PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Price (ranked 4216 p4p, 24860 weight class) and Harry Livingstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathias Price has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Price
vs
Livingstone

181 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
26
170
1 - 27 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mathias Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Livingstone!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livingstone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Price quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Livingstone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Price counters with a left and a right that stings Livingstone.

Price feints and as Livingstone raises his hands in defense, Price changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Price postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price pushes down on Livingstone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Price will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Price decides to return to a standing position.

Price shoots in and gets a takedown into Livingstone's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Livingstone looking for a sweep. Not yet Livingstone, not yet.
Price seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Price sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Livingstone's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price stalling.
Price has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Livingstone looks winded!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Price.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Price lands with a punch from half guard.
Price working over Livingstone with some ground and pound. Livingstone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Price not doing much here.
Price frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Price tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Price is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Price!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mathias Price!