PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hank Williams III - Thrown out of the Bar. Dan Price has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cesar Sampaio's chin.

Sampaio
vs
Price

178 cm
25
145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

166 cm
23
146 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar Sampaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price looks to land a left hand but Sampaio moved out of range nicely.
Sampaio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sampaio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sampaio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Sampaio ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Sampaio slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Price misses with a hook. Sampaio ducked under it nicely.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sampaio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Price checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sampaio.
Sampaio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio misses with the body kick

and Price moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Price scores with a nice short uppercut.
I was talking to Sampaio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sampaios head.
Sampaio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sampaio.
Price misses with some punches.
Sampaio wants to get back to striking at distance but Price won't allow it.
Sampaio stalling against the cage.
Price is working Sampaio over against the cage.
Sampaio stalls.
Price lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Price lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio trying to control the position but instead, Price has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sampaio into the cage.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price scores with a nice hook to the head.
Price lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.
Price lands a right hand.

Sampaio is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
Oh Sampaio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Price creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sampaio's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sampaio drops to his knees and Price pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Price!
Our winner, Dan Price, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.