PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dennis Page enters the cage!

Kelly
vs
Page

179 cm
22
162 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

173 cm
22
161 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Page dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Page's head and hops out.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Page shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Page gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Page tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Page tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelly defends well and Page ends up having to push Kelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Page.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page jumps guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Page tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Page goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Page fails to pull guard.
Page looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly is working Page over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!

Page is rocked!
Page jumps guard but Kelly stands there with Page around his waist. Page gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Page is trying to push Kelly away but Kelly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Page is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Page is trying to pull guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Page shoots and misses

and Kelly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is leaning against Page and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Page gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the cage.
Page blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Page blocks it.
Page stalling in the clinch but Kelly improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Page.
Good body shot from Kelly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.

Kelly breaks the clinch.
Page misses with a takedown attempt
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Page looks winded!
Page checks a low kick from Kelly.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Page drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Kelly 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.

Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Page misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Page shoots for a double leg takedown but Kelly sprawls well. He's pushed Page's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Page has his takedown stuffed

so Kelly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Kelly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because George Kelly wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Page.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Page tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelly defends well and Page ends up having to push Kelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
Page looking for a takedown.
Page is breathing heavily.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stalling in the clinch from Kelly.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelly smiles and moves away.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Donk. Kelly catches Page right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Page off balance momentarily.
Page tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Page will feel that in the morning.
No luck for Page with that takedown attempt.
Kelly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly lands a head kick!
Donk. Kelly catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Page throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Page off to one side.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Page.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
It looks like Kelly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Kelly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Page has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Page looks for a takedown but Kelly sprawls well.
George Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Page shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Page was not able to check.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kelly digs a good hook to Page's body.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
Page 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.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kelly lands a big head kick that sends Page tumbling to the mat! Kelly takes a step backwards and waves Page back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Page. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Kelly dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kelly feints and then cracks Page's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Page down.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Page takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Donk. Kelly catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Page misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
Kelly swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kelly is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Page.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.

Kelly lands a big head kick that sends Page tumbling to the mat! Kelly takes a step backwards and waves Page back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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 but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Page is out of range.
Page tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.

Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Page jumps guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
George Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Page avoids it.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelly down to the mat. Kelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a spinning back kick!
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelly throws a low kick but Page moves out of range easily.
Page tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page fails with the takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.

Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Page jumps guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Page drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kelly circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Page drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kelly follows Page to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Kelly!
George Kelly is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious George Kelly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dennis Page spoke after the fight, saying 'I felt I chased this fight to soon in my career but I was confident my coaches and alliance told me I'm crazy. But there's no shame in loading to George he's a warrior and a true champion thank you for coming back to fight me! I'm.sure we ll meet again'.