PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Page (ranked 2350 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn (ranked 2777 p4p, 0 weight class). Page comes to the cage accompanied by Suspicious Minds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Page
vs
Steel Penn

185 cm
38
119 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

155 cm
37
143 lbs
26 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Woodshins' Ship

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page scores with a push kick.
Page falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steel Penn counters with an outside leg kick.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Steel Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page misses with a double jab

and Steel Penn counters by clinching up.
Page tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Steel Penn smiles and moves away.
Steel Penn tried to score with a low kick but Page checks it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Page.
Steel Penn is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
Steel Penn trying to control but Page flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn just trying to survive but Page is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Page trying to control.
Steel Penn tries to escape the position.
Steel Penn breaks Page's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Page will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Page trying to strike off his back.
Steel Penn wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Page really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Page is on top in guard.

Steel Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Steel Penn controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel Penn, not yet.
Page passes into half guard.
Page is trying to control. Steel Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Page is really struggling to control Steel Penn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Steel Penn gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Page wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Steel Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Page tests Steel Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Page seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Page lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steel Penn's sensitive parts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page tries to clinch up but Steel Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Page tries to clinch but Steel Penn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Page 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 is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Steel Penn's half guard.
Steel Penn is trying to maintain the position but Page is very close to passing his half guard.
Steel Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel Penn can do to turn this around?
Page passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Page decides to stand up, so the ref orders Steel Penn to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page moves away from the strike by Steel Penn.
Page is looking to clinch but Steel Penn is avoiding it.
Steel Penn feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steel Penn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Page has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Page and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steel Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Page counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Steel Penn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steel Penn lands in his opponent's guard.

Page has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Steel Penn is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Page.

Steel Penn swings around for an armbar but Page sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Steel Penn's guard.
Page wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
Steel Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Page's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.
Steel Penn sitting in guard here, content to control.

Page working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Steel Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Steel Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Page wants to sweep here but Steel Penn controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Steel Penn defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel Penn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Steel Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Steel Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
Steel Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Steel Penn trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.

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

Steel Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Page to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel Penn wants to hit a switch here but Page passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Steel Penn there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Page dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Page slips a straight right by Steel Penn.
Scott Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Page throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steel Penn on the side of the head.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steel Penn dives in for a single leg takedown but Page sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Page checks the leg kick.
Page seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steel Penn throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel Penn.
Good leg kick by Page there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Page blocks the leg kick.

Page feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Steel Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Page defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn wants to hit a switch here but Page passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Steel Penn there!
Page wants to control the pace but Steel Penn is squirming around nicely.
Steel Penn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Steel Penn looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
Page throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Page working a defensive guard here.
Page lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Steel Penn working for submissions but it's allowed Page to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Page's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Page's back!
Steel Penn lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Steel Penn.
Page trying to control but not successfully.
Steel Penn trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Page doesn't escape.
Scott Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Page tries to escape the position.
Page manages to reverse the position and now he's in Steel Penn's guard. Nice work there by Page.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Page wants to pass the guard but Steel Penn is keeping the position.
Page is looking to advance position but Steel Penn has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel Penn breaks from Page's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Page.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Page, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Page!
Post fight, Scott Page stared into the camera and said 'Fuck you'.
The Steel Penn spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back. '.