PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 322 p4p, 452 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 48 p4p, 62 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Page
vs
King

192 cm
35
210
26 - 17 - 1

194 cm
28
216
17 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King with a hook.

It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
King throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Page lands a jab to King's midsection.

King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Page stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Page throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Page.
King wants to stand but Page is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King won't allow Page to sweep him here.

King stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice shot by King.
Harley King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page works the jab nicely.

King moves into the clinch.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Page is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
I was talking to Page's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Page has hold of one of King's legs. King is fighting the takedown attempt but Page gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Page throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by King!

Page wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

King decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Page, up you get!
Page changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Page manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Page lands the left hand.

King feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Page sprawling to the canvas! Page rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can King finish him?!

Page is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Page has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King wants to get back to his feet.
Page throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King is looking to escape.
Page lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a strike but King avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Page makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Page looking to pass the guard.
Page is working hard here to advance position.

King has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Page has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Page blocks an uppercut.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with some punches.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Page is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but King is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
King blocks an uppercut.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
Page blocks an uppercut.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with a body punch.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
Page is breathing heavily.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Page backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

King slips under a jab from Page.

King moves into the clinch.
Page is looking to take this one to the mat.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page takes a shot to the head.
King tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Harley King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Page.
A short left from King.
Page lands a body punch.
King misses with some punches.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is pressed up against the cage. Page has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

King sends Page crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! King is motioning to the referee to let Page up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Page is rocked!

King closes the distance and pushes Page back into the cage.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
Page is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Page controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Page throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King lands with a light punch inside.

Franky Page's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Page misses with the head strike.
King is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from King on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with some punches.
King digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from King.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Page's elbow.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
A hook to the body from King.
King scores with a shot to the side of Page's head.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King throws a big uppercut that drops Page! More strikes from King and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Page lies dazed against the cage as King celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harley King!
Harley King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.