PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Mistakes. Stewart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Momma Said Knock You Out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Price
vs
Stewart

179 cm
28
168 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

181 cm
36
163 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jebediah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Price closes the distance and clinches.
Price dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stewart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Price walks away with a smile on his face. Stewart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left lands for Price.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Price fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price lands with a cross.
Tim Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stewart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stewart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Price misses with a hook. Stewart ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart moves out of range of the leg kick from Price.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price lands with an uppercut that bounces Stewart off the cage and back into range.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stewart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Price misses with a body shot
and Stewart counters with a head kick. That will keep Price thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tim Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Price.
Crunch! Price slams his shin into Stewart's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stewart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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 misses with a low kick.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
A clash of legs there as Stewart blocks the low kick.
Price tries to work over Stewart's front leg with a kick but Stewart checks it.
Price tries to clinch up but Stewart circles away and keeps his distance.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart walks into a jab.
Price scoring well with a low kick there.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Price.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Price misses.

Price rushes Stewart and presses him up against the cage.
Price content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stewart misses with an elbow over the top.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tim Price has been cut.
Price avoiding damage as Stewart throws knees to the body.
Price tries to land knees in the clinch but Stewart avoids the damage to the body.
Stewart letting Price take a breather here.
Price lands with a right to the head.
Price fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Stewart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Price is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Price missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price slowing the pace effectively.
Stewart lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Stewart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Price tries to land a leg kick but Stewart saw it coming and moves away.
Price throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stewart counters with a nice leg kick.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stewart.
Price misses with a hook.
Stewart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Price punishes Stewart's body with a nice straight punch.
Price looks to land a body kick but Stewart moved away.
Tim Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Stewart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stewart moves out of range of the body kick.
Price tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stewart is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Price lands.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Price closes the distance and clinches.
Price avoids a wild elbow strike from Stewart.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stewart misses with a knee to the head.
Price tries a body shot but Stewart blocks it.
Stewart misses with a knee strike.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stewart backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stewart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to pull guard but Price holds him up against the cage and eventually Stewart drops back down to his feet.
Stewart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart is trying to drag Price to the mat but Price just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stewart tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Stewart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Stewart is working for takedown but Price is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tim Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebediah Stewart.
Price stalling against the cage.

Price pulls Stewart into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Price is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Price tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Price working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stewart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stewart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Price wants to sweep but no luck.
Stewart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Price. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stewart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stewart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart is looking to stand up but Price won't let him.
Price controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Stewart preventing the sweep.
Stewart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stewart stopping the sweep attempt from Price.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Price is on top in guard.
Price trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
Stewart keeping full guard, as Price tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price stops Stewart from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stewart can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Price cracks Stewart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Price scores with a push kick.
Price throws a leg kick
and Stewart counters with a thumping low kick.
Jebediah Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Price.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stewart.
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Price.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price tries to clinch but Stewart moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Stewart blocks the low kick.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stewart.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price tries to land a body kick
and Stewart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Price is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Price.
Stewart blocks a jab.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stewart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a low kick but Stewart avoids it.
Stewart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Price can pounce on him.
Price motions for Stewart to come forward. Price throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws a poor cross that misses
and Stewart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Price's knee momentarily.
Stewart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Price throws a wild body kick that Stewart sees coming a mile off.
Price digs a good body shot into Stewart's ribs.
Price lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stewart sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price jabs at Stewart's body.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Stewart is just out of range.
Jebediah Stewart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price throws the kick towards the body but Stewart avoids it.
Price tried to score with a low kick but Stewart checks it.
A jab from Price misses.
Price cracks Stewart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Price swings for the body but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Price.
Price tries to clinch but Stewart moves away
and Stewart counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Price attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Price is looking to score with low kicks.
Price tried to score with a low kick but Stewart checks it.
Price misses with a body punch
and Stewart counters with a nice body kick.
Price connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price scores with a three punch combo!
Price misses with an uppercut
and Stewart counters with a three punch combo that has Price backing up. Price nods at Stewart to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Price 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Price!
A relieved looking Tim Price thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.