PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Paige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Paige
vs
Savage

190 cm
30
215 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
211 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Damnfield clothing

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Paige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Savage!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage slips a straight right by Paige.
Nice body kick there by Paige.
Paige tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paige tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
Paige is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Savage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Paige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage walks into a stiff left hand from Paige.
Savage moves away from the strike by Paige.
Some wild striking there from Paige.
Paige fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savage.
Savage cracks Paige with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stan Paige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Paige misses.

Paige clinches up with Savage and pushes him back against the cage.
Paige swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paige lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paige misses with the head strike.
Paige goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Savage blocking some punches.

Savage breaks the clinch.
Savage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Savage gets tackled into the cage by Paige. Paige maintains the clinch.
Paige prevents Savage from breaking the clinch.
Savage is looking to break free of the clinch but Paige has double underhooks.
Paige is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Savage is keeping busy.
Savage jumps guard but Paige stands there with Savage around his waist. Savage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paige misses with a punch on the inside.
Paige looking to stall.
Savage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paige has him pressed against the cage.
Paige trying to control the position but instead, Savage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paige into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Savage fails to land.
Paige blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paige backwards.

Savage drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paige tries to free his leg and advance position but Savage is retaining full guard.
Paige throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Savage is on top in guard.
Savage stands and throws Paige's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paige is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Paige is trying to stand back up but Savage is controlling him
Paige is looking to improve his position.
Savage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Savage trying to mount his opponent but Paige defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Savage trying to pass the guard but Paige defending well.
Paige is looking to improve his position.
Savage wants to take a breather but Paige is having none of it.
Savage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savage might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Paige haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paige regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Savage.
Paige is controlling Savage's posture.
Savage looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage forces his way into half guard.
Savage stops Paige from getting back to his feet.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savage has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Savage throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paige wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Savage.
Savage landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jethro Savage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Paige is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Savage throws a jab when Paige was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
Paige throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Paige closes the distance and pushes Savage back into the cage.
Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paige prevents Savage from breaking the clinch.
Paige throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage is looking for a takedown.
Savage is trying to pull guard but Paige turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paige misses with some punches.
Savage tries to pull guard but Paige holds him up against the cage and eventually Savage drops back down to his feet.
Stan Paige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Savage.
Savage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paige misses with the head strike.
Savage lands with a right to the head.

Savage breaks from the clinch.
Paige throws a leg kick but Savage checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Paige misses.
Paige lands a jab.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Paige is looking to clinch.
Paige with a hook.
Paige fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paige.
Paige tries to clinch there but Savage circles away.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage cracks Paige with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Savage misses.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paige.
Paige just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paige slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stan Paige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paige digs a good body shot into Savage's ribs.
Savage cracks Paige with a right hand to the side of the head.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage ducks under a wild hook from Paige.
Savage ducks right into an uppercut from Paige.
Paige swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Savage to counter with a crisp jab.
Paige is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paige moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Savage checks a low kick from Paige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage connects with a leg kick. Paige looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Paige changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Paige.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paige cracks Savage with a good jab.
Good exchange - Paige coming out on top.
Paige misses the shot to the body.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paige was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Paige tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paige has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paige there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paige pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Savage looking to score a takedown here. Paige is defending well but Savage drives through and ends up in Paige's guard.
Savage is working Paige over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Savage has gone for a leg lock! Paige slips out almost immediately though and dives into Savage's guard.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Savage is on top in guard.
Paige wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
Savage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Savage tries to stand but Paige is controlling from the bottom.
Savage won't allow Paige to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage throwing strikes from guard but Paige blocks nicely.
Savage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paige looking to control.
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 Stan Paige will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Paige missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savage jabs Paige right on the nose. Paige blinks but takes it well.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paige.
Paige throws a leg kick but Savage checks it.
Paige connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paige connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Savage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Paige clinches with his opponent.
Paige misses with a punch to the body.
Savage has had enough of the clinch but Paige keeps him there for the moment.
Paige is looking to control Savage's arms but Savage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paige has his back to the cage.
Savage lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paige scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Savage breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Paige throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paige throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paige.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paige looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paige throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Savage fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Paige sprawls well initially but Savage persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Savage trying to pass the guard but Paige defending well.
Paige keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paige is looking to escape.
Savage winds up and cracks Paige with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage is pressing down on Paige's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paige is holding on for now.
Paige is looking to control Savage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paige avoid being mounted?
Savage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paige defending well though.
Savage wants to control but Paige is keeping him busy.
Paige controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paige is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paige has hold of Savage's hands but Savage slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paige avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paige is trying to get back to full guard.
Savage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savage thows a huge punch but Paige dodges it nicely.
Savage scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage is looking to advance position but Paige won't allow it.
Savage prevents Paige from improving his position.
Savage is trying to control the action in half guard but Paige is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paige trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Savage is working for a submission of some sort.
Savage slips a nice elbow through Paige's hands, connecting with Paige's forehead.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Paige is defending well.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Savage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paige is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jethro Savage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Savage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jethro Savage!
After the big win, Jethro Savage made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.