PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benson Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norihisa Isono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Price
vs
Isono

193 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norihisa Isono!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isono wants to slow Price down by chopping away at his legs.
Isono tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.

Isono closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Isono uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Isono.
Isono missing with knees to the body.
Isono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Price lands a right hand that snaps the head of Isono backwards.
Isono throws an elbow but it misses.
Price blocks an elbow strike from Isono.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
A short right from Price on the inside.
Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Isono lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Isono gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Isono landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Isono.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Isono blocks an uppercut.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Isonos head.
Isono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isono misses with an elbow over the top.
Isono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isono unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Isono prevents a body shot from Price.
Isono lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Isono landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Isono uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Isono.

It looks like Benson Price has been cut.
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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Isono.
Isono prevents a body shot from Price.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Isono tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Isono.
Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
Price dodges an elbow strike from Isono.
A right hook to the body lands for Price.
Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Price lands a hook that snaps the head of Isono backwards.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Isono blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isono lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Isono throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Isono.
Isono with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price blocks an elbow strike from Isono.
Isono lands an elbow inside.
Price takes a knee right on the jaw!

Benson Price's cut is getting worse.
Isono lands an elbow that stopped Price in his tracks for a moment.
Isono lands a damaging elbow.
Price avoiding damage.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Isono.
Price tries to stall but Isono uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Price misses with the head strike.
Isono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price stalling in the clinch but Isono improves position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isono blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Isono is stalling here.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Price tries to work over Isono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price digs a right hand underneath Isono's ribcage. Isono let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Isono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Isono.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Isono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isono lands an elbow that stopped Price in his tracks for a moment.
Isono tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
Isono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Isono, against the cage.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Isono, against the cage.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Isono pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Isono lands a damaging elbow.

Benson Price's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Price dodges an elbow strike from Isono.
Knees in the clinch landing for Isono.
Price is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Price.
Isono lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Price is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Isono.
Oh Price is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Isono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Price dodges an elbow strike from Isono.
Isono throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Isono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Isono has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Price - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Isono, and another! Price is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Norihisa Isono!