PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Five Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Price
vs
Five Sixteen

183 cm
19
210 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
225 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Price!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Five Sixteen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Five Sixteen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Five Sixteen gets to his feet. Price looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Five Sixteen sprawls well. Five Sixteen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Price gets slowly back to his feet.
Price is trying hard to land a takedown here. Five Sixteen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Five Sixteen moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Price tries for a takedown but Five Sixteen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price tries to clinch but Five Sixteen is having none of it.
Price throws a wild body kick that Five Sixteen sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Five Sixteen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price misses with a takedown attempt

and Five Sixteen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Price trying to control from the bottom.
Five Sixteen trying to control from half guard but Price is working away.
Five Sixteen misses with a head shot. Price uses the momentum to regain guard.
Five Sixteen trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Five Sixteen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Price is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen stopping the sweep attempt from Price.

Five Sixteen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Five Sixteen avoids the head kick by Price.
Five Sixteen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Five Sixteen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Price looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Five Sixteen 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.
Price gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Price is squirming around, avoiding Five Sixteen's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Five Sixteen is working for a guillotine from mount but Price frees his head quite easily.
Five Sixteen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Price?
Five Sixteen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Five Sixteen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Five Sixteen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Five Sixteen with shots to the head and body - Price looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying desperately to improve position.
Price knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Five Sixteen on the ground.
Five Sixteen looking to control but Price is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Price is desperately trying to improve his position but Five Sixteen has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Five Sixteen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

It looks like Nathaniel Price has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price tries to lock up and control but Five Sixteen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Price won't allow Five Sixteen to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Five Sixteen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Price's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Price throws a right and a left that both miss.
Price shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Five Sixteen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Price!
Five Sixteen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Price can't escape the position.
Five Sixteen dominating with strikes here.
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!
Five Sixteen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Price's face.
Price is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Five Sixteen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Five Sixteen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Price is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price tries to hold on but Five Sixteen pushes him away.
Five Sixteen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Price looks a forlorn figure.
Five Sixteen controlling the position easily from mount.
Price really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Matthew Five Sixteen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Five Sixteen controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Five Sixteen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Price is surviving well by controlling Five Sixteen's body position as best he can.
Price is squirming around, avoiding Five Sixteen's attempts to control the action.
Five Sixteen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Five Sixteen avoids the attempt from Price to control.
Five Sixteen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Price is looking to escape.
Price is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Price has left one of his arms exposed and Five Sixteen doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Price screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matthew Five Sixteen! Matthew Five Sixteen retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Matthew Five Sixteen gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you Jesus.'.