PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Page (ranked 1342 p4p, 187 weight class) and Levan Kvirkvelia (ranked 3507 p4p, 424 weight class). Danny Page could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Levan Kvirkvelia's chin.

Page
vs
Kvirkvelia

180 cm
29
185 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

173 cm
26
175 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fanatic Inc.

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 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Levan Kvirkvelia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Kvirkvelia circles away.
Kvirkvelia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Page misses with a double jab

and Kvirkvelia counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Page's face as Kvirkvelia controls the position.
Page taking punishment in the form of punches.
Page is letting Kvirkvelia control him for a moment.
Kvirkvelia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Page down.
Kvirkvelia happy to just control the position for now.
Page is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Page will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Page takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kvirkvelia moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

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.
Kvirkvelia working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kvirkvelia controls the position.
Page tries to bench press Kvirkvelia off him but Kvirkvelia keeps the position.
Page taking a bit of punishment here - Kvirkvelia scoring with strikes.
Kvirkvelia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Page seems a little lost for a moment, as Kvirkvelia dominates the positioning.
Kvirkvelia working the head with strikes.
Kvirkvelia slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Kvirkvelia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to buck Kvirkvelia off but Kvirkvelia is having none of it.
Page wants to control but Kvirkvelia postures up.
Kvirkvelia controls the position.
Kvirkvelia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Page down.
Kvirkvelia staying calm.
Kvirkvelia's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levan Kvirkvelia dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Page throws a looping overhand right but Kvirkvelia ducks down to avoid it.
Kvirkvelia slips a straight right by Page.
Kvirkvelia circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kvirkvelia counters with a single leg into guard. Page didn't expect that.

Page has his feet on Kvirkvelia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Page misses with a head kick.
Kvirkvelia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Page takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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 darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Page scores with a one two! Kvirkvelia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Kvirkvelia slips the punch.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kvirkvelia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Page moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Kvirkvelia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kvirkvelia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
Kvirkvelia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
More stalling from Kvirkvelia.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Kvirkvelia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kvirkvelia taking a breather here.
Page stops Kvirkvelia from passing to mount.
Kvirkvelia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Page's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levan Kvirkvelia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kvirkvelia has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Page!
Page working to try and regain half guard.
Kvirkvelia controlling his opponent.
Kvirkvelia is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kvirkvelia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kvirkvelia dominating with strikes here.
Kvirkvelia controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvirkvelia dominating with strikes here.
Kvirkvelia controlling from the full mount.
Kvirkvelia avoids the attempt from Page to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Levan Kvirkvelia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Page, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danny Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Page tries to keep at a distance but Kvirkvelia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kvirkvelia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kvirkvelia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Kvirkvelia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kvirkvelia cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Kvirkvelia lands a body shot in the clinch.

Kvirkvelia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Page misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kvirkvelia was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Kvirkvelia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Page moves into the clinch.
Kvirkvelia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Kvirkvelia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Page backwards.

Kvirkvelia works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kvirkvelia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kvirkvelia stops Page from standing up.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kvirkvelia is one step ahead there.
Kvirkvelia content to stall in guard here.
Levan Kvirkvelia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page trying to control the position.
Kvirkvelia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kvirkvelia wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kvirkvelia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a right hand that misses

and Kvirkvelia counters with a single leg into guard. Page didn't expect that.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Kvirkvelia is proving a slippery customer.
Kvirkvelia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Page swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kvirkvelia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Page is adopting a defensive guard.
Kvirkvelia content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kvirkvelia won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Danny Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kvirkvelia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Page's head.
Kvirkvelia content to stall in guard here.
Kvirkvelia slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kvirkvelia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Levan Kvirkvelia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kvirkvelia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levan Kvirkvelia!
Levan Kvirkvelia thanked the fans post fight for their support.