PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Wade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wade
vs
Price

215 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Gold Standard Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Price!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Price throws a shot from downtown. Wade moves away and avoids it.
Wade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but Wade persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Price. No joy for Wade on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but Wade persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
Wade tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Price swivels and escapes.
Price tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Wade fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Price sprawls well initially but Wade persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Price tries to get to full guard but Wade has control of the leg.
Price landing rabbit punches to the side of Wade's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wade connects with a nice short shot to Price's temple.
Price tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wade will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Price misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wade is working away from the top position though.
Wade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Price on the ground.
Wade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wade drops an elbow to the side of Price's head.
Wade blocks the strikes from Price.
Price has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wade lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wade fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Wade or perhaps it was just good defense by Price which made him look bad.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wade is defended easily by Price.

Price scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade punching from the bottom.
Price thows a huge punch but Wade dodges it nicely.
Wade throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Price throwing shots but Wade is blocking nicely.
Price sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wade missing with punches from the bottom.
Price not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wade keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wade with a poor takedown
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wade.
You can see the frustration on Price's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Price is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wade's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Price trying to control here.
Price tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ground and pound from Wade.
Price is trying to control but can't.
Wade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Price with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Price misses with a takedown attempt

and Wade counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to keep Wade in close.
Wade postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wade really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Price is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Price will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wade postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Price manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wade manages to get himself to full guard.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Wade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wade lands a good elbow from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josh Price will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wade has his takedown stuffed

and Price counters with a takedown into side control.
Price throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Price throws a strike aimed at the side of Wade's head but Wade avoids it well.

Price tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Price has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wade striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Wade misses with a strike from the bottom.
Wade misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Wade is trying to improve his position.
Wade throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Wade closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Price did well to prevent Wade getting side control.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
Price misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wade lands with a punch from half guard.
Wade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.
Price flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Price wants to control but Wade is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wade working over Price with some ground and pound. Price looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Price trying to hold on to Wade's head to control him but Wade postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Price sprawls well. Price wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wade gets slowly back to his feet.
Wade with a lazy takedown attempt

and Price counters with a shoot takedown. Wade fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price preventing the sweep.
Wade trying to strike off his back.
Wade thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wade trying to strike off his back.
Wade trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wade looking for a sweep. Not yet Wade, not yet.
Wade trying to strike off his back.
Price throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt

and Price counters with a shoot takedown. Wade fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Price slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Wade.
Price moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Wade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Price wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Price advances to mount.
Wade is looking to get to half guard.
Price connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Price has hold of Wade's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wade manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Price thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Price looking to ground and pound but Wade is blocking nicely.
Josh Price has got the better of the ground game so far.
Price sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wade is squirming around, avoiding Price's attempts to control the action.
Price is breathing heavily.
Wade throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wade is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wade throwing hammer fists to the chest of Price. What's that going to do exactly?
Price looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wade is desperately trying to improve his position but Price has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price blocks Wade's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wade is desperately trying to improve his position but Price has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wade misses with a takedown
and Price makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Price throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wade has his takedown stuffed
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade fails with the takedown
and Price counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Price counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wade misses with a takedown
and Price counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Price.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
James Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wade doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
Wade has his takedown stuffed
enabling Price to counter with a crisp jab.
Price is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wade rather than just go for the knockout.
Wade misses with a takedown attempt
and Wade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wade scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Price throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Price is pressing down on Wade's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wade postures up and lands a big shot to Price's brow.
Price trying to strike off his back.
Price striking off his back but it's not causing Wade any problems.
Wade has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wade lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wade throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Price not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Price drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price in side control, throwing shots but Wade defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price scoring with punches and elbows.
Wade throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Wade is looking to regain half guard here but Price keeps moving and retains side control.
Wade sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Price is trying to control. Wade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wade is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Price misses with a hook.
Wade with a lazy takedown attempt
and Price counters with a nice body shot.

Price gets caught flat footed, as Wade shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wade throws a big right hand that misses.
Wade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
James Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wade.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Price has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

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