strike.
Priest throws an elbow that misses.
Priest misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Priest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foreman's efforts to push away.
Priest crunches a lovely knee into Foreman's ribcage.
Priest scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Priest with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Priest to work.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Priest.
Priest lands an elbow that stopped Foreman in his tracks for a moment.
Priest lands a right hand.
Foreman avoiding damage as Priest throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Priest fails to land.
Johnny Priest seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foreman tries to break free but Priest pushes him back against the cage.
Priest lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Priest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Foreman loads up on a big right hand but Priest slips the punch.
Priest connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Priest delivers a nice body kick.
Priest lands a jab to the head.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Priest lands with a nice body punch.
Priest lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priest changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Priest connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Priest connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest thumps Foreman with a low kick.
Priest is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Foreman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Foreman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Priest can pounce on him.
Foreman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Priest can pounce on him.
Foreman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Priest chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Foreman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Priest throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Foreman.
Priest changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Priest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priest manages to avoid it.

Priest clinches.
Priest throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Priest.
Priest with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Priest stalling.
Priest throws an elbow that misses.
Priest lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priest lands an elbow just above Foreman 's eye.
Priest lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Priest lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest digs a right hand underneath Foreman's ribcage. Foreman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
Foreman avoiding damage as Priest throws knees to the body.
Priest lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Foreman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Priest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Priest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Priest throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foreman blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman.
Priest throws an elbow that misses.
Priest trying to control the position but instead, Foreman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Priest into the cage.
Foreman wants to break free but Priest has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Priest scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Priest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foreman's brow.
Foreman blocks an elbow strike from Priest.
Priest lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Priest obliges.
Priest tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foreman avoids it.
Priest misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Priest lands a nice uppercut.
Foreman avoiding damage as Priest throws knees to the body.
Priest crunches a lovely knee into Foreman's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Priest really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Priest bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foreman's head backwards.
Priest walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Priest tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foreman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Priest.
Foreman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Priest lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Priest.
Priest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Priest explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Priest.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foreman has time to react.
Foreman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Priest bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foreman's head backwards.
Priest lands a nice shot that snaps Foreman's head back.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priest moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Priest scores with a kick to the midsection.
Priest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foreman misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest lands with a thumping leg kick.
Priest thows a body shot but no joy.
Priest tries to clinch but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Priest is looking to clinch.
Priest is looking to clinch.
Priest lands with a thumping leg kick.
Priest uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Foreman has time to react.
Priest lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Priest has managed to clinch.

Foreman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Priest scores with a leg kick.
Foreman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Priest looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Priest scores with a one two! Foreman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Priest.

Priest moves into the clinch.

Foreman breaks from the clinch.
Priest looks to land a left hand but Foreman moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws an overhand right that lands on Priest's shoulder, as Priest tries to avoid the shot.
Foreman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman throws out a loose jab but Priest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman misses with a body punch
and Priest counters with a low kick, right behind Foreman 's knee.
Priest tries to clinch but Foreman is having none of it.
Priest lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Priest can pounce on him.
Foreman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Priest dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priest manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Foreman.
Foreman looks to land a left hand but Priest moved out of range nicely.
Priest tries to clinch up.
Priest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priest pivots, looking for a leg kick but Foreman is out of range and Priest settles back down.
Priest thumps Foreman with a low kick.
Priest slips under a jab.
Johnny Priest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Priest.
Foreman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman blocks a head kick by Priest.
Priest scores with a head kick.
Priest fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Priest misses with a head kick.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foreman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Priest with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foreman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Priest counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Priest clinches up with Foreman and pushes him back against the cage.
Priest working aggressively here.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priest can't find room to land a body shot as Foreman controls the action.
Priest misses with an elbow strike.
Priest missing with knees to the body.
Priest creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foreman's defenses.
Foreman tries to break free but Priest pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is trying to force a seperation but Priest has the dominant position.
Priest lands a good knee to the midsection. Foreman won't want to take too many of those.
Priest lands an elbow inside that Foreman shrugs off.
Priest lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Priest lands a nice elbow.
Priest lands an elbow that stopped Foreman in his tracks for a moment.
Priest utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priest lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foreman being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman working hard to break the clinch.
Priest scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Priest throws an elbow that misses.
Priest misses with some punches.
Priest throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Priest scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Priest.
Priest lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Priest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foreman working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Priest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Priest has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 44:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 44:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Priest!
Johnny Priest is the new heavyweight champion!
Johnny Priest took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* for their support in the buildup to the fight.