PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price has chosen Rotten Apple [Remix] - Prodigy & Sean Price as his entrance music. Will West is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

West
vs
Price

180 cm
31
194 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

193 cm
32
178 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Alpha Male

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Price!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Price has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
Price takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.

West shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Price manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Price working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
West wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
West wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West controlling from the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Will West wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by West.
West throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Price sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Price tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Price manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

West shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Price napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to improve his position.
Price can't do much from the bottom here.

West goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Price has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for West but great work by Price.
Price trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
West is looking to regain half guard here but Price keeps moving and retains side control.
Price is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Price tries for a kimura but West is defending well.
West sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Price is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. West manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
West has his hands on Price's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will West dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Price misses with a looping left.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Will West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
West throws out a leg kick but Price moves out of range and West only half commits.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
West shoots in but Price avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
West fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Price checks it well.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
Price works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Price sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West just leaning against Price, taking a breather.
West drops down looking for an ankle pick but Price pulls his leg out and moves away.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Price tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Price manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
West throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
West has a takedown stuffed.
West throws a leg kick but Price checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a lunging right hand
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Price avoids it really well and circles away.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Price is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Price finds it's way through West's defenses.
West tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Price defends well and West ends up having to push Price into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
West keeps control of Price as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
West keeps control of Price as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Price breaks from the clinch.
Price scores with a body shot.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sean Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Price checks a low kick from West.
West misses with an uppercut.
Price ducks under a wild hook from West.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Price as he jumps to the side.
West misses with a hook
and Price counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price lands with an uppercut that bounces West off the cage and back into range.
West tried to score with a low kick but Price checks it.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
West throws a low kick but Price moves out of range easily.
West throws a low kick but Price avoids it.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price scores with a jab to the head.
Price displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from West.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Price avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Price throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
Price with a jab.
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Price as he avoids it easily.
Price stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Price as West shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West throws out a leg kick but Price moves out of range and West only half commits.
Price connects with a good right hand that stumbles West. West circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
West fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Price avoids it really well and circles away.
Price has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice sprawl there from Price as West shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Price both land. Nice combination.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West slips under a jab.
West will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
Price keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but West persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
Price is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Price lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West closes this distance looking for a takedown but Price circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Price. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Price sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
West is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Price is defending well.
Price has West pushed against the cage.

Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West misses with a low kick as Price jumps back.
Price connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
West looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
West shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. West should have avoided that one.
Price connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Price scores with a nice right hand.
Price lands the left hand.
Price looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
West shoots in but no luck this time.
West is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Price's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Price checks a leg kick.
Price throws a hook but West blocks it.

West shoots in and gets a takedown into Price's guard.

That's four 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!
West trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.

Price has his foot on West's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. West works his way back into a safe position though.
Price keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.

West drops back, looking for a kneebar! Price looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Price looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Price!
West manages to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West wants to get back to full guard.

Price is looking for a kimura but West is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Price to get the leverage.
Price is keen to just control but West is a slippery customer.
Price moves into full mount! West won't be happy about that!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Price has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Price!
Sean Price decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.