PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 1246 p4p, 157 weight class) and Evan Page (ranked 603 p4p, 77 weight class). Agnarsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drop death - Scream. Page has chosen Planning a Prison Break as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Agnarsson
vs
Page

168 cm
22
167 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)
Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Page!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Page lands.
Page defending well as Agnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Page jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Page feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Agnarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Agnarsson is rocked!
Agnarsson cracks Page with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been told by Agnarsson's head coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Agnarsson with a jab.
A big right from Page misses.
Jab from Page.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Agnarsson throws a counter high kick but Page was just alert enough to avoid it.

Agnarsson gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson lands with a left to the head.
Page prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Agnarsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Page throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Page on the inside.
Page stalling.
Agnarsson lands a body punch.
Agnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Agnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page misses with some punches.
Agnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Agnarsson digs a right hand into Page's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Page's gas tank.
Page tries a body shot but Agnarsson blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agnarsson.
Page makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Page lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Agnarsson.
A nice left hand lands by Agnarsson.
Page tries a body shot but Agnarsson blocks it.
Agnarsson pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
Agnarsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Page won't want to take too many of those.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Agnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Agnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Page pushes Agnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Agnarsson misses with some punches.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page digs a right hand underneath Agnarsson's ribcage. Agnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page working aggressively here.
Agnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page misses with the head strike.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Page controls his hands.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Agnarsson as Page tries to tie him up.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Page.
Agnarsson working aggressively here.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Page avoids the elbow strike from Agnarsson, against the cage.
Agnarsson lands a left hand.
Page misses with an elbow over the top.
Page lands a left hand that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Agnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Page.
Page scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Page.
Agnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Agnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Page working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Agnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Agnarsson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Agnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Agnarsson lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Page tries to throw a body punch but Agnarsson avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.
Agnarsson works on Page's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Page misses with a body punch.
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 Arnar Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Agnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Page throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Agnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson throws a push kick but Page slaps the foot to one side.
Page is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Page wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Page throws a jab when Agnarsson was well out of range.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Agnarsson.
Page misses with a lunging right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Page throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Agnarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Page is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Agnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Agnarsson.
Evan Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Agnarsson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Evan Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Agnarsson connects with a high kick.
Agnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page takes a jab right on the kisser.
Agnarsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Page goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Agnarsson throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Agnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Page throws an off balance right hand
and Agnarsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Page really felt that one!
Page throws a hook to the side of Agnarsson's head but Agnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Agnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page looks to land a left hand but Agnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Agnarsson with a jab.
Agnarsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Agnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Page misses with a hook. Agnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Agnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Agnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Agnarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
Agnarsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agnarsson.
A lazy left from Page finds it's target.
Page uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agnarsson.
Page wants to counter the offense by Agnarsson and move into the clinch position.
Page misses with a straight left.
Page lands with an uppercut that bounces Agnarsson off the cage and back into range.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson slips a straight right by Page.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Page throws out a loose jab but Agnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Page doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Agnarsson misses with a straight left.
Agnarsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Agnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.

Page lands a left and a right that send Agnarsson crashing to the mat, dazed. Page thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Agnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agnarsson manages to avoid it.
Are you kidding me?! Page ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Agnarsson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evan Page!
In his post fight interview, Evan Page started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.