PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Line (ranked 21741 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venom Page (ranked 3258 p4p, 0 weight class). Line kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Line
vs
Page

178 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
32
187 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venom Page!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Line.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Line tries to bum rush Page with a series of wild strikes but Page uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Page moves into the clinch.

Page breaks the clinch.
Line scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Line.
Line thows a body kick. Page tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Line lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Page throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Line stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Line gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
Page stalling.

Line breaks from the clinch.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Line scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Page is looking to clinch but Line is avoiding it.
Line circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
Line misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Line walks into a stiff left hand from Page.
Nice uppercut there from Line.
Line throws a right hand that misses
letting Page counter with a right hand.
Line thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Page if he has to take too many more of those.
Page blocks the body kick.
Line looks to throw a body kick
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Line.
Line misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Line uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Page has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page tries to clinch there but Line circles away.
Line is looking to land body kicks.
Page misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Line, pushing him back against the cage.
Page is trying to force a seperation but Line has the dominant position.
Page leaning against his opponent.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Line circles away.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Line circles away.
Page wants to clinch
and Line counters with a leg kick.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Line seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Page tries to clinch up but Line circles away and keeps his distance.
Line seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Line lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Page gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a nice hook to the head.
Page is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Line 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. Line gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page throws a big counter head kick but Line avoids it with no problem.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Line wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Line pushes him off.
Page tries to clinch up but Line circles away and keeps his distance.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Line.
Line fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Page misses its intended target.
Line throws a lazy uppercut
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Line connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Line throws a nice outside leg kick.
Page misses with a body punch
and Line counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line misses with an uppercut.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Line lands a really nice looking cross but Page seems unphased.
Line scores with a head kick.

Page is rocked!
A lazy body kick from Page
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Line finish him?
Look low, kick high! Line uses the oldest trick in the book to send Page tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Line is absolutely delighted - when Page wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gustav Line!
After the fight, Gustav Line was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.