PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bear Viles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viles comes into the arena with The Beast "Tech N9ne" blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Viles
vs
Price

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bear Viles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Price!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price fails to land the takedown.
A jab lands there for Viles.
Good shot there by Viles.
Price misses with a takedown attempt - Viles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viles throws out the jab.
Viles keeps the fight on the outside.
Price tries to clinch up.
Viles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Viles. No joy for Price on that attempt.
Bear Viles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Price.
Price looks for a takedown but Viles sprawls well.
Viles feints and then cracks Price's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Price down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viles scores with a leg kick.
Price with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Viles to score with a decent uppercut.
Price misses with a takedown attempt - Viles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Price looks for a takedown but Viles sprawls well.
Price looks gassed!
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viles is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Viles circles away and we're back to standing.

Viles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Price, pushing him back against the cage.
Price fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Viles breaks the clinch.
Viles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price misses with a takedown attempt - Viles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viles scores with a three punch combo!

Viles clinches.
Viles prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
Price working aggressively here.
Viles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Adam Price has been cut.
Viles lands an elbow that stopped Price in his tracks for a moment.
Viles scores with a knee to the head.
Viles lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
The is referee keeping an eye on Viles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Viles scores with a knee to the head.

Price is rocked!
Viles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Viles leaning against his opponent.
Price is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Price's face.
Viles is stalling here.
Viles landing knees to the body.

Viles breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Viles.
Price is still on wobbly legs! Can Viles finish him?
Viles wants to clinch but Price slips to the side

so Price counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Price seems to have recovered his senses.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Viles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price won't allow Viles to sweep him here.
Viles wants to get back to his feet but Price is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viles is controlling Price's posture.

Viles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Price would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price trying to control but Viles is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Viles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Price's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Viles takes the fight into the clinch.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Viles.
Viles tries to stall but Price uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Viles missing with knees to the body.
Viles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The is referee keeping an eye on Price - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Viles is pressed up against the cage. Price has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Viles down to the mat. Viles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Price is breathing heavily.
Price keeps the fight on the outside.
Price shoots for a takedown but Viles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viles tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Viles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Price shoots in but Viles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bear Viles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Price.
Viles swinging wilding here.
Bear Viles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viles is looking to clinch.
Price shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Viles throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Viles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Viles goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Viles scores with a spinning back kick!
Viles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bear Viles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viles is fending him off so far but Price persists. Nope, Viles circles away and we're back to standing.
Price takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Viles darts in and clinches Price up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Viles breaks from the clinch.
Viles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Viles.
Viles fails in his attempt to clinch.

Viles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Viles is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price wants to get up but he can't break Viles's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Price looking to sit in guard and control but Viles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price keeping moving, preventing Viles from controlling successfully.
Price tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Price is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Viles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Viles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Price's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Price tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Viles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Viles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Price moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adam Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viles tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Viles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Viles clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
Price goes for a takedown attempt but Viles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Viles moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Viles counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a double jab
and Viles counters with a nice body kick.
Viles tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Viles throws a sloppy head kick
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
Viles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Viles moves into range and clinches up with Price.
Stalling in the clinch from Price.

Viles manages to break the clinch.
Viles pushes Price away with a front kick.
Price avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Viles tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.
Price shoots and misses

and Viles counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Viles.
Bear Viles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Price.
Viles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price can't break the clinch.

Price manages to break the clinch.
Price on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a sloppy head kick
and Viles counters with a three punch combo that has Price backing up. Price nods at Viles to acknowledge the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Viles.
Viles tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Viles counters with a nice body kick.
Viles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Viles makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Price really felt that one!
Viles lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Viles is just out of range.

Viles has closed the distance and engaged Price in a clinch.
Price is looking to break free of the clinch but Viles has double underhooks.
Viles lands a nice elbow.
Viles creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Viles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Viles managing to block the knees to the body from Price.
Viles looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.

Viles breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viles wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Bear Viles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Price decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bear Viles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Viles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Viles!