PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Til I Collapse. Price has chosen Mistakes as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Penn
vs
Price

176 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
168 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
A shot to the liver by Price. Beautiful body shot.
Price fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Penn clobbers Price with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Price throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
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 connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Price swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Penn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Price stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Price wants it to stay on the feet.
Price stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Price wants it to stay on the feet.
Price swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price misses with an attempted mid kick.
Price fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Price swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.

Price has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Price to work.
Nice body punch from Price - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Price smiles and moves away.
Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Price delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Price dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Price tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Price throws a head kick that Penn semi-blocks.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Price lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Price pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
Price crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Price's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price lands an uppercut.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Price is pushing Penn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Price is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Price unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Price has Penn pressed against the cage.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Price avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tim Price seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Price tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Price manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Price throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn avoids the head kick by Price.
Price looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
A big left from Price misses.
Price tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Tim Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn avoids the head kick by Price.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price misses with a head kick.
Price feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Price misses with a straight right.
A jab from Price does it's job there.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Price finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Penn wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tim Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Price throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Penn tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Price swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Tim Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price is looking to chop away at Penn's legs.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Price scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Price slips under a jab.

Price pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Price stalling against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Price smiles and moves away.
Penn swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Price scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Price has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Price misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Price looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Price is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
DJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price misses with a combination
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Price 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Price!