PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stoopid by Snot. Jimmy Page has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Page
vs
Paul

173 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Paul!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Page shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Paul trying to control from the bottom.
Page trying to control the pace.

Paul is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Paul pushes Page off but Page dives into side control.
Paul holds on to Page's head and controls the position momentarily.
Paul is trying to get back to half guard.

Page stands up.
Paul looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Page is fending him off so far but Paul persists. Nope, Page circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paul trying to land knees to the body.
Paul with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Page is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Paul can't fight it off and eventually Page manages to take the fight to the floor. Paul looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Page showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Page has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Page passes Paul's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Paul looks gassed!
Still in half guard, Page seems content to control.

Page is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Page in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul is looking to control Page's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paul avoid being mounted?
Page wants to control but Paul is keeping him busy.
Page perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Page tries to stand but can't do so whilst Paul controls his leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paul has his takedown stuffed

and Page counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Page.
Page sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Page might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Page works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Paul tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Paul trying to control but Page postures up.
Page content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Paul trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Page is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Paul punching from the bottom.

Page seems to be looking for submissions.
Page could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Paul is trying to stand up here but Page is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Page swinging wilding here.
Paul misses with a takedown

and Page moves into the clinch.
Jimmy Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Paul.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but Paul gets an underhook and turns Page into the ropes.
Page lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Paul has his takedown stuffed

and Page decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paul's guard.
Page looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paul is keeping the position for now.
Paul wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Page is controlling him.
Page controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page looks to land a combination but Paul avoids it well.

Page looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Page is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paul tries to kick Page off in order to stand up. Page Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page taking a breather here.
Page lands a decent elbow from side control.
Page controlling from side mount.
Page tries to advance to mount but Paul denies him.
You can see the frustration on Paul's face as Page controls the position.
Paul gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paul is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul trying to hold on to Page's head to control him but Page postures up.

Paul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Page is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Paul pushes Page off looking to stand but Page dives back in and keeps control.
Page seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Page blocks the strikes from Paul.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Page tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paul knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paul is looking to clinch.
Jimmy Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Page decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Page is controlling the pace.

Paul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page trying to control from half guard but Paul is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Page dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Page drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Page sitting in guard here, content to control.
Paul trying to control the position.
Page stays in close to Paul's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Paul looking to control.

Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paul keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page trying to control but Paul is working from the bottom.
Page advances to half guard.
Paul is trying to control but can't.
Page wants to control but Paul is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Page seems content to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Page just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Paul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Page counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paul!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paul tries to hold on but Page pushes him away.
Page with shots to the head and body - Paul looks very uncomfortable down there.
Paul is desperately trying to improve his position but Page has a good base and remains in mount.
Page looking to control but Paul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Page content just to control the position here.

Page gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a series of strikes that have Paul backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul darts in trying to clinch

and Page counters with a single leg into guard. Paul didn't expect that.
Page slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Page advances position into side control!
Paul tries to bench press Page off him but Page keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paul punching from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paul manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paul wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Page manages to pass to side control.
Page passes the guard and advances to mount!

Page wants to finish this one by submission but Paul is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Page.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Page clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimmy Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Page instigates a clinch.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Paul has him pressed against the ropes.
Page changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paul fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paul throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Page's waist but Page gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paul off to one side.
Paul ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Page looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paul!
Paul gets back to half guard.

Paul has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Page. Oh but Paul has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Page goes limp - he's gone! Paul jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Drew Paul!
Drew Paul is the new middleweight champion!