PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Price (ranked 3097 p4p, 336 weight class) and Cristiano Villas (ranked 4111 p4p, 399 weight class). Price's entrance music is Future - Tie My Shoes ft. Young Thug. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Price
vs
Villas

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristiano Villas!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price clobbers Villas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Villas ducks down to avoid it.
Price misses with a hook.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Villas's shoulder, as Villas tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price connects with a single shot there.
Villas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Price manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Price misses with a looping left.
Villas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villas defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Villas moves away from the strike by Price.
Villas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Villas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Villas tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Price keeps the fight on the outside.
Max Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villas slips a jab from Price.
Villas throws a counter combo.
Villas tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.
Villas doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Price on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Villas fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Price throws a hook but Villas blocks it.
Villas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab, jab by Price - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price connects with a nice looking jab.
Villas tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.
Villas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Price is looking to counter punch.
Price takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villas blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Price darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Villas wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Price slips a jab from Villas.
Price throws a shot to the body.
Villas slips a jab from Price.
Nice defenses there by Villas.
Villas swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Price misses the target.
Villas throws a right hand that Price ducks under and follows up with a left that Price also avoids with ease.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Villas walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villas tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.
Price with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a nice shot that snaps Villas's head back.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Villas moves out of range of the strikes.
Villas tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.
Price lands the left hand.
Price connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Price catches Villas right on the button with a cross.
Price throws out a loose jab but Villas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Villas's shoulder, as Villas tries to avoid the shot.
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Villas moves out of range as Price strikes.
Villas wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Price is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Villas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Price throws a shot to the body.
Price swats away the attempt to clinch by Villas.
Price missing with a left hand there. Villas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Villas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Price.
Price throws a hook but Villas avoids it easily.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been informed that Villas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Villas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Villas misses with a wild body shot.
Villas tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Villas connects with a jab.
Villas doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Price throws a hook but Villas blocks it.
Price catches Villas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Villas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Villas tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.
Villas is looking to clinch.
Villas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Price rather than just go for the knockout.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Villas moves out of range of the strikes.
Villas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price looks to throw the jab but Villas is out of range.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Villas has time to react.
Price lands with an uppercut that bounces Villas off the cage and back into range.
Villas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Villas slips under a jab.
Price with a hook.
Villas fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Price misses.
And Villas tries to counter it with a takedown but Price pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Price misses with a straight right.
Villas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Villas slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Villas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.

Villas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Price, pushing him back against the cage.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Price lands a hook that snaps the head of Villas backwards.
Villas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
Villas stalling in the clinch but Price improves position.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Price.
Villas can't break the clinch.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Villas is rocked!
Price misses with the head strike.
Villas is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price working aggressively here.
Villas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Villas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Villas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Price working aggressively here.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Villas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Price misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Villas is looking to break free of the clinch but Price has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Max Price has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Villas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Villas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Price misses with some punches.
Price keeps control of Villas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Villas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Villas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Price working aggressively here.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Villas.
Villas seems to have recovered his senses.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villas can do to turn this around?
Price keeps control of Villas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price keeps control of Villas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Villas blocking some punches.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Villas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Villas.
Price keeps control of Villas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Price lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Price creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Villas's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Villas drops to his knees and Price pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Price!
A victorious Max Price thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.