PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Line (ranked 2679 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venom Page (ranked 4097 p4p, 0 weight class). Line's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Line
vs
Page

178 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
32
187 lbs
6 - 1 - 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 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Venom Page!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
Page wants to clinch.
Line swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Line - that will leave a mark!

Page moves into the clinch.
Page is pushing Line up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Line lands with a left to the head.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line misses with the head strike.
Line wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Line lands with a left to the head.
Page throws an elbow that misses.
Line working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Page.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line blocking some punches.
Line fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Line pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Line has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Line tries to land a leg kick but Page saw it coming and moves away.
Page doesn't manage to clinch there - Line circles away.
Line lands with a hook. Page tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Line. Page shrugs it off though.
Page is looking to clinch but Line is avoiding it.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page moves away from the strike by Line.
Page tries to clinch there but Line circles away.

Page takes the fight into the clinch.
Page slows down the pace here.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page taking a breather.
Line throws a punch but it's blocked by Page.
Page lands a right hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Page clinches with his opponent.
Page scores with a shoulder strike.
Page working aggressively here.
Line blocking some punches.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Line avoids the damage to the body.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Line avoids the damage to the body.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Line lands a nice uppercut.

Line manages to break the clinch.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Line throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.

Page has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Line manages to break the clinch.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Line throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line throws a body kick that misses.
Line throws a sloppy head kick
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Line misses the shot to the body.

Page drives through and clinches with Line against the cage.
Line lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Page.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line throws a punch but it's blocked by Page.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
Page tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page looks to clinch
and Line counters with a stiff right hand.
Line cracks Page with a good jab.
Line plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page misses with an elbow strike.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Page is trying to stall.
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
Line is trying to pull guard but Page turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Line misses with some punches.
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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustav Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Line swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Line looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Line dominated that round.
That's time! Line's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Line connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gustav Line is winning the standup battle so far.
Line scores with a hook to the body. Page takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Page moves into range and clinches up with Line.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Line has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.

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

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

Page has closed the distance and engaged Line in a clinch.
Line tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Line breaks from the clinch.
Line connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.

Page fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Line, pushing him back against the cage.

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

Page clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line tests Page's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Page tries to clinch
letting Line counter with a right hand.
Line lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Line doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Page wants to clinch up but Line keeps it at a distance.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page tries to clinch there but Line circles away.
A combination from Line does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Line misses with a head kick.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Page.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
Page tries to clinch but Line moves away
and Line counters with a nice uppercut.
Line shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Page eats them both and turns towards Line to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Line throws a nice outside leg kick.
Page tries to clinch up.
Donk. Line catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Line throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Line lands the left hand.
Line throws a lazy uppercut
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Line can pounce on him.
Line scores with a nice body kick.
Page wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page instigates a clinch.

Line breaks from the clinch.
Page defending well as Line loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Line.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page lands a nice shot that snaps Line's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Line.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Line keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gustav Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Line pushes him off.
Line is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
Line cracks Page with an open hand slap.

Page moves into the clinch.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.

Line breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Line blocks a head kick by Page.
Line misses with a hook
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Page on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Line.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Line.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Line.

Line tries to keep at a distance but Page has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Line misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Page is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page blocks a head kick by Line.
Line misses with a series of wild punches.
Page swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Page crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Line - the referee stops the clock and Page gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Line. Page manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Line scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Line misses.
Page moves in looking to clinch but Line pushes him off.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Page counters with a right hand to the body.
Page has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Line.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Page blocks a jab.
Line misses with an uppercut
and Page counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Line.

Page takes the fight into the clinch.

Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.

Page takes the fight into the clinch.
Page is leaning against Line and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Page - that landed with a thud.
Page gets through Line's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Page lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Line.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Line circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page swinging wildly here.
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 instigates a clinch.
Page misses with a punch to the body.
Line scores with a shoulder strike.
Line misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Line lands with a right to the head.
Line blocks a body shot from Page.
Page tries to throw a body punch but Line avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.
Line avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.

Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Line throws the kick towards the body but Page avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Line misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
Page is looking to clinch but Line is avoiding it.
Line swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page wants to clinch.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Page avoids the body shot from Line.
Page wants to clinch.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Page tries to clinch but Line moves out of range.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
Page takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Line scores with a nice body kick.
Venom Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Page.
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Line thuds a left hand into Page's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line throws a poor cross that misses
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Line finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Line showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Line, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Line!
Gustav Line spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.