PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Browne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Page
vs
Browne

192 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Browne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Browne clinches.
Browne misses with a short punch on the inside.

Page turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Page manages to end up in side control.
Page working the head with strikes.
Page content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Page just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page working the head with strikes.
Browne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Page working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne taking a bit of punishment here - Page scoring with strikes.
Browne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Page looks up at the clock and then as Browne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Page smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Browne being controlled for a moment.
Page landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Page takes a little break here. Browne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Browne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Page connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page cracks Browne with a big right hand but Browne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Page cracks Browne with a big elbow.
Page controlling the position from side mount.
Page working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Browne takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Page controls the position.
Page's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Browne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Browne some visible discomfort.
Browne should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Page cracks Browne with a big elbow.
Page working the ground and pound.
Browne seems a little lost for a moment, as Page dominates the positioning.
Browne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Browne looks winded!
Page scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Browne to see if he's OK.
Page scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Browne to see if he's OK.
Page working the ground and pound.
Page scores with punches from side control.
Page looks up at the clock and then as Browne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Page smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Page takes a little break here. Browne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Page grinds an elbow into Browne's temple.

Browne is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Browne to see if he's OK.
Browne is still in real trouble! Can Page finish him?
Page is putting a hurting on Browne here, landing some big shots from side control.
Page scoring with punches and elbows.
Page has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Page connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Browne some visible discomfort.
Browne taking a bit of punishment here - Page scoring with strikes.
Browne is trying to buck Page off.
Browne is working to avoid the ground and pound but Page connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Page dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Browne gets caught flat footed, as Page shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Page is standing up over Browne. Browne looks to escape but Page dives into side control.
Browne seems to have recovered his senses.

Page is staying tight to Browne's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Page landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Page scoring with punches and elbows.
Page happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page working the body and head with strikes.

Page is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Browne is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Browne is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne being controlled for a moment.
Page working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Page in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Page working the head with strikes.
Page is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Browne's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Page looks up at the clock and then as Browne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Page smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Page controlling from side mount.
Page in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Page in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Page working the ground and pound from side control.

Browne is rocked!
Page scores with a couple of short elbows.
Browne is still in real trouble! Can Page finish him?
Page lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Browne looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Page turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franky Page!