PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gumbo Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rice
vs
Price

195 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gumbo Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darren Price!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rice instigates a clinch.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gumbo Rice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rice scores with a jab.
Rice throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
Rice throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Rice doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Price closes the distance and clinches up with Rice, looking for a takedown. Price pushes Rice against the cage but Rice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rice.
Rice throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Price doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Rice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rice misses with a body shot.

Price has Rice up against the cage in a clinch.

Rice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rice rushes Price and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Rice.
Rice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Price drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Price seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Price decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rice to his feet.
No joy there for Rice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Price looks gassed!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rice.

Rice takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Rice breaks from the clinch.
Rice misses with a two punch combination.
Rice bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Price! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Price is rocked!

Rice gets to his feet - Price follows without any prompting.
Price is still on wobbly legs! Can Rice finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rice throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rice.
Rice throws a series of punches but Price avoids them all with ease.
Gumbo Rice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price tries for a takedown but Rice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gumbo Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Price.
Price shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Price shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Price seems to have recovered his senses.
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 with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price trying to control but Rice is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice wants to try and get back to his feet.
Price working Rice over with strikes here.
Price connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rice is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Price working Rice over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Price wants to control the pace but Rice is squirming around nicely.
Price pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Price wants to control the pace but Rice is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Price scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gumbo Rice dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Price at a distance.
Rice misses with a two punch combination.
Rice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rice throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Price shoots in looking for a takedown. Rice tries to sprawl out of it but Price keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Rice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Rice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rice throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Rice is looking to wear down Price with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rice fails to land with a series of punches.
Price keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rice looks to land a combination. Price sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.

Rice pushes Price up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looking for a takedown.
Gumbo Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Price.
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
Rice is trying to break free.

Price breaks the clinch.
Price is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rice.
Price lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Price.
Price looks for a takedown but Rice sprawls well.
Rice misses with a double jab

and Price decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rice's guard.
Rice seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rice is trying to control the position but Price postures up.
Rice is pulling down on Price's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Price!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rice controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gumbo Rice just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Price shoots for a double leg takedown but Rice sprawls well. He's pushed Price's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Rice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Rice! Price is backing up but he can't get away as Rice lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Price and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gumbo Rice!