PBP Commentary

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

Page
vs
Francisco

177 cm
25
279 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felton Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Francisco !
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Francisco clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Page keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francisco tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Page keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francisco wants to break free but Page has control.
Francisco managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Francisco as Page tries to tie him up.
Page really is a fat lump.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Francisco is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco wants to break free but Page has control.
Page prevents Francisco from breaking the clinch.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Francisco working hard to break the clinch.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Francisco wants to break free but Page has control.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Francisco controls his hands.
Francisco working hard to break the clinch.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Page just leaning against Francisco , taking a breather.
Page slowing the pace effectively.
Francisco tries to circle away but Page has him pinned against the cage.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
Francisco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Francisco wants to break free but Page has control.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Page - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Francisco prevents a body shot from Page.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Page stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to break free but Page has control.
Francisco wants to break free but Page has control.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Francisco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Page tries a body shot but Francisco blocks it.
Page stalling against the cage.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Francisco misses with a combination
and Page counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

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 avoids a punch combination nicely.

Page drives through with a takedown into guard.
Francisco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Page postures up in Francisco 's guard and throws a big left but Francisco blocks it.
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 throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Page drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Page jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Page might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Francisco blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felton Page dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Francisco catches Page with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Francisco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Page quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?

Page takes the fight into the clinch.
Francisco tries to circle away but Page has him pinned against the cage.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Francisco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Francisco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Francisco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Page is pushing Francisco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Francisco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page wants to stall.
Francisco tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Francisco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Francisco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Francisco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Francisco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to break free.
Page stalling against the cage.
Francisco is trying to push Page away but Page has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Francisco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Francisco takes the fight into the clinch.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francisco .
Francisco is trying to push Page away but Page has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Page has Francisco pressed against the cage, preventing Francisco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Page gets underhooks to prevent Francisco 's takedown attempt.
Page has Francisco pressed against the cage, preventing Francisco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Francisco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Francisco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Francisco is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jose Francisco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Francisco clinches up with Page and pushes him back against the cage.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Francisco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page tries to stall but Francisco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Page misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Page has Francisco pressed against the cage, preventing Francisco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Francisco is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Francisco wants to break free but Page has control.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but Francisco blocks with his arms.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Francisco is trying to push Page away but Page has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Francisco is trying to break free.
Francisco tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Francisco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Francisco walks away with a smile on his face. Page gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Felton Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Francisco has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Francisco is trying to push Page away but Page has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Page prevents a takedown attempt there.
Page has Francisco pressed against the cage, preventing Francisco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Page is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Page stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Francisco managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Page keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Francisco wants to break free but Page has control.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Page keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francisco is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Francisco down to the mat. Francisco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Francisco fails to land with a series of punches.
Page appears to be looking for a big counter.
Francisco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown but Francisco manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Page's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felton Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Francisco gets a clinch.
Page controlling the action here for a moment.
Francisco tries to circle away but Page has him pinned against the cage.
Page taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Page keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francisco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Page is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Francisco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Francisco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Francisco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Francisco !