PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dezman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by POW. Jake Dezman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dezman
vs
Price

186 cm
24
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dezman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dale Price!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price is looking to land body kicks.

Dezman takes the fight into the clinch.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dezman tightens his grip and picks Price up, before dumping him to the ground. Price manages to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dezman trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Dezman gets to his feet. Price looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Price misses with a leg kick

and Dezman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Dezman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dezman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Price!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dezman prevents Price from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dezman trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.

Dezman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Price knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dezman controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dezman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.

Dezman stands up.

Dezman clinches up against the cage.
Price misses with a knee to the head.
Dezman misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dezman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Price tries a knee to the head but Dezman blocks it.
Price tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price looking to throw knees to the head but Dezman is blocking nicely.
Price looks winded!
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Dezman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Price misses.
Dezman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Price sprawls well. Price wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dezman gets slowly back to his feet.
Dezman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Price tries to avoid it but Dezman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Price to the ground. Price escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Price keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Dezman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dezman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Price.
Price misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dezman gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dezman trying to control from half guard but Price is working away.
Dezman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price is not content to let Dezman control the position.
Price tries to kick Dezman off but Dezman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dezman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dezman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Price tries for a takedown but Dezman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dezman lands a front kick.
Dezman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Price swivels and escapes.
Dezman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Price swivels and escapes.

Dezman gets a takedown into half guard.
Dezman is pressing down on Price's thigh, looking to free his foot. Price is holding on for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price trying to hold on to Dezman's head to control him but Dezman postures up.

Dezman stands up out of the half guard.

Dezman 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.
Dezman is working Price over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dezman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Price controls Dezman momentarily but Dezman frees himself.
Dezman wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dale Price.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Price leaves Dezman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Dezman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price throws a nice looking combination but Dezman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dezman checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dezman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Price avoids it really well and circles away.
Jake Dezman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dezman moves forwards but Price connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Price shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dezman sprawls well. Dezman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Price gets slowly back to his feet.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.

Dezman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dezman throws an elbow but Price slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dezman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Price!
Dezman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dezman controlling the pace for now.
Price squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dezman working the ground and pound effectively.
Price tries to hold on but Dezman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dezman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Price misses with a low kick.
Dezman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dezman throws a series of punches but Price avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dezman.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dezman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Price as Dezman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Dezman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dezman 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.
Dezman pushes down on Price's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dezman trying to control from half guard but Price is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dezman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Price looks like he's trying to stand up.
Price is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dezman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jake Dezman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dezman wants to take a breather but Price is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Dezman.
Price lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A solid leg kick lands there for Price.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Dezman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Price sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dezman somewhat.
A combination from Price does no damage.

Dezman feints and as Price raises his hands in defense, Dezman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Price keeping full guard, as Dezman tries to pass.

Price has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dezman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Price has closed the distance and engaged Dezman in a clinch.
Price with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dezman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Price landing knees to the body.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dezman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Price is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dezman is defending well for now.

Dezman decides to pull guard.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dezman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Price with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dezman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Price's guard.
Dezman throws a strike but Price rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dezman trying to control the position.

Price gets to his feet. Dezman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Price tries to land a leg kick but Dezman saw it coming and moves away.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price misses with a body kick.
Dale Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dezman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dale Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Dezman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dezman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dezman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dezman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Dezman!
Jake Dezman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.