PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Price
vs
Sanchez

195 cm
20
230 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Price counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice cross by Price.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Our sources have told us that Price has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Price walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Price lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Price scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Price looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Price has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Price has double underhooks.
Price lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
Price presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez looks winded!
Price lands a shoulder strike.
Come on Price - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A left hand lands to the body for Price.
Sanchez tries to break free but Price pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Price.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price lands with a left to the head.
Price comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Chris Sanchez has been cut.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Price.
Price lands a body shot in the clinch.
Price stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Price lands a damaging elbow.
Price lands a left hand.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Price takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Price misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Price has double underhooks.
Sanchez wants to break free but Price has control.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Price utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Price to work.
Price lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Price.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez letting Price take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Price scores a nice knee to the body.
Price has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
Price comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price connects with a knee to the head.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Price on the inside.
Price lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
Price presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Price stalling the fight.
Price lands an elbow inside.
Price comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Price - that landed with a thud.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Price lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Price.
A shot in the inside from Price.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Price - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Price slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Price misses with a head kick.
Pat Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Price slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Price clinches up against the cage.
Price scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Price landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Price on the inside.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Price.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Price cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Price leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Price lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Price tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Price forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Price unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Price digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Price.
A right hand to the body from Price.
Price lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price lands a right hand.
Price lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Price.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Price lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Price slowing the pace effectively.
Price seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.
Price lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Price leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Price for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.
Price's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Price landing knees to the head.
Price lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Price creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price lands an elbow inside.
Price lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Price is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Price has his back to the cage.
Price lands a knee to the body.
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!
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Price taking a breather.
Price lands an elbow inside.
Price has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
Price crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Price makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price lands a nice elbow.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Price.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Price.
Price is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Price moves into the clinch.
Price scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Price displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
Price works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.
Price landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Price.
Price works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Price has Sanchez pushed against the cage.
Price creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Price with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to push Price away but Price has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Price lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Price.
Nice elbow from Price.
Price scores a nice knee to the body.
Price lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
Come on Price - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Price lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Price lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chris Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Price.
Price lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Price content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez jumps guard but Price turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Price lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Price lands a nice elbow.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Price creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Price displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.

That has opened up Chris Sanchez's cut even more.
Price lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Price.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Price lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Price pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Price drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Price lands a nice elbow.
Price with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price with a knee to the head.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Price scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pat Price has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Price lands a nice elbow.

Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price with a nice cross.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Price slips a jab from Sanchez.
Price lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pat Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Price lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
Price connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Price lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Price scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pat Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Sanchez.

Price darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Price scores a nice knee to the body.
Price lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Price pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Pat Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Price showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Price!
A victorious Pat Price thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.