PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason has chosen Kryptonite as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Page
vs
Jason

194 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Jason!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page fails with the takedown.
Jason throws a sloppy head kick

and Page counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jason!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jason is working to get back to half guard.
Page won't let Jason get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jason working to try and regain half guard.
Page landing strikes from the mount.
Page wants to control the pace but Jason is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Page raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page landing shots from mount.
Jason is looking to improve his position but Page isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page cracks Jason with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jason keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jason sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Page slows the pace down in half guard.

Page is looking for a kimura here.
Page has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jason is looking to improve his position but Page isn't that keen on the idea.
Jason gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jason looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Page works his foot free and advances to mount.
Page with the ground and pound from mount.
Jason can't escape the position.
Jason is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Page moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jason has worked his arm free - good work by Jason!
Jason is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Page is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Page prevents Jason from standing back up.
Page wants to free his trapped foot but Jason is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jason tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Page is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jason keeps working.

Jason looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jason looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jason taking some punishment here, with Page in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Jason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jason is looking to improve his position.
Page seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Page tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jason knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jason looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page winds up and cracks Jason with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Page dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Page shoots in looking for a takedown but Jason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Page's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Page gets caught napping as Jason dives in and scores a takedown. Page manages to retain guard.
Page controls Jason momentarily but Jason frees himself.
Jason throws a big right hand that misses.

Page is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jason landing some decent shots from guard.

Jason avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jason throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Page works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jason slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jason wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.

Page throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason scoring with some ground and pound.
Jason not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Page is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jason defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jason stands up and waves to Page to follow him.
Page shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jason defends it nicely.
Page stuffs the takedown attempt from Jason. Jason gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown. Jason tries to sprawl out of it but Page keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jason manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Greg Page has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jason defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Page.
Page misses with a takedown attempt - Jason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jason.
Page displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jason.

Jason closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Page's guard.
Jason cracks Page with a solid left hand.
Jason controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Jason distracts Page with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Page looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jason stands up over Page, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jason trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jason makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Page is working an open guard so Jason takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Page stuffs the takedown attempt from Jason. Jason gets slowly back to his feet.

Page gets caught napping as Jason dives in and scores a takedown. Page manages to retain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jason.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Page is looking to stand up but Jason isn't so interested in that idea.

Page looking for a guillotine here but Jason defends easily.
Jason slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jason is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jason lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jason postures up.
Jason connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Jason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Page's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jason is defended easily by Page.
Jason shoots in but Page avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Jason with that takedown attempt.
Greg Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Jason.
Page shoots in but no luck this time.
Jason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good work by Page as he checks the leg kick.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jason misses with a head kick.
Page fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jason avoids it really well and circles away.
Jason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Page shoots for a double leg takedown but Jason sprawls well. He's pushed Page's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Jason shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Page looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page is trying to stand back up but Jason is controlling him
Jason seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Page does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jason is trying to work for a kimura but Page is defending well.
Jason tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Page works his way to full guard. Good work.

Page is working an open guard so Jason takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jason is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, Jason circles away and we're back to standing.

Jason drives through with a takedown into Page's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jason throwing strikes but missing.
Jason loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Page is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Page is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jason is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jason defends it easily.
Jason wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Jason is working Page over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Page wants to stand and escape but Jason is having none of it.
Jason landing with the ground and pound.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
Jason lands a couple of elbows.
Jason postures up and lands a big shot to Page's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jason's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jason's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jason is working Page over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Page is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jason is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jason trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jason stands up from Page's guard - Jason perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Page missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Jason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jason has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Jason!