PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harold Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Ciechan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Price
vs
Ciechan

172 cm
26
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mateusz Ciechan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ciechan slaps away a takedown attempt from Price, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Price is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Price stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciechan. Ciechan gets slowly back to his feet.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ciechan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ciechan has his takedown stuffed

and Price counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Price.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechan pulls Price in close to his closed guard and prevents Price from doing any damage or advancing position.
Price has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ciechan is proving hard to escape from.
Ciechan is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan is trying to keep Price in close.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mateusz Ciechan wasn't active enough on the ground.

Price looking to score a takedown here. Ciechan is defending well but Price drives through and ends up in Ciechan's guard.
Price slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ciechan has control of Price's left arm, preventing Price from doing any damage.
Ciechan trying to keep a closed guard but Price is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mateusz Ciechan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Price drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Price slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Price preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
Ciechan wants to sweep but no luck.
Price controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Harold Price just wasn't active enough.
Ciechan with a poor takedown

and Price counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Price.
Harold Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Ciechan.
Ciechan looking for a takedown.
Ciechan is trying to drag Price to the mat but Price just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harold Price dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ciechan fails with a takedown attempt.

Ciechan dives in and scores a takedown into Price's guard.
Price bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ciechan's guard.
Price wants to stand but Ciechan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ciechan managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechan is trying to keep Price in close.
Ciechan has Price pulled in close to control his posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ciechan wants to sweep here but Price controlling him for the moment.

Ciechan has an active guard here but Price has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price content to control rather than advance.
Price tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ciechan.
Price is trying to control the action in half guard but Ciechan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harold Price.
Price looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ciechan scores with a takedown into Price's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price keeping moving, preventing Ciechan from controlling successfully.
Ciechan preventing the sweep.
Price is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ciechan wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan won't allow Price to get back to his feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mateusz Ciechan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Price scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ciechan has his takedown stuffed

and Price counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ciechan keeping hold of Price's head, controlling as best he can.
Price with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harold Price will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ciechan keeps the fight on the outside.
Price looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ciechan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Price sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciechan misses with a takedown attempt - Price sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Price has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ciechan.
Harold Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateusz Ciechan.
Ciechan is trying to pull guard but Price has him pressed against the cage.

Price lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Price is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan moves into full guard.
Ciechan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Price!
Ciechan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Price because Ciechan loaded up on that one.
Price tries to control the position but Ciechan now has his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Price is in a bad position with Ciechan working for a choke. Price manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciechan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ciechan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ciechan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Price looks a forlorn figure.
Ciechan controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateusz Ciechan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Price has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Price!
Harold Price decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.