PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Let's go - Travis Barker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grant Hughes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Page
vs
Hughes

178 cm
19
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shoots in and drives through. Page sprawls well.

Page looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hughes!
Hughes working to try and regain half guard.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Page's attempts to control the action.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hughes is squirming around, avoiding Page's attempts to control the action.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Page tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Hughes is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page looking to control and managing it successfully.
Page throws some wild stikes that Hughes manages to avoid easily.
Hughes is trying to escape the mount.
Hughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to hold on but Page pushes him away.
Page knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
Hughes can't escape the position.
Hughes wants to hold on but Page pushes him away.
Page can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughes is looking to escape.
Page content just to control the position here.
Hughes is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Page tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Hughes wants to control but Page is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
Page controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes tries to hold on but Page postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Grant Hughes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Page as Hughes shoots in.
Page lands with a cross.
Hughes shoots and misses
and Page counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hughes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Page - the referee stops the clock and Hughes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Page. Hughes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hughes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryan Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Hughes.
Page lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Page takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Page gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Page digs a right hand underneath Hughes's ribcage. Hughes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Page scores a nice knee to the body.
Page scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Page.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Page.
Hughes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Page lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page clinches.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Page manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Page presses Hughes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Page.
A short uppercut from Page.
Page working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Page lands an uppercut.
Page lands a knee to the head.

Hughes is rocked!
Nice elbow from Page.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Page finish him?
Page lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.

Page moves into the clinch successfully.
Bryan Page has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryan Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed

and Page counters with a crisp one two that drops Hughes! Page thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hughes to his feet! Hughes is in big trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Page drives through with a takedown into guard.
Page controlling from the top position.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bryan Page just wasn't active enough.
Page chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Page lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Page gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position but Hughes is working away.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Page staying calm.
Hughes sneaks back into half guard.
Page is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bryan Page has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Page throws a good cross that connects.
Page thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Page looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Page looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.

Page moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Page.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Page dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Page lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Page throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Page lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hughes fails with the takedown
and Page counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Page.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown but Page manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hughes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Page fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page jabs Hughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Page lands with a kick to the ribs.

Page darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Page is working Hughes over against the cage.

Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Page tests Hughes's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page scores with a takedown into Hughes's guard.

Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Page's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Page stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hughes has an active guard here but Page has managed to pass into half guard.
Page works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Page lands a big elbow.
Page prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hughes is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
Page takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Page lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hughes is looking to get to half guard.
Page has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hughes's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Page can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughes is looking to escape.
Hughes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Page looking to control but Hughes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Page is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hughes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Page showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Page has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Page!
A victorious Bryan Page thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.