PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 1200 p4p, 984 weight class) and James Gregor (ranked 177 p4p, 145 weight class). James Gregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Page
vs
Gregor

192 cm
39
210
30 - 23 - 1

178 cm
36
210
25 - 30 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Vegan Gains

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 30 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Page fails with the takedown
and Gregor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
Page half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Gregor catches Page napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Page to the canvas!

Page is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor throws a big right hand that misses.
Gregor connects with a couple of short punches.
Oh Page is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gregor throwing strikes but missing.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
Gregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Page has wrist control.
Gregor lands a couple of digs.
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gregor landing some decent shots from guard.
Page controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Page's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gregor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Page will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gregor stopping the sweep attempt from Page.
Page working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gregor.
Page utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Page throws the left hand but Gregor avoids the punch easily.
Gregor unleashes a big counter combination but Page bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Franky Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregor misses with a wild body shot.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.

Page looking to score a takedown here. Gregor is defending well but Page drives through and ends up in Gregor's guard.
Page loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregor has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Page is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gregor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gregor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gregor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gregor landing with the ground and pound.

Franky Page's cut is getting worse.

Page is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gregor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregor is working Page over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gregor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gregor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gregor scoring with some ground and pound.

Franky Page's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Page seems keen to control Gregor's posture.
Gregor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gregor distracts Page with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Gregor throws a sloppy strike and Page has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Gregor is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Page!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franky Page!