PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lomovtsev Lavr Kirillovich (ranked 7389 p4p, 3068 weight class) and Venom Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirillovich comes to the cage accompanied by Kalinka. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kirillovich
vs
Page

182 cm
26
178
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
34
187
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lomovtsev Lavr Kirillovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venom Page!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kirillovich, pushing him back against the cage.

Page breaks from the clinch.

Page clinches.
Page is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kirillovich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Page prevents it.
Kirillovich wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lomovtsev Lavr Kirillovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Page.
Page lands an uppercut.
Kirillovich is looking to take this one to the mat.
Page cracks Kirillovich with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Page.

It looks like Lomovtsev Lavr Kirillovich has been cut.
Page stops a takedown attempt from Kirillovich.
Kirillovich is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Page pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kirillovich is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Page.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Page stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Page looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirillovich working hard to break the clinch.

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

Page instigates a clinch.
Page lands with a right to the head.
Page is pressed up against the cage. Kirillovich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Page down to the mat. Page avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Page moves into range and clinches up with Kirillovich.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirillovich's efforts to push away.
Page lands a body punch.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Page prevents the takedown attempt.
Kirillovich takes a shot to the head.
Page misses with an elbow over the top.
Page has Kirillovich pushed against the cage.
Kirillovich drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Page gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirillovich is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Page.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirillovich backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page stops a takedown attempt from Kirillovich.
Page blocks an elbow strike from Kirillovich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kirillovich avoids it.
Page dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Page lands a body shot.
Page lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page lands a left hand.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Page lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirillovich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Page is defending well.
Still in the clinch, Page scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Page.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Page lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Page scores with a nice short uppercut.
Page's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page manages to break the clinch.

Page darts in and clinches Kirillovich up against the cage.
Page stalls.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirillovich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Page counters with a left and a right that stings Kirillovich.

Kirillovich is rocked!
Kirillovich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Page counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kirillovich out cold! What a finish! Page is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Venom Page!
Venom Page decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.