PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1241 p4p, 141 weight class) and Ozzie Price (ranked 2444 p4p, 244 weight class). Price has chosen Killer Mike - Big Beast as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Megalos
vs
Price

170 cm
26
149 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

170 cm
39
155 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ozzie Price!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Megalos jabs Price right on the nose. Price blinks but takes it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Megalos - that will leave a mark!
Price misses with a low kick as Megalos jumps back.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body. Price takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Megalos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Megalos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Price slips under a jab.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Megalos.
Megalos cracks the inside of Price's front leg.
Megalos moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Megalos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Megalos gets caught napping as Price dives in and scores a takedown. Megalos manages to retain guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos has Price pulled in close to control his posture.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price postures up in Megalos's guard and throws a big left but Megalos blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Megalos is on top in guard.

Price is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Price keeps trying to improve his position.
Megalos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Price pulls Megalos in close to his closed guard and prevents Megalos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Price trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Megalos lands a couple of elbows.
Price is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Price trying to control the position.

Price looking for subs off his back but Megalos has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos 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.

Price misses the shot to the body.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megalos.
Megalos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Price stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Megalos throws a front kick aimed at Price's knee but Price avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Price, as that shot connected.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Megalos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Megalos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasilios Megalos is winning the standup battle so far.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos cracks Price with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Price thumps Megalos with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Price takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megalos throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
Price takes one to the chin there.
Price getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Price misses with a hook.
Megalos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Price can do to turn this around?
Megalos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Megalos misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos is looking to wear down Price with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Megalos is looking to land body kicks.
Megalos scores with a jab to the body.
Vasilios Megalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Megalos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good work by Price as he checks the leg kick.
Price looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Megalos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws a lazy right hand but Megalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price cracks Megalos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megalos clobbers Price with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Megalos 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Megalos, right into the meat.

Megalos moves into range and clinches up with Price.
Price works on Megalos's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Price.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Price misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megalos.
Megalos tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Megalos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Megalos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price lands a left hand.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the ropes.

Price gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Megalos regains guard.

Megalos uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Price walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ozzie Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Megalos avoids the body shot from Price.
Megalos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megalos thuds a left hand into Price's body.
Megalos defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Price throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Megalos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price misses with an uppercut
and Megalos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Megalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Price.
Price takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Megalos punishes Price's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price clobbers Megalos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Price looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Price throws a sloppy head kick and Megalos moves out of range easily.
Price on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Price sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Price misses.
Megalos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Price does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Price throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Megalos quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Megalos pushes Price up against the ropes in a clinch.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A body shot lands from Megalos.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Price.
Price has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Megalos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Price can turn it around.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes.
Megalos digs a right hand into Price's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Price's gas tank.
Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Price takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos digs a right hand into Price's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Price's gas tank.
Megalos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Price backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Price's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Megalos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the ropes.
Megalos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Price.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Megalos controls the action.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the ropes.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Megalos lands a shot to the body.
Megalos tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Price misses with some punches.
Megalos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Price blocks a body shot from Megalos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Megalos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Vasilios Megalos!

Vasilios Megalos wins by unanimous decision!