PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Scoville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scoville
vs
Page

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Scoville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Scoville drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scoville scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Page to see if he's OK.
Scoville controlling the position.

Scoville is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Page has escaped the position, nice work there.
Scoville has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Page!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scoville controlling from the full mount.
Scoville scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Page?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scoville controlling his opponent.

Scoville has control of Page's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Page regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Scoville lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scoville looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scoville. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Page wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Scoville lands a big shot there that rocks Page but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Michael Page has been cut.

Scoville has control of Page's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Page regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Page's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Scoville controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Scoville has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Page tries to buck Scoville off but he can't manage it.
Scoville lands a couple of good shots and Page has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Scoville has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Page is in real trouble here. Scoville gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Page is tapping out! Scoville wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Scoville!
Johnny Scoville was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.