PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lichfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lichfield
vs
Page

176 cm
25
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Lichfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichfield moves away from the strike by Page.
Lichfield loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Lichfield loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Page looks for a takedown but Lichfield sprawls well.
Lichfield lands with a right hand.
Page throws a right and a left that Lichfield avoids nicely.
Lichfield is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lichfield throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lichfield.

Page clinches up against the cage.
Lichfield is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Page to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichfield is trying to pull guard but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Lichfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Page smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Lichfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page shoots in for a takedown but Lichfield shows good takedown defense.
Justin Lichfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lichfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lichfield has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lichfield after a bit of a struggle.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Lichfield misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Page tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lichfield cracks Page with an open hand slap.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lichfield misses with a hook to the body
and Page counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lichfield throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lichfield.
Page staying out of range there.

Lichfield has Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Lichfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Page.
Lichfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lichfield pulls Page into guard.

Lichfield isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Page stacks Lichfield on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Page!
Page in side control, throwing shots but Lichfield defends.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Lichfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Page looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lichfield is avoiding damage well.
Lichfield parries the strikes from Page easily there. Page is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lichfield to escape.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Lichfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lichfield is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichfield manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lichfield regains full guard. Nicely done.

Page avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Lichfield looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Page has picked Lichfield up and slammed him! Lichfield can't keep hold of the triangle and Page manages to pass to side control!
Lichfield is breathing heavily.
Lichfield looking for a sweep but Page has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page looking to finish with strikes here!
Page punching from mount but Lichfield doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Page misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Page looking to control but Lichfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lichfield working to try and regain half guard.
Lichfield is squirming around, avoiding Page's attempts to control the action.
Lichfield holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Page tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lichfield manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lichfield wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Justin Lichfield will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slow jab from Lichfield misses its intended target.
Lichfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Page. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
Lichfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lichfield.
Lichfield slaps away a takedown attempt from Page, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lichfield misses with a wild combination.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Lichfield as he connects with a hook.
Lichfield lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lichfield.
Lichfield misses with a straight right.
Lichfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Page looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lichfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Lichfield misses the target.
Page shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Justin Lichfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Page.
Page avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Lichfield misses.
Page tries for a takedown but Lichfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Page is breathing heavily.
Lichfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Lichfield throws a hook but Page avoids it easily.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Lichfield.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Page is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Page throws a series of punches but Lichfield avoids them all with ease.
Lichfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page feints the counter takedown.
Page shoots in but no luck this time.
Michael Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lichfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lichfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lichfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Page looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justin Lichfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Page avoids the body shot from Lichfield.

Lichfield has closed the distance and engaged Page in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lichfield tries to pull guard but Page won't allow it.
Lichfield tries to pull guard but Page won't allow it.
Lichfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lichfield jumps guard.

Lichfield is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lichfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lichfield is looking to cinch up a triangle. Page throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lichfield's body to avoid the submission. Lichfield has instead reached around Page's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lichfield arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Justin Lichfield!