PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hollywood Babble-On. Price has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Garman
vs
Price

188 cm
20
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
30
169 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Garman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Price!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Price.

Garman has managed to clinch.
Garman lands a shot to the body.
Garman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Price up against the cage.
Price jumps guard but Garman stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garman misses with a knee strike.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Garman has him pressed against the cage.
Garman lands a body shot.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Garman.
Garman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price avoiding damage as Garman throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Price fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ralph Garman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Price.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Price tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garman avoiding damage.
Garman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Come on Garman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Price trying to land knees to the body.
Garman is pushing Price up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Garman.
Garman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Garman lands a nice uppercut.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Garman avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garman.
Price fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garman stalling the fight.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Garman is controlling him.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garman lands a hook to the side of the head.

Price is rocked!
Garman stalling against the cage.
Price tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to break free but Garman has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garman.
Garman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Garman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Price has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Garman works on Price's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Price tries to pull guard but Garman won't allow it.
Price is looking to control Garman's arms but Garman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Garman avoids a wild elbow strike from Price.
Nice elbow from Garman.

It looks like Thomas Price has been cut.
Garman lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price takes an elbow to the temple.
Price is still on wobbly legs! Can Garman finish him?
Garman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Price seems to have recovered his senses.
Garman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garman backwards.
Garman leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garman lands with a light punch inside.
Price has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Garman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garman misses with an elbow over the top.
Price's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Garman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Price's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Price. Those never looked like landing.
Garman misses with a looping right.
Garman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garman takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price checks a leg kick.
Garman lands a jab to the head.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A swing and a miss from Garman.
The fighters circling - Garman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Price closes the distance and clinches up with Garman, looking for a takedown. Price pushes Garman against the cage but Garman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Price throws the left hand but Garman avoids the punch easily.
Garman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Price on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Price throws a body punch but Garman moves out of range.
Garman tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garman throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Garman looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Garman misses with a low kick as Price jumps back.
Garman cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garman is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Garman circles away and we're back to standing.
Ralph Garman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Price.
Garman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Price has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Price cracks a nice hook into Garman's ribs.
Price is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garman. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garman to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a head kick but Garman moves out of range.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price tries to clinch but Garman moves away
and Garman counters with a left to the body.
Price is breathing heavily.
Garman looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garman connects with a single shot there.
Garman lands with a straight right. Price didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Garman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garman connects with the punch.
Ralph Garman is winning the standup battle so far.
Garman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!
Garman cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garman.
Price staying out of range there.
Price blocks a jab.
Garman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Garman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Garman just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garman, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Garman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Garman has Price up against the cage in a clinch.
Price can't get the takedown.
Price takes a shot to the head.
Price working hard to break the clinch.
Garman tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Price.
Garman stalls.
Garman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price is looking to control Garman's arms but Garman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Garman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price is trying desperately to land a takedown but Garman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Price.
Garman controlling the action here for a moment.
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!
Garman gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garman lands an elbow that stopped Price in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Garman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Price's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Garman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garman.

Garman takes the fight into the clinch.
Garman crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Garman has Price pressed against the cage, preventing Price from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garman managing to block the knees to the body from Price.
Garman stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Garman.
Garman stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price takes an elbow to the temple.
Garman blocks an uppercut.
Price is trying to break free.
Garman keeps control of Price as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Price trying to stall but Garman improves his position.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ralph Garman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garman's elbow.
Price tries to stall but Garman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garman blocks an uppercut.
Garman lands a damaging elbow.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Price is leaning against Garman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Garman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Garman has him pressed against the cage.
Garman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Price takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Garman misses.
Garman lands with an uppercut that bounces Price off the cage and back into range.
Price takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Garman.
Price takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garman misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman misses with a low kick.
Price throws a jab when Garman was well out of range.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Price wants to clinch
and Garman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Price tries to keep at a distance but Garman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garman.
Garman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Price! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Garman is unloading with more strikes now! Price drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Garman!
A victorious Ralph Garman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.