PBP Commentary

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

Mathews
vs
Page

173 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geraldo Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Page has closed the distance and engaged Mathews in a clinch.
Page letting Mathews take a breather here.
Page is struggling to control the position.

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Page clinches up with Mathews and pushes him back against the cage.
Mathews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Mathews wants to break free but Page has control.

Mathews breaks the clinch.

Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathews, pushing him back against the cage.
Page crunches a lovely knee into Mathews's ribcage.
Page is pushing Mathews up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Page is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mathews is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page crunches a lovely knee into Mathews's ribcage.
Page misses with a body punch.

Mathews has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Page uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to get up but he can't break Mathews's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mathews could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mathews manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Page manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mathews dives into side control.
Page tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mathews fails to move to back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Mathews is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Page up.
Mathews punishes Page with strikes from the back mount.
Page is covering up but some of the strikes from Mathews are getting through and doing damage.
Mathews is working the ground and pound. Can Page escape?
Mathews cracks Page with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Page from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Page is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mathews.
Page covers up after that shot from Mathews.
Page looks winded!
Mathews lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Page hold on?!
Mathews cracks Page with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Page from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mathews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mathews lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
What can Page do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mathews has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Page.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to get back to his feet but Mathews is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathews looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Mathews lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Page.
Mathews just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Page is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geraldo Mathews dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Page scores with a knee to the head.
Mathews takes an elbow to the temple.
Mathews wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mathews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mathews working the ground and pound.
Mathews is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Page tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mathews punishes Page with strikes from the back mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Page is breathing heavily.
Mathews punishes Page with strikes from the back mount.
Page is trapped and Mathews is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Mathews is punishing Page with strikes - can he finish him?!
Page is trapped and Mathews is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Page is trapped and Mathews is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Page trying to get back to his feet but Mathews is in full control for now.
Mathews connects with a big shot to the side of Page's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying to remain composed but Mathews is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Mathews 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 wants to get back to his feet.
Mathews just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Page is taking damage to the body and head.
Mathews is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Page is trapped and Mathews is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mathews lands with a hammerfist to the side of Page's head.
Mathews lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Mathews.

Page is rocked!
Mathews landing with strikes.
Page is still in real trouble! Can Mathews finish him?
Geraldo Mathews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A helpless look comes across Page 's face. He knows he's trapped as Mathews lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!

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