PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dale Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevee Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price's entrance music is POW. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Price
vs
Johns

188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dale Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevee Johns!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.
Price shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Price wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
Price throws a series of punches but Johns moves out of range.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Johns circles away.
Price is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Price shoots in but no luck this time.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Johns circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Johns. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Price looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Price clinches up against the cage.
Price goes for a takedown attempt but Johns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Johns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price wants to clinch.
Price moves in looking to clinch but Johns pushes him off.
Price shoots in but Johns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Price throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Price gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Price moves into the clinch successfully.
Price misses with a knee to the head.
Johns has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Price avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johns looks winded!
Price is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Johns pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Price tries a knee to the head but Johns blocks it.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price tries a knee to the head but Johns blocks it.
Price with a knee to the head.
Price has Johns pressed against the cage, preventing Johns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johns blocks it with crossed arms.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Johns on the inside.
Johns is trying to break free.
Price missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Johns.

Johns breaks the clinch.
Price moves to clinch but Johns breaks away
and Johns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johns works the jab nicely.
Price tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily.
Price shoots in for a takedown but Johns shows good takedown defense.
Johns throws a head kick that misses.
Price tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Johns looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Price tries to clinch
and Johns counters with a right hand to the body.
Price fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johns avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Price dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Price plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Price tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.

Johns gets a clinch.
Price throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johns blocks it with crossed arms.
Price lands a knee to the head.
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Price misses with a knee to the head.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Price lands a knee to the head.
Johns is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.
Johns is trying to force a seperation but Price has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Johns is blocking nicely.
Price misses with a knee strike.
Johns tries to break free but Price pushes him back against the cage.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Price prevents Johns from breaking the clinch.
Johns trying to land knees to the body.
Johns trying to land knees to the body.
Johns tries to score a body lock takedown but Price shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johns wants to break free but Price has control.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johns is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Price working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johns blocks an elbow strike from Price.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price misses with a knee strike.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Price is controlling him.
Price landing knees to the body.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johns avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
Price is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johns is defending well.

Johns breaks from the clinch.
Price shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johns defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Price circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Price shoots for a double leg takedown but Johns sprawls well. He's pushed Price's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Price looks for a takedown but Johns sprawls well.
No joy there for Johns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dale Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Johns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Price swivels and escapes.

Price drives through and clinches with Johns against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johns wants to take the fight to the mat but Price manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Price prevents a takedown attempt there.
Price lands a nice knee to the body.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johns tries to break the clinch but Price is controlling the position.
Price lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Price dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Johns clinches.
Johns wants to break free but Price has control.
Price prevents Johns from breaking the clinch.

Price gets control of Johns's arms and successfully pulls guard. Price will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johns must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Price is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Stevee Johns has been cut.
Price putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johns in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Price connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johns's face.
Price misses with a knee to the head.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Price.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Price has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price trying to land knees to the body.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dale Price has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johns tries to circle away but Price has him pinned against the cage.
Price has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johns after a bit of a struggle.
Johns wants to get back to striking at distance but Price won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Price.
Johns tries to break the clinch but Price is controlling the position.
Price throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johns blocks it with crossed arms.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johns 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.
Johns is pressed up against the cage. Price has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johns down to the mat. Johns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Johns circles away.
Johns misses with a two punch combination.
Price wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
Price with a poor takedown
and Johns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Price has managed to clinch.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Price tries a knee to the head but Johns blocks it.
Johns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johns gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Johns breaks the clinch.

Price drives through and clinches with Johns against the cage.
Price lands a knee to the body.
Johns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Price.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Price looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johns wants to get back to striking at distance but Price won't allow it.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Johns is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Price scores with a nice short uppercut.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johns is looking to break free of the clinch but Price has double underhooks.

Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johns jabs Price to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Price moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johns counters with a two punch combo.
Price is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.
Stevee Johns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dale Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Price avoids the head kick by Johns.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dale 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

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