PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclean is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oasis - F**king in the bushes. On his way into the cage it seems that Sean Page has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sean Page seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Page
vs
Mclean

201 cm
24
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
259 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Page!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots in for a double leg but Mclean sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mclean lands with a good body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Mclean. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Page slips under a jab from Mclean.
A combination from Mclean does no damage.
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mclean tries to clinch but Page moves out of range.
Mclean takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.

Page shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mclean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Page 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.
Page throws and elbow that misses. Mclean uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by Mclean!
Mclean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mclean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Page swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean wants to get up but he can't break Page's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mclean wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Page moves out of range as Mclean strikes.
Page tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mclean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Page somewhat.
Mclean tries to clinch up.
Jab from Mclean.
Mclean tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Lenny Mclean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclean goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Sean Page has been cut.
Lenny Mclean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mclean gets a clinch.
Mclean effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mclean digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mclean scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mclean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mclean controlling the action here for a moment.
Page drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mclean pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mclean takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Mclean misses its intended target.
Page takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mclean throws an overhand right that drops Page like a sack of potatoes! Mclean dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenny Mclean! Lenny Mclean retains his heavyweight title!