PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Kanno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page comes to the ring accompanied by Iron Maiden - Phantom Of The Opera. Jimmy Page has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Page
vs
Kanno

180 cm
21
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

169 cm
22
147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikami Kanno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanno fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kanno lands the left hand.
A good leg kick by Page.
Kanno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Kanno. Beautiful body shot.
Kanno lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kanno looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Page throws a big counter combination but Kanno scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Page throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Kanno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kanno.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kanno - that will leave a mark!
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!
A swing and a miss from Kanno.

Page has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanno avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Kanno trying to land knees to the body.
Page lands an elbow that stopped Kanno in his tracks for a moment.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanno's efforts to push away.
Kanno is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Kanno working aggressively here.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Kanno avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Page - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Page scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kanno missing with knees to the body.
Kanno trying to land knees to the body.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Page.
Kanno misses with some punches.
Page throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kannos head.
Page tries a knee to the head but Kanno blocks it.
A short right from Page.
Our sources have told us that Page has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kanno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
Page comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mikami Kanno has been cut.
Page throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanno blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page prevents Kanno from breaking the clinch.
Kanno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page cracks Kanno with a nice body shot.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page lands a body shot in the clinch.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanno is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page landing knees to the head.
Page connects with a knee to the head.
Kanno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
Page scores with a knee to the head.
Page lands with a left to the head.
Kanno misses with the head strike.
Kanno blocks an elbow strike.
Kanno working aggressively here.
Kanno wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Kanno has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Kanno wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Page.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanno.
Page works on Kanno's body with a couple of short punches.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanno avoids the elbow strike from Page, against the ropes.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanno.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page gets through Kanno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Kanno wants to break free but Page has control.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kanno avoids it.
Page is leaning against Kanno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanno tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Page.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Page.
Kanno misses with the head strike.
Kanno misses with a punch to the body.
Page throws an elbow that misses.
Kanno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Page.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kanno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kanno struggles to land a body shot inside as Page controls his hands.
Kanno trying to stall but Page improves his position.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Page lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kanno doesn't seem phased though.
Kanno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Page.
Page connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page is looking to land body kicks.
Kanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page scores with a leg kick.
Page takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikami Kanno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kanno chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanno swings widly with a right hand
and Page counters with a good low kick that Kanno was not able to check.
Kanno misses with a body shot
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Kanno misses.
Kanno tries a head kick but it misses.
Page throws a solid leg kick but Kanno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Page.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kanno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanno.
Mikami Kanno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page misses with a head kick.
Mikami Kanno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kanno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kanno misses the shot to the body.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanno can do to turn this around?
Kanno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanno throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Page tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanno throws a lazy head kick
and Page counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kanno trying to land knees to the body.
Page lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Page keeps control of Kanno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Page lands a knee to the body.
Kanno is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Page.
Page is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from Page.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Page. Page obviously looking to wear him down.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Page looks for the body kick but Kanno saw that one coming.
Kanno misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanno.
Kanno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kanno thuds his right hand into Page's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kanno's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanno tries to clinch but Page moves away
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanno tries to clinch up.
Kanno slips under a jab from Page.
Page feints a jab promting Kanno to slip. Page then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kanno slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Kanno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kanno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page connects with a solid leg kick.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Kanno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Page connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanno. Kanno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kanno throws a right and a left that Page avoids nicely.
Kanno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.

Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Page.
Kanno wants to break free but Page has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands an elbow inside.
Kanno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page lands an elbow just above Kanno 's eye.
Kanno lands a body shot.
Page lands with a right to the head.
Kanno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
Page gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kanno is rocked!
Page throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kanno has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
Kanno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page misses with a knee to the head.
Kanno trying to control the position but instead, Page has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kanno into the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Page.
Kanno tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Kanno back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands an elbow that stopped Kanno in his tracks for a moment.
Kanno managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
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!
Kanno tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Page.
Page lands a left hand.
Kanno is still on wobbly legs! Can Page finish him?
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kanno tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Kanno seems to have recovered his senses.
Page lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanno is trying to push Page away but Page has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Page creates a bit of space and cracks Kanno with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Kanno is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Page fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Page cracks Kanno with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Kanno is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Kanno is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Page dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kanno. That did some damage!
Kanno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanno looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Page takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Mikami Kanno's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kanno tries to clinch up
and Page makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kanno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Page in his tracks.
Page moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Page moves into the clinch.
Page pushes Kanno back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kanno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Page avoids it.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Page manages to break the clinch.
Kanno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanno.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Kanno's shoulder, as Kanno tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page lands with a slapping head kick.

Page closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Page on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanno takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page looking to throw knees to the head but Kanno is blocking nicely.
Page blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Page scores with a knee to the head.
Jimmy Page has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Page prevents a body shot from Kanno.
Kanno has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Kanno tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Kanno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Kanno jabs at Page's body.
Kanno lands with a hook. Page tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Page avoids a punch combination nicely.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanno.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Kanno does it's job there.
Kanno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kanno.
Mikami Kanno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanno cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanno lands a jab to the nose.
Kanno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Page.
Jab from Page.
Kanno throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kanno punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Page.
Page misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Kanno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Page doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick from Kanno misses.
Page connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Page walks into a stiff left hand from Kanno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kanno's calf.
Page scores with a head kick.
Kanno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Kanno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Page looks to land a right hand but Kanno moved out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kanno checks a leg kick.
Page throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanno throws a body kick that misses
and Page counters with a straight right hand.
Kanno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanno looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Kanno blocks a jab.
Kanno misses with a right hand
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanno throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Page.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Kanno.
Kanno gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Page moves into the clinch.
Page lands a body shot.
Kanno misses with a punch to the body.
Kanno misses with a punch to the body.
Kanno tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
Page blocks a body shot from Kanno.
Kanno tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Page showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Page 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Page!
Our winner, Jimmy Page, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.