PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zane Price (ranked 5941 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Jokic (ranked 5918 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Price
vs
Jokic

166 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zane Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikola Jokic!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jokic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokic misses with a leg kick

so Price counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Price really is a fat lump.
Price slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Jokic.
Price stalling.
Jokic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Price is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Jokic.
Price taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokic looks to move to half guard but instead Price has passed into mount! Damn!
Price avoids the attempt from Jokic to control.
Price controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Price's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jokic tries to hold on but Price pushes him away.
Jokic is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price controlling from mount.
Price manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jokic to take his back!
Jokic just trying to survive but Price is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Good control from Price.

Jokic is looking to control the hands but Price breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zane Price!