PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vance Hardin (ranked 23602 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeniy Page (ranked 4831 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hardin
vs
Page

225 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vance Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeniy Page!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Page closes the distance and pushes Hardin back into the cage.
Hardin avoiding damage.
Page blocking some punches.
Hardin goes for a takedown attempt but Page pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Page.
Evgeniy Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Page forces Hardin back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Hardin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Page manages to break the clinch.

Page moves into the clinch.

Page escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page instigates a clinch.
Hardin has Page pushed against the cage.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Page has managed to clinch.

Page breaks the clinch.
Hardin avoids the head kick by Page.

Page has closed the distance and engaged Hardin in a clinch.
Hardin keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Page breaks the clinch.
Hardin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page cracks the inside of Hardin's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a nice looking combination but Hardin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Page.

Page gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Page drives through and clinches with Hardin against the cage.

Hardin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Page moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin tries to score a body lock takedown but Page shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardin is looking to counter the offense by Page and move into the clinch.
Hardin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Page has Hardin up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Page walks away with a smile on his face. Hardin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Hardin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Page has managed to clinch.

Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Hardin is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page drops Hardin with a big left hand! Hardin is injured, injured bad! Page jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeniy Page!