PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rizzo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Bleed for Me. Frank Rizzo Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Price
vs
Rizzo Jr

166 cm
29
146 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

170 cm
38
144 lbs
32 - 20 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, Frank Rizzo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Price does no damage.
Price takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Price buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rizzo Jr staying out of range there.
Rizzo Jr swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy uppercut
letting Price counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
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 Rizzo Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rizzo Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rizzo Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Price manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rizzo Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Price throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rizzo Jr.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rizzo Jr. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price checks a leg kick.
Price looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Price lands with a cross.
Dan Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Rizzo Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Price can pounce on him.
Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizzo Jr misses with the combination.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Rizzo Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Price throws out a loose jab but Rizzo Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rizzo Jr tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Rizzo Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
Price checks the leg kick.
Price half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rizzo Jr tries a low kick but Price avoids it.
Price moves forwards but Rizzo Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot by Rizzo Jr.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Price slips under a jab.
Rizzo Jr swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Rizzo Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That kick from Rizzo Jr tenderised Price's leg. Price is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rizzo Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price lands an overhand right.
Rizzo Jr misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo Jr.
Rizzo Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheers as Price lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot by Price.
Decent striking displayed by Price there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Price throws a series of punches but Rizzo Jr moves out of range.
It seemed like Rizzo Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Price fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Price lands a nice hook to Rizzo Jr's body. Rizzo Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rizzo Jr misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Price checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Price lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rizzo Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Price fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rizzo Jr just manages to avoid it.
Price blocks a jab.
Price appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rizzo Jr throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rizzo Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Price counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rizzo Jr scores with a jab. Price acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price lands with a nice body punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rizzo Jr, right into the meat.
Price connects with a right hand. Rizzo Jr shakes it off.
Rizzo Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Price sizes up Rizzo Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Price blocks a head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Price avoids the head kick by Rizzo Jr.
Price is looking to counter the offense by Rizzo Jr and move into the clinch.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rizzo Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rizzo Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Price scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rizzo Jr in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rizzo Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Price dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good standup being displayed there by Price as he connects with a hook.

Rizzo Jr is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Rizzo Jr is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Price doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Rizzo Jr crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Rizzo Jr's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.
In defeat, Frank Rizzo Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well this is embarrassing and certainly worthy of rage quitting!!'.