PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimm comes to the cage accompanied by David Gilmour - There's No Way Out Of Here. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grimm
vs
Page

170 cm
33
147 lbs
28 - 20 - 2

173 cm
31
156 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm throws a head kick that half lands.

Grimm closes the distance and clinches.
Grimm lands a body punch in the clinch.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Page throws a sloppy head kick and Grimm moves out of range easily.
Page misses with a straight right.
Page misses with a body kick.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Grimm.
Grimm seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Page avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Grimm throws a body shot but no joy.
Page takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimm moves out of range of the leg kick from Page.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Grimm throws a solid leg kick but Page takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws a leg kick which misses Grimm's front leg but catches the back leg as Grimm tries to avoid it.

Grimm clinches up against the cage.
Page tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm blocking some punches.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Page wants to break free but Grimm has control.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Page can't break the clinch.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grimm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grimm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Page's head.
Page misses with a straight right.
Grimm moves out of range of the body kick.
Grimm is looking to counter the offense by Page and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to chop away at Grimm's legs.

Grimm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Page, pushing him back against the cage.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Page stalls.
Grimm works on Page's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page pushes Grimm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimm tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Page on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Page dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimm. That did some damage!
Page shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grimm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grimm scores with a push kick.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a front kick.
Grimm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grimm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Page throws a hook to the side of Grimm's head but Grimm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimm misses with a wild body shot.

Grimm closes the distance and clinches.
Page digs a right hand into Grimm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grimm's gas tank.
Page lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimm.

Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimm lands with a kick to the ribs.

Grimm has closed the distance and engaged Page in a clinch.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm blocks a body shot from Page.
Grimm swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grimm.
Page throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimms head.
Grimm lands a left hand.
Grimm can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimm cracks Page with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grimm darts in trying to clinch
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimm throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
Page throws the kick towards the body but Grimm avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Auguste Grimm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grimm misses the body punch
and Page counters with a left to the body.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Page walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grimm.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Page moves out of range as Grimm throws a body kick.
Page is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimm rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimm. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Page has time to react.
Page throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Page with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Page connects with a leg kick. Grimm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grimm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Grimm as he connects with a hook.
Page blocks a head kick by Grimm.
A jab from Grimm does it's job there.
Page takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
A big left from Grimm misses.
Page throws out a counter right but Grimm avoids it with no problem.
Grimm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Page throws a combination that misses
and Grimm counters with a nice body kick.
Grimm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Page paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grimm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Page counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grimm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grimm tries to land a front kick but Page steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grimm jabs at Page's body.

Grimm darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
Grimm unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimm swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Grimm stuns Page with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Grimm.
Grimm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grimm throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Page misses with an uppercut. Grimm saw that one coming.
Page throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Page.
Page thuds a left hand into Grimm's body.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimm misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page throws the kick towards the body but Grimm avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page misses with a hook. Grimm ducked under it nicely.
Page fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick by Grimm misses
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Page does no damage.
Grimm throws a counter high kick but Page was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grimm checks a leg kick nicely.
Grimm moves out of range of the body kick from Page.
Grimm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Page.
Page gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grimm.
Grimm throws a body shot but no joy.
Auguste Grimm is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grimm throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Auguste Grimm dominated that second 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.

Grimm cracks Page with an open hand slap.
Page stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grimm tried to score with a low kick but Page checks it.
Page goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimm wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.
Page let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Page avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A cross from Page lands.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page misses with a kick to the body.
Page throws a low kick but Grimm avoids it.
Grimm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Page is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is looking to slow Grimm down with leg kicks.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Page.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Grimm chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grimm connects with a high kick.
Grimm throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimm counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Grimm does no damage.
Grimm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Page.
Donk. Grimm catches Page right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tests Page's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Page has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grimm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Grimm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
Page throws a front kick aimed at Grimm's knee but Grimm avoids it well.
Grimm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
Page scores with a sloppy right hand. Grimm should have avoided that one.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grimm counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Page is rocked!
Grimm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Page stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Grimm finish him?
Page misses the shot to the body.
Grimm thinks about countering with a head kick.
Grimm throws a lazy head kick
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grimm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Grimm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Page.
No joy there for Grimm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page tried to score with a low kick but Grimm checks it.
Grimm thinks about countering with a body kick.
Grimm throws a leg kick but Page sees it coming and moves out of range.
Page lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimm's head backwards.
Page lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Page moves away from the strike by Grimm.
A big left from Page misses.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Grimm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Grimm forces Page back against the cage and clinches.

Grimm jumps into guard, dragging Page to the mat.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimm is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Auguste Grimm did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Page throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimm.
Grimm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page blocks a head kick by Grimm.
Grimm throws a right and a left that Page avoids nicely.
Page blocks a low kick nicely.
Grimm throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Page thuds his shin into the meat of Grimm's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Page.
Page throws a low kick but Grimm avoids it.
Page feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page circles away from the clinch attempt
and Page counters with a thumping low kick.
Page fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grimm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grimm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Grimm is looking to land body kicks.
Page tries a quick counter leg kick but Grimm is wise to it.
Page is looking to land body kicks.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Grimm.
Page missing with a left hand there. Grimm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grimm is looking to counter with head kicks.
Grimm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Grimm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Grimm misses its intended target.
Page cracks Grimm with an open hand slap.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimm jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Grimm swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Grimm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Page finds it's way round the side to connect with Grimm's head.
Grimm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Page throws a low kick but Grimm avoids it.
Page cracks a nice hook into Grimm's ribs.
Grimm defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
Page throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Grimm is looking to clinch.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Page counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grimm thinking.
Grimm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Grimm.
Nice body punch from Page.
Grimm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimm.
Grimm throws a good cross that connects.
Page looks to land a body kick but Grimm moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a body shot.
Grimm cracks a nice hook into Page's ribs.
Page throws a head kick but Grimm moves out of range.

Grimm darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Page tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Grimm jumps guard but Page turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Page stalling in the clinch.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Page to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.

Page breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Page dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Grimm scores with a shot to the body.
Grimm throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page misses with an uppercut.

Page gets tackled into the cage by Grimm. Grimm maintains the clinch.
Page tries a body shot but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm misses with a punch on the inside.

Page breaks the clinch.
Grimm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Grimm pushes Page up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Page misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
Grimm jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Page walks away with a smile on his face. Grimm gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Page.
Page punishes Grimm's body with a nice straight punch.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Grimm needs to keep his hands up - Page had a free shot at his head there.
Grimm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses.
Page works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Page connects with a jab.
Page moves out of range as Grimm throws a body kick.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Grimm moves out of range of the body kick from Page.
Grimm's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grimm duly obliges.
Dennis Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page jabs Grimm right on the nose. Grimm blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimm connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimm lands with a kick to the temple. Page shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Page misses with a low kick as Grimm jumps back.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Page swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page avoids the head kick by Grimm.
Grimm lands a jab.
Grimm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Grimm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grimm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Grimm checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grimm scores with a jab to the body.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Page is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Grimm defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
Grimm moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimm quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Page misses with a lunging right hand
and Grimm counters with a low kick, right behind Page 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page connects with a body shot that sends Grimm's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimm.
Grimm checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Grimm.
Grimm tries to counter by clinching up but Page breaks away and moves out of range.
A head kick from Grimm lands but Page takes it in his stride.
Page tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grimm is able to avoid easily.
Grimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
Grimm moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimm throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grimm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Page - the referee stops the clock and Grimm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Page. Grimm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Page.
Well Grimm 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Auguste Grimm was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Dennis Page spoke after the fight, saying 'FUCK THSI '.