PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Price (ranked 3667 p4p, 387 weight class) and Kyle Austin (ranked 3737 p4p, 396 weight class). Price comes into the arena with Future - Tie My Shoes ft. Young Thug blaring out of the sound system. 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
Austin

180 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Arcticus University: London

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 3 - 2 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Austin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Price connects with a single shot there.
Price works Austin's body with a nice hook.
Austin defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price misses with a straight right.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Max Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price looks to clinch
and Austin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Price takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price misses with an uppercut. Austin saw that one coming.
Austin staying out of range there.
Austin takes one on the button.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
Price drops his hands momentarily and Austin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Austin.
Austin slips under a jab from Price.
Price misses with a hook
and Austin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Price tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price misses with a hook.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
letting Austin counter with a right hand.

Price fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Austin, pushing him back against the cage.

Price breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Price slips a straight right by Austin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Austin slips a straight right by Price.
Price moves out of range as Austin strikes.
Price avoids the body shot from Austin.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Price misses with a shot to the body
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Austin misses with a looping right.
Austin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Austin misses the jab.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Austin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Austin's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Austin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Price misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
It seemed like Austin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Austin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Austin connects with a body shot that sends Price's belly button to the back.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin throws a looping overhand right but Price ducks down to avoid it.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Austin lands a hook that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Austin.
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Austin lands with a right to the head.

Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin.
Price misses with a looping left.
Austin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Austin misses the jab.
Price ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Price misses the target.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
A nice side step and Austin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Price misses with a hook
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Austin, as that shot connected.
Nice defenses there by Austin.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Austin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Austin misses with an uppercut
enabling Price to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a looping left.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Austin! But no joy.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Price wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Austin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Price connects with the punch.
Price takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Price misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
Price misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Price finds it's target.
Price misses with a looping left.
Price scores with the left hand. Austin knows he should have avoided that one.
Price throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Price.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin lands a really nice looking cross but Price seems unphased.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Price looks to land a right hand but Austin moved out of range.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price throws a hook but Austin avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kyle Austin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Austin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Price throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Austin throws out a powerful jab.
Austin tests Price's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Price lands a jab to Austin's midsection.
Austin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Austin.
Price was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Price fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price scores with a hook to the body. Austin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Austin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Price counter with a right hand.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.
Price tests Austin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
Austin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Austin moves out of range as Price strikes.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austin.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Max Price is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price thuds his right hand into Austin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Austin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Price misses.
Price tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Price makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Price misses with a left hand
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Austin misses with a straight left.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
Austin connects with a right hand. Price shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Austin throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Price throws a right hand that misses
and Austin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Price thinking.
Price defending well as Austin loads up on a big left hand.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Austin counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Price misses.

Austin tries to keep at a distance but Price has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.

Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Price has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price throws a body shot but no joy.
Austin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Price moves out of range as Austin strikes.
Austin throws a big shot that misses.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.
Price lands with a shot to the body.
Austin lands a nice shot to the body.
Price throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Austin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
Austin misses the shot to the body.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Austin throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Price misses the target.
Austin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Price was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Austin lands with a hook. Price tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Price connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Price misses.
Austin misses with a looping right.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Austin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Austin lands a nice hook to Price's body. Price takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Price misses with a left hand
and Austin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Price bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Austin's head backwards.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price lands a really nice looking cross but Austin seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Price misses.
Austin misses with a looping left.
Austin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Price connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Austin staying out of range there.
Price takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Austin walks into a straight right hand from Price.
Austin throws a big shot that misses.
Price lands with a straight right. Austin didn't see that one coming.
Price looks to throw the jab but Austin is out of range.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Austin ducks down to avoid it.
Austin looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Price is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price misses with a hook
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price throws the left hand but Austin avoids the punch easily.
Price looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Price walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Price defending well as Austin loads up on a big left hand.
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 Max Price will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Price uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Austin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Price swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Austin.
Austin slips a straight right by Price.
Price cracks Austin with a right hand to the side of the head.

Price rushes Austin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Price manages to break the clinch.
Price throws a good cross that connects.
Austin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Austin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Austin! But no joy.
Austin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Austin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price misses with a looping right.
Austin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Austin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Austin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Price lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Austin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Austin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austin.
Austin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Price counters with a straight right hand.
Price tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Price scores with a decent looking hook.
Austin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Austin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin throws out a counter right but Price avoids it with no problem.
Austin looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Austin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Price. That snapped Austin's head back.
Austin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Price's head.
Austin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price staying out of range there.
Austin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Austin misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin cracks a nice hook into Price's ribs.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Austin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Price misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin moves away from the strike by Price.
Austin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Price lands a nice hook to Austin's body. Austin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Austin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Price moved out of range nicely.
Price misses with a looping right.
Austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Austin lands a jab to Price's midsection.
Price takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin slips a straight right by Price.
Austin misses with a looping right.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Price slips the punch.
A big left from Austin misses.
Donk. Austin catches Price right on the button with a cross.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Austin throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Austin lands a jab to Price's midsection.
Price throws a right hand that misses
and Austin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Austin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Austin looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Price takes one to the side of the head.
Austin slips under a jab from Price.
Austin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Price throws the left hand but Austin avoids the punch easily.
Austin misses with a hook.
Price throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price misses with a straight left.
Austin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Price rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Austin misses the jab.
Price was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Price with a body punch. A glancing blow.

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 Max Price.
I think Price has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kyle Austin!
Kyle Austin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.