PBP Commentary

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

Montez
vs
Page

175 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klay Montez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Page as he jumps to the side.
Montez takes one on the button.

It looks like Klay Montez has been cut.
Montez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Montez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Page as he connects with a hook.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Page missing with a left hand there. Montez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Page.
Nice jab there from Page.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Montez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Page lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page cracks Montez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montez fails with the takedown
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montez is rocked!
Page throws a head kick but Montez moves out of range.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Page connects with a single shot there.
Montez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Page as he jumps to the side.
Montez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Page pinned against the cage. Page gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Montez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Page gets tackled into the cage by Montez. Montez maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Montez obliges.
Good body shot from Page.
Montez wants a takedown.
Montez is breathing heavily.
Page stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Montez wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez has Page pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Page manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Page.
Page is trying to break free.
Page throws an elbow that misses.
Page misses with a body punch.

Montez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Montez manages to end up in side control.
Montez controlling from side mount.
Page is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Montez scoring with punches and elbows.
Page is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Montez off and has taken his back!
Page controlling the position well here. Montez rolled but Page kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Page.
Montez turns into Page and is now in his guard.
Montez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Montez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
Montez throwing strikes but missing.
Montez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Montez trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Page looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
Montez 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.
Montez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Page is pulling down on Montez's head to control his posture.
Page keeping moving, preventing Montez from controlling successfully.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Montez wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
Montez is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klay Montez's cut.
That's time! Montez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Page missing with a left hand there. Montez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Page scores with a nice strike.

Montez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Montez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Page is trying to keep Montez in close.
Montez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montez tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Montez trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page wants to get back to his feet but Montez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez misses with a takedown attempt - Page sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Page misses with a looping left.
Danny Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montez dives in and grabs Page's left leg, looking for a takedown. Page pushes down on Montez's head and hops out.
Montez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Page swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Montez's hands.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Montez pushes him off.
Page is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Page misses with the body kick

and Montez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Page's guard.
Montez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Page's head.
Page keeping moving, preventing Montez from controlling successfully.
Montez throwing strikes from guard but Page blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
Montez lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Page is on top in guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Montez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Montez wants to stand but Page is controlling the position.
Page wants to control from the top but Montez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.
Montez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Montez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Page looking to pass the guard.
Montez keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Montez wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Page must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Page throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Montez shoots in but no luck this time.
Montez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Page sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Page feints a jab promting Montez to slip. Page then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Montez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Page clinches up with Montez and pushes him back against the cage.
Montez tries to pull guard but Page forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Montez is looking to take this one to the mat.

Page breaks from the clinch.

Page pushes Montez up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montez as Page tries to tie him up.
Montez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Page scores with a hook to the body.
Page lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montez letting Page take a breather here.
Page lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Page misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klay Montez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Montez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Page avoids it really well and circles away.
Montez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page throws a nice head kick!

Klay Montez's cut is getting worse.

Page feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Montez sprawling to the canvas! Montez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Page finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page throws a monster overhand right that drops Montez! Page follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Page!
A victorious Danny Page thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.