PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miami Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vice comes to the cage accompanied by The Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vice
vs
Priest

210 cm
25
258 lbs
14 - 0 - 1

206 cm
31
277 lbs
24 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Cynical Truth (steel penn)

Perkele!
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miami Vice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Priest!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest tries to work over Vice's front leg with a kick but Vice checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Priest. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Priest.
Vice looks for the body kick but Priest saw that one coming.
Priest misses with a hook.
Vice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vice avoids the body shot from Priest.
A shot to the liver by Priest. Beautiful body shot.
Vice delivers a nice body kick.
Vice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priest moves away.
Priest misses with a low kick.
Vice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Priest attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vice catches Priest with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vice throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Johnny Priest has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vice throws a low kick but it's checked well by Priest.
Priest lands a right hook to the body.
Priest comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vice throws a head kick that misses
letting Priest counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Vice.
Vice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Priest is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vice rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priest steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vice. That one must have hurt.
Priest looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vice connects with an inside leg kick.
Priest looks to land a right hand but Vice moved out of range.
Miami Vice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vice with a nice cross.
Priest throws a leg kick but Vice sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Priest misses with a looping left.
Priest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priest tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vice has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Priest pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vice throws a hook but Priest avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vice. That's going to slow Priest down.
Vice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Priest checks it well.
Priest takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Priest looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vice throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Priest counters with a nice body shot.
Priest fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vice is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vice misses the target.
Priest throws a leg kick but Vice moved away.
Priest misses with a low kick.
Priest keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vice blocks a low kick nicely.
Priest misses the shot to the body.
Priest thuds his right hand into Vice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vice avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vice misses with a low kick as Priest jumps back.
Vice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Priest throws a chopping leg kick but Vice manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest staying out of range there.
Priest lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Priest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Priest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vice. Vice obviously looking to wear him down.
Priest throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priest moves away.
Vice lands with a hook. Priest tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vice gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Priest counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Vice misses the target.
Vice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vice scores with a shot to the body.
Vice throws a head kick but Priest moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Miami Vice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Priest's cut.
That's time! Vice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Priest, right into the meat.
Priest jabs Vice right on the nose. Vice blinks but takes it well.
Priest avoids the head kick by Vice.
Priest swings for the body but Vice moves out of range.
Priest tried to score with a low kick but Vice checks it.
Priest getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vice tries a head kick but it misses.
Vice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Priest manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priest throws a nice head kick!
Priest blocks the body kick.
A big right from Priest misses.
Priest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vice.
Vice connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest throws a hook but Vice blocks it.
Vice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Priest checks it well.
Vice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Priest walks into a left hand.
Priest slips under a jab.
Priest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vice. Vice obviously looking to wear him down.
Vice moves out of range as Priest strikes.
Priest misses with an uppercut. Vice saw that one coming.
Vice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priest.
Priest connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab by Vice.
Johnny Priest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Priest checks the leg kick.
Vice thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Priest.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vice misses with a low kick.
Vice is looking to score with low kicks.
Priest ducks under a wild hook from Vice.
Vice throws a head kick that half lands.
Vice cracks Priest with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Priest tries to score with a low kick but Vice moves his leg out of the way.
Vice checks a low kick from Priest.
Vice scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Priest tries to clinch up.
Vice lands with a good body shot.
Vice misses with a straight right.
A clash of legs there as Priest blocks the low kick.
Vice swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest throws a jab but it's blocked by Vice.
Priest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vice.
Priest throws a leg kick but Vice moved away.
Vice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priest was well out of range. Poor timing from Vice.
Vice throws a head kick that misses.
Priest throws a head kick but Vice moves out of range.
Good exchange - Priest coming out on top.
A jab from Vice finds it's way through Priest's defenses.
Vice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Priest checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Priest scores with a push kick.
Vice takes a swing at Priest's ribcage but misses.
Priest throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest throws out a leg kick but Vice moves out of range and Priest only half commits.
Priest has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vice finds it's way round the side to connect with Priest's head.
Vice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vice thows a body shot but no joy.
Priest throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vice takes a swing at Priest's ribcage but misses.
Vice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priest was well out of range. Poor timing from Vice.
Vice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Priest counters with a low kick, right behind Vice 's knee.
Priest lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Vice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Priest scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
Vice circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Priest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Priest blocks a jab.
Priest throws a lazy body kick

and Vice counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Priest's guard now.
Vice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Priest is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vice is controlling him.
Vice is looking to pass into half guard but Priest pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Priest is in guard.
Vice wants to get back to his feet but Priest is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Priest not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice wants to hit a switch here but Priest passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vice there!
Vice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Priest looking to control but Vice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vice is looking to get to half guard.
Vice is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Vice is desperately trying to improve his position but Priest has a good base and remains in mount.
Vice is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vice is squirming around, avoiding Priest's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miami Vice clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vice checks a leg kick.
Vice misses with a hook.

Priest moves into range and clinches up with Vice.
Vice avoids the elbow strike from Priest, against the cage.
Priest throws a punch but it's blocked by Vice.
Vice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Priest just stands there and leans against the cage.
Priest lands with a left to the head.
Vice tries to throw a body punch but Priest avoids it by throwing Vice back against the cage.
Vice fails to pull guard.
Vice is trying to stall.
Priest lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Priest tries a body shot but Vice blocks it.
Priest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Priest's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Priest works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest lands an elbow inside.
Priest lands a nice elbow.
Vice tries to work over Priest's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Priest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vice wants to get back to striking at distance but Priest won't allow it.
Priest lands a body shot in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Priest avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Priest.
Vice takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vice takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Priest is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Priest lands a hook that snaps the head of Vice backwards.
Priest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Priest lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Vice is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Priest.
Oh Vice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priest creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Vice! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Priest.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Priest!
Johnny Priest is the new heavyweight champion!
Johnny Priest decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.