PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price's entrance music is O Fortuna by Carl Orff. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Price
vs
Chong

183 cm
28
170 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

150 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ching Chong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chong shoots and misses
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chong should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Chong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Price counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chong is looking for a sweep.
Chong struggling a bit here.
Chong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Price missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Price throwing shots but Chong is blocking nicely.
Price prevents Chong from standing back up.
Price takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Price knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chong on the ground.
Price looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price thows a huge punch but Chong dodges it nicely.
Chong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Price.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price wants to pass to mount but Chong is defending the position.
Price working Chong over with strikes.
Price wants to stand up but Chong has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Price scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Price sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chong defending well though.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Chong has eaten all the pies!
Price thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chong's head.
Chong looks like he's trying to stand up.

Chong makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chong with a lazy takedown attempt

and Price counters with a shoot takedown. Chong fights it but they end up in guard.
Alex Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ching Chong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price is looking to work some ground and pound but Chong has wrist control.
Price throws and elbow that misses. Chong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Price's guard. Nice move by Chong!
Chong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chong.
Chong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Chong gets to his feet - Price follows without any prompting.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt
and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chong looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong misses with a takedown attempt
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
Price throws a right and a left that Chong avoids nicely.
Chong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chong fails with the takedown
and Price counters with a series of strikes. Chong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ching Chong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Price looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chong!
Price is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chong is looking to improve his position but Price isn't that keen on the idea.
Chong trying desperately to get to his feet.
Chong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Price with a couple of short strikes.
Chong tries to hold on but Price postures up.
Price postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chong looks a forlorn figure.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chong can't escape the position.
Chong tries to buck Price off but he can't manage it.
Price raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Price dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Price throws a combination. Chong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chong tries to clinch up.
Chong doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price counters with a one-two to the body.
Price stalks Chong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chong's face. Chong staggers backwards, shaken.
Chong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Price sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Chong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Price to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Price will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chong is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price stopping the sweep attempt from Chong.
Alex Price overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Price with a nice head shot there.
Price is in close to Chong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Price has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Price throws a big right hand that misses.
Price throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chong wants to get back to his feet but Price is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Price trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Price is looking to work some ground and pound but Chong has wrist control.
Chong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Chong has his feet on Price's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Price counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alex Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ching Chong.
Price stalks Chong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chong's face. Chong staggers backwards, shaken.

Price closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Price lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price lands a couple of digs.
Price won't allow Chong to get back to his feet.
Price missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chong is on top in guard.
Price wants to get back to his feet but Chong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Price has his feet on Chong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chong shoots in looking for a takedown but Price manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chong darts in trying to clinch
and Price counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chong has his takedown stuffed
and Price counters with a nice uppercut.

Price looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chong gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price looking to pass the guard.
Chong looking to control.
Chong is looking to stand up but Price isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Price dominated that second round.
That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chong has his takedown stuffed

and Price counters with a takedown into side control.
Chong manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Chong has hold of Price's hands but Price slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chong trying to control here.
Chong is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Price is staying active.
It looks like Price is going to stand back up.
Price thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chong's head.
Chong trying to control but Price postures up.
Chong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Price thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Price lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chong's head.
Price landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Price working over Chong with some ground and pound. Chong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chong wants to get back to his feet.
Chong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Price lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Price.
Price is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Price throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chong pushes Price off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price scores with a body shot.
Chong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Price scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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Price working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Price in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Price.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chong manages to get back to half guard.
Chong wants to control but Price is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chong is trying to stand.
Price drops an elbow to the side of Chong's head.
Chong is trying to stand up here but Price is controlling him well.
Price working the head and body with strikes.
Chong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Price's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Price's back!
Price looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price covering up well under a series of strikes from Chong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chong punches the canvas rather than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

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