PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bonald Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's entrance music is Hell's Bells. A fine choice. Price has chosen Black Label Society - Bleed for Me as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Scott
vs
Price

180 cm
28
139 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

166 cm
25
146 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bonald Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Scott lands a right hook to the body.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Price defending well as Scott loads up on a big left hand.
Price stuffs the takedown.
Scott with a nice cross.
Scott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Price throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Price thumps Scott with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price cracks Scott with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Scott just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a left hand
and Price counters with an inside leg kick.
Scott fails to land the takedown.
Scott connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Price. That's going to slow Scott down.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Scott slips under a jab from Price.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Price swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bonald Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price misses with a straight left.
Price throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Price.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott misses with a left hand
and Price counters with a thumping low kick.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
A clash of legs there as Price blocks the low kick.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scott.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt - Price sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Price looks to throw the jab but Scott is out of range.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Price tries to move into range but Scott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scott looking to score a takedown here. Price is defending well but Scott drives through and ends up in Price's guard.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott postures up.
Scott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Price can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scott controls the pace.
Scott seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Price for as long as he can get away with.
Price looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is really struggling to control Price but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott slips a straight right by Price.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scott misses with a wild combination.
Price tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Price will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Price swinging wildly here.
Scott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Price swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Price paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Price fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Dan Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Scott has closed the distance and engaged Price in a clinch.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price has Scott pressed against the cage.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.

Price pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dan Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Scott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Price staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott shoots in for a double leg but Price sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Price cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Scott throws a body shot but no joy.
Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scott tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Scott tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bonald Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott moves out of range as Price throws a body kick.

Scott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Price, pushing him back against the cage.
Price lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Price tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Scott prevents a body shot from Price.
Scott is trying to pull guard but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Price - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Price.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price cracks Scott with a nice body shot.
Price throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Scott blocks it with crossed arms.
Price lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Price has Scott pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scott's elbow.
Scott blocks a body shot from Price.
A shot in the inside from Price.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Price has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Price tries a body shot but Scott blocks it.
Price scores a nice knee to the body.
Price pushes Scott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Price tries to work over Scott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price lands a hook that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Price is stalling here.

Scott manages to pull guard.
Price must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Price controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan 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!

Scott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Price can pounce on him.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Scott bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Scott wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Price is trying to control Scott's posture but Scott avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott working away.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.
Price manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scott's best efforts.
Price is controlling Scott's trapped leg to prevent Scott from advancing to side control.
Scott moves nicely into side control.
Scott trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
Bonald Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Price is looking for a sweep.
Price struggling a bit here.
Scott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Price is trying to improve his position.
Scott advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Price has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Scott cracks Price with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Scott takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Scott punching from mount but Price doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Scott.
Price is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Price is looking to escape.
Price blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Price is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Price is looking to escape.
Price regains half guard.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott prevents Price from standing back up.
Scott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bonald Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dan Price!
After winning the bout, Dan Price thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.