PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho comes to the cage accompanied by Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Laiho
vs
Price

188 cm
21
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laiho is looking to clinch.
Price connects with a crisp jab.
Price throws out a loose jab but Laiho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laiho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Price misses with a low kick.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laiho.
Price works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tommy Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Price lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laiho doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Price scores with a decent looking hook.
Laiho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laiho 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.
Laiho looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Laiho tries to score with a low kick but Price moves his leg out of the way.
Laiho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Laiho moves into range and clinches up with Price.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price controlling the action here for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laiho prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Laiho as Price tries to tie him up.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laiho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Price.
Laiho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Laiho.

Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laiho moves out of range as Price throws a body kick.
Laiho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Price lands a slapping body shot.
Laiho lands a nice hook to Price's body. Price takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price's corner calls for a 1-2. Price obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laiho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price walks forward, straight into a front kick from Laiho.
Laiho lands a nice hook to Price's body. Price takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laiho throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Laiho misses with a straight left.
Laiho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laiho.
Price pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laiho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Laiho clinches.
Laiho looking to stall.
Laiho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laiho tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Laiho misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a hook to the body.
Laiho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price scores with a nice hook to the head.

Price escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laiho is looking to wear down Price with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laiho misses with a low kick.
Price connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laiho momentarily.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laiho tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laiho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laiho's waist but Laiho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Price off to one side.
Laiho avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laiho throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laiho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho looks to land a body kick but Price moved away.
Price blocks the body kick.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laiho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Price.
Laiho thows a body shot but no joy.
Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laiho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Price.
Laiho throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Price counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laiho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Laiho jabs at Price's body.
Price connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Price dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Laiho just misses with a punch to the body.
Laiho lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily.
Price throws a hook to the side of Laiho's head but Laiho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Price cracks Laiho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Laiho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Laiho catches Price with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Laiho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Price avoids the body shot from Laiho.
Price tests Laiho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laiho is looking to clinch.
Laiho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Price takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laiho manages to avoid it.
Price works the jab nicely.
Price scores with a decent looking hook.
Laiho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Laiho.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laiho seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Price shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Laiho is backing up but Price catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Laiho covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Price Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Price!
After the big win, Tommy Price made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.