PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Page
vs
Foley

179 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayton Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Foley!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Page looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Foley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Page shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foley but Foley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Page looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foley stuffs the takedown attempt from Page. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foley lands with an uppercut that bounces Page off the cage and back into rage.

It looks like Clayton Page has been cut.
Foley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws a nice looking combination but Page bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Page wants to slow Foley down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice sprawl there from Foley as Page shoots in.

Foley clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.
Page blocking some punches.
Foley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Page tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foley smiles and moves away.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Foley.
Page swinging wilding here.

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.
Page looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page shoots in for a double leg but Foley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foley throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foley as he jumps to the side.
Foley throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Page walks into a jab.
Page lands a two punch combo.

Foley clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Foley.
Foley scores with a shoulder strike.
Foley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Page is rocked!
Foley lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page tries to pull guard but Foley won't allow it.
A short right from Foley.
Page jumps guard but Foley stands there with Page around his waist. Page gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Foley pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hook to the body lands for Foley.
Page fails to pull guard.
Foley misses with the head strike.
Foley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foley.
Page could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Foley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foley lands with a left to the head.
Page is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Foley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Page blocking some punches.
Page fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Foley.
Page lands a body shot.
Foley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foley lands a hook that snaps the head of Page backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Foley on the inside.
Foley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foley lands a right hand.
Page tries to pull guard but Foley holds him up against the cage and eventually Page drops back down to his feet.
Foley working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Page manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Foley won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Foley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.
Foley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Page. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Page throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Foley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Foley throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Foley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Page's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Page throws a looping overhand right but Foley ducks down to avoid it.
Clayton Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Page does no damage.
Page tries to bum rush Foley with a series of wild strikes but Foley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Page lands a really nice looking cross but Foley seems unphased.
A combination from Page does no damage.
Page throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page swings for the body but Foley moves out of range.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clayton Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Page moves forwards but Foley connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foley finds it's way round the side to connect with Page's head.
Foley drops Page with a big left hand and mounts him. Page is in big trouble!
Foley prevents Page from getting the reversal.
Foley controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Page wants to hold on but Foley pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Page is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foley controlling the position easily from mount.
Page really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Page tries to hold on but Foley pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Page wants to control but Foley is having none of it.
Page is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Foley controlling from the full mount.
Foley looking to finish with strikes here!
Foley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Page working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Page is working hard here to advance position.
Foley looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gordon Foley just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Foley slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Foley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clayton Page's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Page shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foley but Foley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foley is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Page is looking to chop away at Foley's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Page lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Foley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Page fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Foley is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Foley.
Page looks to land a combination but Foley avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page misses with a takedown attempt - Foley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page misses with a wild combination.
Page walks into a left hand.
Foley moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Page goes down! Can Foley finish him!?
Foley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Foley is looking to stand up but Page won't let him.

Page is looking for a triangle but Foley pushes his legs off easily.
Foley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page keeping moving, preventing Foley from controlling successfully.

Page is working an open guard so Foley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Foley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Page swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foley waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Page.
Good exchange - Foley coming out on top.
Page shoots in and drives through. Foley sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Page swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Page misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Page slips under a jab.
Gordon Foley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Foley misses.
Page fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Page swinging wilding here.
A jab from Foley misses.
Foley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Page.
Foley misses with a head kick.
Clayton Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Foley, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Foley against the cage but Foley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Page lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foley backs up against the cage.
Page throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foley's waist but Foley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Page off to one side.
A leg kick checked by Foley.
Page throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page tries to bum rush Foley with a series of wild strikes but Foley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Page misses with the combination.
Foley connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Foley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foley 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Foley!