PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Page
vs
Johnson

155 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lamar Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Page.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson cracks Page with a right hand to the side of the head.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Johnson can't break the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Page in a clinch.
Johnson 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. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Page tries to pull guard but Johnson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Page forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Page could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson stalling the fight.

That's two 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.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Page fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Page pulls his leg out and moves away.
Page connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Page is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson has Page pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Page manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Page tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson tries to circle away but Page has him pinned against the cage.
Page tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson wants to break free but Page has control.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Page manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

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 wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Page shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Page misses with a head kick.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.

Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Page has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Page.
Johnson pushes Page away with a front kick.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Page is defending well.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Page shoots in.

Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Page in a clinch.
Page wants a takedown.
Page drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lamar Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Johnson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Page's leg. Page is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lamar Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Page gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson drags the fight down to the ground.
Page wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Page might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson is trying to keep Page in close.
Page wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.

Johnson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Page uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Page content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Page goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Page but great work by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Johnson pulls guard successfully.

Page decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
A head kick misses from Page.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Johnson forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Page is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Johnson is trying to keep an underhook but Page manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Page is working away from the top position though.
Jimmy Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Page stands up from Johnson's guard - Page perhaps looking for a knockout.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson trying to control the position but instead, Page has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnson into the cage.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Page has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Page goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Come on Page - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Page gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Lamar Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Johnson.
Johnson is trying to stall.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

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.
Johnson lands a body shot.

Johnson rushes Page and presses him up against the cage.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Page seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johnson throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Jimmy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick

and Page moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Johnson!