PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Philip Costello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costello kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LOOKING FOR TRUBLE. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Costello
vs
Price

154 cm
20
132 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

163 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip Costello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Price!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Price lands a really nice looking cross but Costello seems unphased.
Price lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Price. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Price.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Price misses with a wild combination.
Costello wants to clinch but Price slips to the side
and Price counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Costello bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Costello definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Price keeps Costello under control for a moment.
Price gets back to half guard.
Price is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Price wants to control but Costello is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costello has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Price is proving hard to escape from.
Costello knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Price on the ground.

Costello is posturing up here but Price has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Costello tries to roll out but it's too tight and Costello has to tap! Slick submission there by Price!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Price!
Philip Costello was interviewed post fight and said 'Am sorry..was great fight,and from this..I learn'.