PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kaz
vs
Page

186 cm
39
175 lbs
31 - 23 - 1

185 cm
32
184 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Page!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kaz doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Page blocks the leg kick.
Page connects with a nice looking jab.
Kaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaz throws a low kick, looking for Page's leg but Page calmly moves out of range.
Kaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Page has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page connects with the punch.
A shot to the liver by Kaz. Beautiful body shot.
Kaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Kaz connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.

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

Page drives through and clinches with Kaz against the cage.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Page blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaz.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Page takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Page tries to clinch but Kaz moves out of range.
Page slips under a jab.
Kaz tried to score with a low kick but Page checks it.
Jab from Kaz.
Page blocks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Page as he connects with a hook.
Kaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Page misses the jab.
Kaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Kaz tries to keep at a distance but Page has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kaz connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kaz throws an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Page scores with a nice short uppercut.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Kaz throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page cracks Kaz with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Page throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Kaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page tries to work over Kaz's front leg with a kick but Kaz checks it.
Page takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaz as he connects with a hook.
Kaz moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaz throws a nice head kick!
Kaz blocks a head kick by Page.
Page throws out a loose jab but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Page is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaz.
Kaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaz wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kaz.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Page clinches with his opponent.
Kaz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaz misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Page is defending well for now.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page is working Kaz over against the cage.
Page blocks a body shot from Kaz.
Kaz lands with a short shot to the head.

Page breaks the clinch.
Page tries to clinch there but Kaz circles away.
Kaz throws a quick inside leg kick.

Page closes the distance and clinches.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Page has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Page and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Page throws a good cross that connects.

Page clinches with his opponent.

Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaz blocks a head kick by Page.
Page throws a sloppy body shot
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Page is able to avoid easily.
Kaz drops his hands momentarily and Page takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Page tests Kaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Kaz.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Page swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Page has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaz.
A head kick misses from Kaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Page will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good work by Page as he checks the leg kick.
Page slips a jab and a cross from Kaz.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Page does no damage.
Page lands the left hand.
Kaz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Page instigates a clinch.
Page misses with a body punch.
Page lands with a left to the head.
Page lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaz takes a shot to the head.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage.
Kaz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaz's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Page has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Kaz controls the action.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Page lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaz's sensitive parts.
A big right from Page misses.
Kaz tries to clinch up.
Kaz tries to clinch but Page is having none of it.
Kaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaz swinging wildly here.
Kaz with a jab.
Page connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Page lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Page shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaz throws a quick counter head kick but Page was just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz misses with a hook
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Page throws a shot to the body.
Page misses with an uppercut.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Kaz moves away and avoids it.
Page lands a jab to the head.
Kaz misses with an uppercut.
Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Page.
Page misses with a straight right.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page misses with a series of wild punches.
Page finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page avoids the body shot from Kaz.
Scott Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Page moves into the clinch.
Kaz prevents a body shot from Page.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Kaz clinches with his opponent.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page tries to work over Kaz's front leg with a kick but Kaz checks it.
Kaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaz tries to clinch up.

Page darts in and clinches Kaz up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Page.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.
Page tries to circle away but Kaz has him pinned against the cage.
Kaz lands an elbow that stopped Page in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page working aggressively here.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Page has closed the distance and engaged Kaz in a clinch.
Kaz missing with knees to the body.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Page scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Page.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kaz misses with a looping right.
Page moves out of range of the body kick.
Page misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Page.
Page throws a body punch but Kaz moves out of range.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Kaz.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice shot by Page.
Kaz misses with a kick to the body
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Kaz.
Donk. Page catches Kaz right on the button with a cross.
Kaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page jabs at Kaz's body.
Kaz throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Kaz misses.
Kaz throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Kaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Page jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page tries to clinch there but Kaz circles away.
Kaz looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range.
Kaz lands an overhand right.
Page throws a hook but Kaz blocks it.
Kaz missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crunch! Kaz slams his shin into Page's torso.
Kaz cracks the inside of Page's front leg.
Kaz throws a lazy head kick
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Max Kaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page lands a leg kick that knocks Kaz off balance momentarily.

Page has Kaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Page in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Scott Page has been cut.
Kaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Page managing to block the knees to the body from Kaz.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Page.
Kaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
Kaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Kaz lands an uppercut.
Kaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
Scott Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaz circles away.
Kaz lands a front kick.
Page connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Kaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page throws out a powerful jab.
Kaz lands with an overhand left.
A good leg kick by Kaz.
Kaz tries a low kick but Page avoids it.
Kaz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Page in his tracks.
Page slips under a jab from Kaz.
Nice jab there from Page.
Kaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Page. Beautiful body shot.
Kaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Page clinches up against the cage.
Kaz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Page avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Kaz.
Well Page has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Page!
Scott Page decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.