PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Pryce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Wilenius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilenius has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Ryan Pryce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pryce
vs
Wilenius

204 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Pryce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ari Wilenius!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilenius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wilenius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pryce shoots in for a takedown but Wilenius shows good takedown defense.
Pryce throws a body kick that misses
and Wilenius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pryce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilenius misses with a straight left.
Wilenius looks winded!
Pryce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilenius tries to avoid it but Pryce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilenius to the ground. Wilenius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pryce shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Pryce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pryce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pryce shoots in and drives through. Wilenius sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pryce rushes Wilenius and presses him up against the cage.
Wilenius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pryce is trying to break the clinch but Wilenius is controlling him.
Wilenius gets underhooks to prevent Pryce's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilenius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pryce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Pryce with that takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilenius! But no joy.
Pryce shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilenius tries to sprawl out of it but Pryce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wilenius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pryce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilenius pinned against the cage. Wilenius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pryce tries to work over Wilenius's front leg with a kick but Wilenius checks it.
Ari Wilenius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilenius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilenius throws a shot from downtown. Pryce moves away and avoids it.
Pryce misses with a few strikes there.
Wilenius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilenius misses the target.
Wilenius cracks Pryce with a good jab.
Wilenius throws out a powerful jab.

Pryce gets a clinch.
Pryce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wilenius avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pryce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pryce tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilenius tries a knee to the head but Pryce blocks it.
Pryce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilenius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pryce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pryce avoiding damage as Wilenius throws knees to the body.
Pryce is struggling to control the position.

Pryce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilenius as he connects with a hook.
Pryce slips under a jab from Wilenius.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pryce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pryce fails with the takedown
and Wilenius counters with a two punch combo.
Pryce fails with the takedown
and Pryce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilenius lands a two punch combo.
Wilenius digs a good hook to Pryce's body.
Pryce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilenius misses the jab.
Wilenius throws a hook to the side of Pryce's head but Pryce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pryce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilenius tries to avoid it but Pryce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilenius to the ground. Wilenius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wilenius cracks Pryce with a good jab.
Pryce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilenius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ari Wilenius dominated that round.
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.

Pryce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pryce shoots in and drives through. Wilenius sprawls well.
Wilenius throws out a loose jab but Pryce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pryce is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wilenius.
Ryan Pryce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pryce closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pryce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pryce managing to block the knees to the body from Wilenius.
Pryce fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Pryce ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pryce no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Pryce manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wilenius wants to get back to striking at distance but Pryce won't allow it.
Pryce is trying to drag Wilenius to the mat but Wilenius just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Pryce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilenius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pryce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pryce is looking for a takedown.
Pryce is struggling to control the position.
Wilenius is trying to push Pryce away but Pryce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pryce is struggling to control the position.
Wilenius tries a knee to the head but Pryce blocks it.
Pryce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wilenius after a bit of a struggle.
Wilenius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilenius keeps control of Pryce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilenius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pryce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two 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.
A left hand lands to the body for Pryce.
Wilenius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilenius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pryce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilenius tries a knee to the head but Pryce blocks it.
Pryce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pryce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilenius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Pryce jumps guard.
Pryce is adopting a defensive guard.
Pryce lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilenius wants to stand and escape but Pryce is having none of it.
Wilenius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pryce controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pryce wants to control from the top but Wilenius keeps moving.
Pryce sitting in guard here, content to control.

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.
Wilenius looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilenius, not yet.
Wilenius wants to stand and escape but Pryce is having none of it.

Pryce gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pryce walks into a straight right hand from Wilenius.
Pryce throws a head kick that misses.
Pryce shoots in but Wilenius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pryce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Pryce dominated that second round.
That's time! Pryce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilenius lands with a nice combination. Pryce backs away looking to recover.
Wilenius might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pryce tries for a takedown but Wilenius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pryce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilenius but Wilenius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pryce lands a body shot.
Pryce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Wilenius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Pryce takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pryce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pryce misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilenius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Pryce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pryce tries to clinch but Wilenius moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilenius throws a looping overhand right but Pryce ducks down to avoid it.
Wilenius scores with a jab. Pryce acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pryce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilenius.
Pryce misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilenius counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilenius.
Pryce fails with a takedown attempt.
Pryce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilenius finds it's way round the side to connect with Pryce's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pryce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilenius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilenius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilenius lands with a straight right. Pryce didn't see that one coming.
Pryce shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilenius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Wilenius misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Wilenius.
Pryce has a takedown stuffed.
Wilenius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pryce. Pryce circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pryce is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wilenius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilenius throws out a counter right but Pryce avoids it with no problem.
Wilenius cracks a nice hook into Pryce's ribs.
Wilenius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pryce half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pryce throws a head kick that misses.
Wilenius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilenius jabs at Pryce's body.
Pryce slips a straight right by Wilenius.

Pryce closes the distance and clinches.
Pryce is looking for a takedown.
Wilenius throws an elbow but it misses.
Wilenius has had enough of the clinch but Pryce keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pryce decides to pull guard.
Pryce has a closed guard, preventing Wilenius from standing up.

Pryce throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wilenius escapes and throws Pryce's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wilenius wants to stand but Pryce has his arm trapped.
Wilenius staying calm.
Wilenius is looking to take a break and control but Pryce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ari Wilenius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilenius 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ari Wilenius!