PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niko Price (ranked 4265 p4p, 414 weight class) and Throng Po (ranked 4649 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Price
vs
Po

175 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niko Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Throng Po!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Price lands a jab-cross combination.
Price misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Po.
Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Po misses.

Price gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Po putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Price in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Price leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Price is trying to push Po away but Po has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po connects with a knee to the head.
Price wants to get back to striking at distance but Po won't allow it.

Price breaks from the clinch.
Price avoids a punch combination nicely.

Po has Price up against the cage in a clinch.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Po with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Po.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Price's brow.
Price has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Price is looking to break free of the clinch but Po has double underhooks.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Price leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Po putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Price in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price wants to get back to striking at distance but Po won't allow it.
Price working hard to break the clinch.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Po landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Po.
Price is breathing heavily.
Price blocks an elbow strike from Po.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Po obliges.
Po tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Price's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Price avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po keeps control of Price as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
Po lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Throng Po dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Po lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Po, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price avoids the body shot from Po.
Throng Po seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Po scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Price dodges the punch combination from Po.
Price walks into a stiff left hand from Po.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Po has closed the distance and engaged Price in a clinch.
Throng Po seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Price pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Po has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Po lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Po is controlling him.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Po keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Price's efforts to push away.
Price can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Price breaks the clinch.
Po blocks a head kick by Price.
Po fails to land with a series of punches.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Po fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Po misses with a jab, cross combination.
Po walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Po scores with the left hand. Price knows he should have avoided that one.
Throng Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Po misses the shot to the body.
Price appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Po dodges the punch combination from Price.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Price went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Po bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Po has managed to clinch.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
Po lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.

Price breaks from the clinch.
Po tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Price on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Po gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Po lands a knee to the body.
Po prevents Price from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Po unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Price takes a knee to the side of the body.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Po landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Po.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po.
Po lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Throng Po showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Po clinches up against the cage.
Price wants to get back to striking at distance but Po won't allow it.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
A frustrated look appears on Price's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Po tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Po.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Po misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po trying to land knees to the body.

Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Po.
Po will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Po takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Po has Price up against the cage in a clinch.
Po crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Po tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Po lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po working Price over with knees to the body.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Price looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po missing with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Price stalks Po and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Po's face. Po staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po scores with a jab to the body.
Price takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Price is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Po.
Price throws a big counter combination but Po scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Po cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Po avoids the head kick by Price.
Po moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Po.
Price is looking for a counter combo.
Niko Price is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to clinch.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Po. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Po.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Po pushes Price up against the cage in a clinch.
Po lands an elbow inside.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niko Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Throng Po comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Po has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Throng Po!
Throng Po bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.