PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolt Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morris has chosen MMMBop as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Price
vs
Morris

186 cm
30
210 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

185 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bolt Morris!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price misses with an uppercut
and Morris counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick from Morris lands but Price takes it in his stride.

It looks like Tommy Price has been cut.
Morris's coach down at Demon's Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Morris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Morris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price misses with a low kick.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morris doesn't seem bothered though.
Morris checks a low kick from Price.
Morris is trying to counter with his kicks.

Price scores with a takedown into Morris's guard.
Morris 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Morris is pulling down on Price's head. It's preventing any offense from Price, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price passes Morris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morris missing with punches from the bottom.
Morris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morris wants to get back to full guard but Price has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morris wants to control but Price postures up.
Morris might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Price haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morris is trying to strike from the bottom but Price has passed into full mount.
Price takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morris swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Morris working to try and regain half guard.
Price controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris working to try and regain half guard.
Morris tries to lock up and control but Price gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Morris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Morris regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
Price is taking a breather. Morris says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Price's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tommy Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price throws a leg kick
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Price misses with a head kick.
Morris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morris lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Price's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morris misses the shot to the body.
Morris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bolt Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Price connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morris scrambles back to his feet.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Price.
A nice side step and Morris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price throws a right hand that Morris ducks under and follows up with a left that Morris also avoids with ease.
Price blocks a jab.
Morris moves out of range of the body kick.
Price has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris connects with an inside leg kick.
Price lands a jab.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morris wants to counter the offense by Price and move into the clinch position.
Price blocks a low kick nicely.

Price darts in and clinches Morris up against the cage.

Morris breaks the clinch.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Price walks into a jab.
Price scores with a kick to the body.
Price checks a leg kick nicely.
Price appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morris misses with the body kick
and Price counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris avoids the body shot from Price.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Price enables Morris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Price manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Price keeping moving, preventing Morris from controlling successfully.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morris can do to turn this around?
Morris passes Price's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Price trying to control but Morris postures up.
Morris tries to pass to full mount but Price defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Price is staying active underneath Morris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Price regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Morris.
Morris throws a big elbow that misses.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Morris stands up from Price's guard - Morris perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Price lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Morris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price throws a leg kick that misses.
Price lands with an overhand left.
Morris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Price. Price circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morris moves out of range as Price strikes.
Morris throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Price. That's going to slow Morris down.
Price scores with a shot to the body.
Morris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
Price lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Price takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Price will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Price's cut.
That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Morris with a nice cross.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Price throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morris on the side of the head.
Morris walks into a stiff left hand from Price.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Morris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Price throws a low kick but Morris avoids it.
Morris unleashes a big counter combination but Price bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Price throws a push kick but Morris slaps the foot to one side.
Price swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Good work by Morris as he checks the leg kick.
Morris avoids a kick to the body.
Morris misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Morris slips the punch.

Price clinches up with Morris and pushes him back against the cage.
Price's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
Morris is leaning against Price and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morris misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morris scores with a shoulder strike.
Price controlling the action here for a moment.
Price lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Price blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morris lands with a short shot to the head.
Bolt Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris blocks an elbow strike from Price.
Price misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morris.
A right hook to the body lands for Morris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris stalling the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morris throws an elbow but misses.
Price working aggressively here.
Morris tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.

Price breaks the clinch.
Morris avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Price misses

and Morris counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Morris wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Morris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morris trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tommy Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Price throws a lazy head kick
and Morris counters with a left to the body.
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Morris avoids the head kick by Price.
Morris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Morris wants to land a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Tommy Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Price fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Price scores with a head kick. Morris tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Price scores with a jab to the head.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Morris avoids it.
Price lands with a cross.
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Morris. Price shrugs it off though.
Price scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Price.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Price, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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