PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 910 p4p, 92 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 1709 p4p, 176 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not again - You all ready dropped?. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harris
vs
Page

173 cm
28
153 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

173 cm
39
153 lbs
38 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Page looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Harris throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Page with a poor takedown
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Page looking to score a takedown here. Harris is defending well but Page drives through and ends up in Harris's guard.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Harris has control of Page's left arm, preventing Page from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris working a defensive guard here.
Harris managing to control the position.
Harris continues to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Page seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Page closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Page is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Harris is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris regains half guard.
Harris wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.
Harris is controlling Page's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Harris is looking to control Page's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harris avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Page is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Page stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris is pulling down on Page's head. It's preventing any offense from Page, at least for the moment.
Page wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Page looking to pass the guard.
Page is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Page tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Page will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris misses with a leg kick.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Page fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Page scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Page tries to move into full mount but can't pass Harris's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Page closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Page pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Page backs away, Harris returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Page fails to land the takedown.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Dark Corner that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Page misses with a takedown
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Page with a poor takedown
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.

Page gets a takedown into half guard.
Harris keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Page trying to control from Harris's half guard. Harris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Page not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris is pulling down on Page's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Page drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris struggling a bit here.

Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Page tries for a kimura but Harris is defending well.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harris is not content to let Page control the position.

Page is trying to work for a kimura but Harris is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page seems to be working for a kimura but Harris defends the submission attempt.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Page is very close to passing his half guard.
Page wants to take a breather but Harris is having none of it.
Page prevents Harris from improving his position.
Page trying to control from half guard but Harris is working away.
Page is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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.
Harris trying to control here.

Page is looking for a kimura but Harris is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Page to get the leverage.
Page is thwarting Harris's attempts to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Derek Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Page is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harris sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Page is defended easily by Harris.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Page slips a jab from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
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!

Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Page. Page gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Harris was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Page misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Page.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Page tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Page somewhat.
Page dives in for a single leg takedown but Harris sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Page blocks the body kick.
Harris lands a head shot.

Page gets a takedown into half guard.
Harris keeping control of the position.
Page wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
Page is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris gets full guard.
Dennis Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Page forces his way into half guard.
Harris wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.
Page is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Page with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Page is just content to waste time from the top position. Harris takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Page thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to stand but Harris is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Page looks for a takedown but Harris sprawls well.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Page drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dennis Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris keeping his opponent close.
Harris wants to control but Page postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control but Page flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Harris trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Page controls the position.
Harris trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Page is hanging on to Harris's back as he tries to escape.

Page has the hooks in. Harris is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Page passes his arm under Harris's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Harris taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dennis Page!
Dennis Page gave a mention to RAGS of a RONIN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).