PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovric comes to the cage accompanied by Nneka - Heartbeat. Goran Lovric could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dennis Page's chin.

Lovric
vs
Page

170 cm
34
157 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

173 cm
37
154 lbs
35 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goran Lovric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page lands with a nice body kick.
Page misses with a straight left.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Lovric wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Page throws a lazy head kick
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Lovric.
Lovric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Page doesn't seem bothered though.
Lovric lands a body shot.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lovric.
Lovric tries a low kick but Page avoids it.
Lovric swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lovric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Lovric scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lovric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lovric tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Page defends well and Lovric ends up having to push Page into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Page scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Goran Lovric has been cut.
Page cracks Lovric with a good jab.
Page gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lovric slips a jab from Page.
Page throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Page throws a push kick but Lovric slaps the foot to one side.
Lovric tries to counter with a takedown but Page is quick to defend against it.
Page delivers a nice body kick.
Page connects with a leg kick. Lovric looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lovric misses with a jab to the body
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lovric scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric scores with a nice right hand.
Page misses with a body kick.
A big left from Lovric misses.
Page pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lovric is out of range and Page settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lovric.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Page misses with a right hand
and Lovric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Page misses with a straight left.
Lovric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Lovric throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Lovric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lovric walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lovric on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've been told by Lovric's head coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Page misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Page defending well as Lovric loads up on a big left hand.
Page thinks about the counter body kick.
Page tries to clinch up.
Lovric seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Page throws a head kick that Lovric semi-blocks.
Page looks to land a right hand but Lovric moved out of range.
Page with a jab.
Page looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lovric misses with a combination
and Page counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lovric connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Lovric throws a right and a left that Page avoids nicely.
Lovric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page lands a really nice looking cross but Lovric seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric avoids a kick to the body.
Page with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Page tries a low kick but Lovric avoids it.
Page slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
Page motions for Lovric to come forward. Page throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Page slams his shin into Lovric's torso.
Lovric takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lovric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Lovric connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Page tries to land a body kick

and Lovric counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Page!

Page throws Lovric to one side and escapes!
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dennis Page will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lovric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page blocks a head kick by Lovric.
Lovric looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Page finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Page has closed the distance and engaged Lovric in a clinch.

Page breaks the clinch.
Lovric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Lovric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Lovric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
Lovric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lovric misses with a wild combination.
Goran Lovric is winning the standup battle so far.
Page scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric misses with a lunging right hand

and Page counters with a head kick that drops Lovric to the mat! Lovric scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Lovric is rocked!
Lovric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Page counters with a leg kick.
Oh Lovric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovric takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Lovric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
A punch combination from Lovric misses.
Lovric seems to have got his legs back now.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Page avoids the body shot from Lovric.
Lovric misses with a jab to the body

and Page counters with a nice right hand that sends Lovric toppling to the canvas! Lovric scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Page finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page misses with a body kick.
Page throws a leg kick
and Lovric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovric slips a jab from Page.
Lovric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Page lands a lovely overhand right.
Lovric shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lovric throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Page throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page stuns Lovric with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Page checks a leg kick.
Page throws a shot to the body.
Lovric walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Page checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Page moves into the clinch successfully.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Page tries to score a body lock takedown but Lovric shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Lovric misses with some punches.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lovric throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.

Goran Lovric's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page scores with a hook.

Page darts in and clinches Lovric up against the cage.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovric has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
Lovric slows down the pace here.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lovric working aggressively here.
Lovric blocks an uppercut.
Page lands a right hand.
Page manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lovric throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
Page misses with a body punch.
Lovric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lovric throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Lovric lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Page - that landed with a thud.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page scores with a body shot.
Page blocks a head kick by Lovric.
Dennis Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovric doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
Lovric swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Page counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lovric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Page to score with a decent uppercut.
Lovric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Page takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lovric misses with an uppercut
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovric lands a jab to Page's midsection.
Page throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lovric wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Page swinging wildly here.
Lovric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Page throws a front kick that sends Lovric stumbling back into the cage.
Lovric tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovric misses with a right hand
and Lovric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lovric throws a lazy head kick
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lovric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Page.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lovric takes a step back to recover.
Lovric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page with a nice cross.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Page lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Page misses with a looping right.
Page is looking to land body kicks.
Page misses with a looping right.
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovric.
Lovric throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lovric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goran Lovric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with an uppercut. Lovric saw that one coming.
Lovric lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lovric throws a hook but Page avoids it easily.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Lovric.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Page lands with a hook. Lovric tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lovric changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Page.
The crowd cheers as Page lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lovric doesn't seem phased though.
Lovric checks a leg kick nicely.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lovric throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Page misses.
A shot to the liver by Page. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Page cracks Lovric with a right hand to the side of the head.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Lovric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lovric lands with a straight right. Page didn't see that one coming.
Page connects with a single shot there.
Lovric will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lovric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovric.
Lovric ducks right into an uppercut from Page.

Goran Lovric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice body kick from Page.
Lovric takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lovric throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Nice cross by Page.
Page digs a good hook to Lovric's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovric takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Page gets a clinch.
Page misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Page.
Lovric can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
Page working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dennis Page seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Page pushes Lovric against the cage. Page is working some dirty boxing. Page pushes off with a quick right hook! Lovric goes down! Lovric tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Page moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Page!
Dennis Page opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
The defeated Goran Lovric had this to say: 'I'm sorry! I'll back stronger'.