PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Wilk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Price
vs
Wilk

174 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andreas Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maciej Wilk!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilk misses with a low kick.

Wilk shoots in and bounces Price off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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 has his hands on Wilk's head, controlling the position.
Wilk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilk.

Price uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wilk tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Wilk moves into range and clinches up with Price.
Price stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilk has hold of one of Price's legs. Price is fighting the takedown attempt but Wilk gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Price controlling Wilk's posture.
Wilk is looking to stand up but Price won't let him.
Price is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wilk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Price lands strikes from half guard.
Price seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wilk misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wilk missing with punches from the bottom.
Wilk throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wilk throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Price manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wilk sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wilk is trying to get back to half guard.
Wilk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Price connects with a decent elbow.
Price working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Price blocks the strikes from Wilk.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilk tries to improve position but can't.
Wilk wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Wilk taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilk throws a few strikes from the bottom but Price takes advantage and mounts!
Price landing strikes from the mount.
Wilk is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilk has given up his back here. Will Price look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Price is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Price gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Price gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Price apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Price is breathing heavily.
Wilk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Price appears to be looking for a big counter.
Price lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wilk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilk tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it.
Wilk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Price blocks the leg kick.
Wilk thows a leg kick but Price checks it

and Price counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Price.

Wilk has picked Price up - he's going for a ride! Wilk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Price is looking to improve his position.
Wilk looks to land a strike but Price avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Price is adopting a defensive guard.
Price is trying to keep Wilk in close.
Wilk throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Wilk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Price lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price with a nice head shot there.
Wilk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Price is one step ahead there.
Wilk is striking but Price is not phased and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Price dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Price will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilk misses with a low kick.
Wilk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilk moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.

Wilk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Price on his heels. He'll look to pass Price's guard now, I'm sure.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilk can do to turn this around?
Price pulls Wilk in close to prevent any damage.
Wilk preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price is trying to keep Wilk in close.
Price lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wilk tries to strike from the bottom.
Wilk trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wilk throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wilk trying to strike off his back.
Price throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Price passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Wilk moves into full guard.
Price missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Price accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wilk is looking to sweep but instead, Price has passed into half guard.
Wilk punching from the bottom.
Wilk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wilk misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wilk throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wilk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wilk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wilk throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Price wants to stand but Wilk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilk throws a front kick aimed at Price's knee but Price avoids it well.
Wilk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilk misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Price checks a leg kick.
Price seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wilk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price feinted with a counter takedown.
A clash of legs there as Price blocks the low kick.
Price tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wilk manages to circle out of the way.
Price moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilk.

Wilk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wilk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Price explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Price clinches up with Wilk and pushes him back against the cage.

Wilk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilk striking off his back but it's not causing Price any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wilk trying to strike off his back.
Wilk is striking from the bottom but Price uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Wilk throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Price manages to pass to side control.
Price cracks Wilk with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wilk misses with a strike from the bottom.
Wilk tries to buck Price off but Price is having none of it.
Wilk defending against the ground and pound.
Wilk throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Price dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wilk misses with a low kick.
Wilk misses with a low kick.
Wilk throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wilk.
Price throws a big counter combination but Wilk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Price.

Price moves into the clinch.

Price pulls guard.
Wilk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Price is pulling down on Wilk's head. It's preventing any offense from Wilk, at least for the moment.
Wilk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price is pulling down on Wilk's head to control his posture.
Wilk won't allow Price to sweep him here.
Price trying to control the position.
Wilk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilk throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Price looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilk is one step ahead there.
Wilk throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Wilk throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilk throws a strike but Price rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wilk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wilk trying to strike off his back.
Price might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wilk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Price working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilk throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Price throwing strikes but missing.
Price trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilk's guard.
Wilk striking off his back but it's not causing Price any problems.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilk tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it.
Price throws a counter high kick but Wilk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wilk misses with a low kick.
Wilk tries a low kick but Price avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Wilk misses.
Price seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wilk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Price is out of range and Wilk settles back down.
Wilk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilk misses with a leg kick.
Price checks a leg kick nicely.
Price is looking to counter punch.
Price moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilk.
Price is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wilk keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilk tries to score with a low kick but Price moves his leg out of the way.
Price swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wilk tries to score with a low kick but Price moves his leg out of the way.
Price moves out of range as Wilk throws a body kick.

Wilk tries to keep at a distance but Price has taken the fight into the clinch.

Price has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wilk is trying to keep an underhook but Price manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Price blocks the strikes from Wilk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilk gets full guard.
Price throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilk trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wilk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wilk is striking off his back. Price thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Wilk throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wilk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nice strikes from Price there.
Price has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilk punching from the bottom.
Price tries to stand and escape but Wilk is controlling the position.
Maciej Wilk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andreas Price is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Price lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Price, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

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