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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Edberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stefan Edberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Page!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Page as he jumps to the side.
Edberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page leaves Edberg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edberg scores with a takedown into Page's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page wants to stand but Edberg is controlling the position.
Page is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Edberg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Page on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
Edberg stops Page from standing up.
Edberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edberg is fighting to break Page's control of his arms but Page is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Page throws a jab when Edberg was well out of range.
Edberg avoids the body shot from Page.
Page lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with a right hand.
Edberg closes the distance and clinches up with Page, looking for a takedown. Edberg pushes Page against the cage but Page circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Edberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edberg lands with a right hand.
Edberg darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edberg stops Page from getting back to his feet.
Page gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edberg prevents Page from getting back to his feet.
Page keeping moving, preventing Edberg from controlling successfully.
Edberg stops Page from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Page dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Page sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edberg somewhat.
Page throws a hook to the side of Edberg's head but Edberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edberg tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Edberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Page swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Edberg ducks down to avoid it.
Edberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Page as he jumps to the side.
Edberg scores a takedown into full mount!
Page wants to get back to his feet.
Edberg prevents Page from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edberg looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Edberg is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Page is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Page's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Page wants to hold on but Edberg pushes him away.
Edberg looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Page can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edberg tries to control but Page wriggling away.
Page is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Page is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Edberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edberg looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stefan Edberg will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Page lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Edberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Page wants to stand up but Edberg is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Edberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Edberg tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Edberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Edberg as he connects with a hook.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stefan Edberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edberg looks for a takedown but Page sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Edberg tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Edberg shoots for a takedown but Page saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edberg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Page circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Edberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Page manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Page misses.
Edberg takes one to the side of the head.
Edberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Page counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edberg connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Edberg is just out of range.
Stefan Edberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Page's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page tries to get to full guard but Edberg has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Page is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Page is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Edberg clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edberg closes the distance and clinches.
Edberg breaks from the clinch.
Edberg closes the distance but Page moves to the side
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
Edberg shoots and misses
and Page counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Edberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edberg shoots and misses
and Page counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Page connects with a crisp jab.
Edberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Edberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Page lands with a good body shot.
Page digs a good hook to Edberg's body.
Page scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Page.
Edberg is rocked!
Page has Edberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Page lands with a short shot to the head.
Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page lands a jab to Edberg's midsection.
Page throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Page lands with a hook. Edberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Page cracks a nice hook into Edberg's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page lands a slapping body shot.
Oliver Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Page lands.
Oh Edberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Edberg out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Page! Oliver Page retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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