PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damacio Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and eddie gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fuckem all 2Pac. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Page
vs
gonzales

185 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Black Skull Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damacio Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, eddie gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gonzales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Page sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
gonzales looks to land a combination. Page sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Page displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Page works the jab nicely.
Page scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like eddie gonzales has been cut.

gonzales closes the distance and pushes Page back into the cage.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.
Page is trying to force a seperation but gonzales has the dominant position.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
Page wants to break free but gonzales has control.
Page managing to block the knees to the body from gonzales.
Page is trying to break the clinch but gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of gonzales backwards.
gonzales has Page pressed against the cage, preventing Page from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
gonzales blocks an uppercut.
Page wants to break free but gonzales has control.

gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
gonzales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
gonzales closes the distance and clinches up with Page, looking for a takedown. gonzales pushes Page against the cage but Page circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
gonzales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damacio Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eddie gonzales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gonzales circles away quickly and effectively.
Damacio Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Page but Page pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from Page.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Page.
Left hook, right uppercut from Page.
gonzales needs to keep his hands up - Page had a free shot at his head there.
Page scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
gonzales is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Page.
gonzales shoots for a takedown but Page saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
gonzales looks gassed!
Page throws a right and a left that gonzales avoids nicely.
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.

gonzales takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gonzales has Page pressed against the cage, preventing Page from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Page is looking to break free of the clinch but gonzales has double underhooks.
Page lands a right hand.
Page has had enough of the clinch but gonzales keeps him there for the moment.
gonzales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Page is looking to break free of the clinch but gonzales has double underhooks.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

gonzales breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
gonzales tries to bum rush Page with a series of wild strikes but Page uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Page leaves gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
Page lands a right hook to the body.
Page is working the combinations to good effect here.
Page misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gonzales doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
gonzales throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Page leaves gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Page looks to land a combination but gonzales avoids it well.
Page connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Page.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown but Page shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Page connects with a right hand. gonzales shakes it off.
Page sizes up gonzales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Page throws a series of punches but gonzales avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from gonzales.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
gonzales shoots in and drives through. Page sprawls well.
Page scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
gonzales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Page throws a combination that misses
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Page throws a combination that misses

and gonzales counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Page is trying to break the clinch but gonzales is controlling him.

gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page misses with a double jab
and gonzales counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gonzales makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Page really felt that one!
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damacio Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on eddie gonzales's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from gonzales.
Page lands with a hook. gonzales tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Page throws a left and a right that both miss

and gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.
gonzales drops down looking for an ankle pick but Page pulls his leg out and moves away.
Page misses with a combination

and gonzales holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Page wants to break free but gonzales has control.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
gonzales tries to pull guard but Page holds him up against the cage and eventually gonzales drops back down to his feet.
Damacio Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eddie gonzales.
gonzales keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
gonzales misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

gonzales breaks from the clinch.
Page thuds a left hand into gonzales's body.
gonzales takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown but Page shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
gonzales fails in his attempt to clinch.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damacio Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
gonzales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Page swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gonzales counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Page is lucky that one didn't land flush.
gonzales shoots for a takedown but Page saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Page slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
gonzales is trying desperately to land a takedown but Page is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for gonzales.
A lazy left from Page finds it's target.
Page keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gonzales looks for a takedown but Page sprawls well.
Page misses with a combination

and gonzales counters with a nice double leg into guard.
gonzales passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page is pushing gonzales's head away, looking to escape. gonzales manages to hold on to the position though.
gonzales looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Page is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

gonzales is trying to get an arm triangle but Page is defending well.
Page is not content to let gonzales control the position.
gonzales throws a strike aimed at the side of Page's head but Page avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
gonzales wants to lay and pray for a moment but Page keeps working.
Page on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Page tries to get out of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
gonzales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Page works gonzales's body with a nice hook.
gonzales dodges the punch combination from Page.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown but Page shows good takedown defense.
gonzales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Page defends it nicely.
gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

eddie gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on eddie gonzales's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Page swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gonzales counters with a series of strikes. Page will be more careful next time no doubt.
Page lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Page steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from gonzales. That one must have hurt.
Damacio Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before gonzales can pounce on him.
Page misses with a combination
and gonzales counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
gonzales lands with a kick to the temple. Page shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Page misses with a double jab.
Page tries to bum rush gonzales with a series of wild strikes but gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

gonzales moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Page is looking to break free of the clinch but gonzales has double underhooks.
gonzales prevents Page from breaking the clinch.

gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
gonzales shoots for a takedown but Page saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Damacio Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of eddie gonzales.
No luck for gonzales with that takedown attempt.
gonzales takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Page misses with a series of wild punches.
gonzales wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
gonzales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Damacio Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Page looks to land a right hand but gonzales moved out of range.
gonzales moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
gonzales shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
gonzales moves away from the strike by Page.
Page swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gonzales counters with a good low kick that Page was not able to check.
Page scores with a three punch combo!
gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Page misses with a double jab.
gonzales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gonzales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page slaps away a takedown attempt from gonzales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Page lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Page throws a right hand that gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that gonzales also avoids with ease.
gonzales throws a push kick but Page slaps the foot to one side.
Page throws a series of strikes that have gonzales backpedaling.
Some wild striking there from Page.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.
gonzales misses with a wild combination.
gonzales takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

gonzales has managed to clinch.

gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
gonzales has a takedown stuffed.
Page lands with a nice body punch.
gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
gonzales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
gonzales lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
gonzales throws a series of strikes that have Page backpedaling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
gonzales shoots in for a double leg but Page sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Page scores with a nice strike.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from gonzales.
gonzales shoots for a takedown but Page saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

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 Damacio Page.
I think Page has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damacio Page!