PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Floki Gunnarsson (ranked 2329 p4p, 2317 weight class) and Clifford Price (ranked 288 p4p, 287 weight class). Gunnarsson's entrance music is Peyton Parrish - My Mother Told Me (Old Norse). A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Price's choice of entrance music: The In Sound from Way Out by Beastie Boys. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clifford Price enters the cage!

Gunnarsson
vs
Price

177 cm
20
177
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
170
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floki Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clifford Price!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price tries for a takedown but Gunnarsson circles away easily
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price motions for Gunnarsson to come forward. Price throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Price closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Price tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price pushes Gunnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Price is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gunnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunnarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price is looking for a takedown.
Floki Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clifford Price.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunnarsson's elbow.
Price has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunnarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gunnarsson stalls.
Gunnarsson gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gunnarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price is looking for a takedown.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Gunnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Gunnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Price.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
Price goes for a takedown attempt but Gunnarsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Price ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Price thinking.

Gunnarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Price tries to score a body lock takedown but Gunnarsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunnarsson's elbow.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price is trying to push Gunnarsson away but Gunnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Gunnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gunnarsson gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gunnarsson.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunnarsson slowing the pace effectively.
Price changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gunnarsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Price misses with a body punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Price has his takedown stuffed
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Price looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a straight right.
Price attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunnarsson misses the jab.
Price tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Gunnarsson - just one landing.
Price throws a right hand that misses
and Gunnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Price misses with a body punch
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Price is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a huge left! Price is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gunnarsson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Price from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gunnarsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floki Gunnarsson!
Floki Gunnarsson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.