PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super BlackGuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Super BlackGuy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Page's chin.

BlackGuy
vs
Page

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
19
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Super BlackGuy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BlackGuy tries for a takedown but Page sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
BlackGuy looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Page fails with a takedown attempt.

Page shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Page pushes down on BlackGuy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Page slips a nice elbow through BlackGuy's hands, connecting with BlackGuy's forehead.
BlackGuy is trying to stand back up but Page is controlling him
Page is thwarting BlackGuy's attempts to control the position.
BlackGuy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Page scores with a couple of nice shots.
BlackGuy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Page scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Page.
Page thows a huge punch but BlackGuy dodges it nicely.
BlackGuy is looking to control Page's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can BlackGuy avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Page there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BlackGuy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Page lands strikes from half guard.
Page slips a nice elbow through BlackGuy's hands, connecting with BlackGuy's forehead.

BlackGuy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page thows a huge punch but BlackGuy dodges it nicely.
BlackGuy tries to kick Page off but Page keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Page connects with a nice short shot to BlackGuy's temple.
BlackGuy tries to get to full guard but Page has control of the leg.
Page scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
BlackGuy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Page lands with a punch from half guard.
BlackGuy wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Page working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Page passes the guard and advances to mount!
Page working the ground and pound effectively.
BlackGuy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Page pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BlackGuy wants to control but Page is having none of it.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with BlackGuy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Page breaks from BlackGuy's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Page.
BlackGuy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BlackGuy tries to lock up and control but Page gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BlackGuy is in all sorts of trouble here.
BlackGuy is trying to stand.
Page landing strikes, looking to finish!
BlackGuy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Page landing punches.
Page punishing his opponent with strikes.
Page avoids the attempt from BlackGuy to control.

That's four 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.
BlackGuy is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Page in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BlackGuy tries to reverse the position but Page maintains control.
BlackGuy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Page scoring with strikes but BlackGuy is staying in there.
Page lands a nice shot to the head.
Page scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Page avoids the attempt from BlackGuy to control.
Page unloading with bombs!
BlackGuy wants to hold on but Page pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Page dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
BlackGuy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Page shoots for a takedown but BlackGuy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Super BlackGuy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Page.
BlackGuy misses with a takedown

and Page counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
BlackGuy wants to control but Page is keeping busy.
Page is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

BlackGuy has one foot on Page's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
BlackGuy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Page counters with a nice double leg into side control. BlackGuy won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BlackGuy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
BlackGuy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BlackGuy throws Page to one side and escapes!
BlackGuy misses with a takedown

so Page counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
BlackGuy wants to stand but Page is controlling the position.
BlackGuy trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.

BlackGuy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Page doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Page manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
BlackGuy trying to keep a closed guard but Page is proving a slippery customer.

BlackGuy looking for a guillotine here but Page defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

BlackGuy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Page shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
BlackGuy is trying to keep Page in close.
Page working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
BlackGuy managing to control the position.
Page throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page won't allow BlackGuy to sweep him here.
Page throws and elbow that misses. BlackGuy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by BlackGuy!
Page wants to stand and escape but BlackGuy is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Page can do anything to dispel that myth.
BlackGuy postures up in Page's guard and throws a big left but Page blocks it.
Page is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst BlackGuy is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

BlackGuy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
BlackGuy wants to pass the guard but Page is keeping the position.
BlackGuy with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Danny Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
BlackGuy pushes down on Page's leg and manages to get into half guard.
BlackGuy stops Page from getting back to his feet.

BlackGuy decides to stand up.
BlackGuy fails with the takedown

and Page decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in BlackGuy's guard.
Page makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
BlackGuy working a defensive guard here.
BlackGuy pulls Page in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BlackGuy is trying to keep Page in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Page shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and BlackGuy counters with a big head kick but Page shrugs it off.
BlackGuy has his takedown stuffed

and Page counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Page is thwarting BlackGuy's attempts to control the position.
BlackGuy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Page's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Page's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - BlackGuy's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

BlackGuy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Page has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

BlackGuy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Page defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page is trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Page controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Page is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
BlackGuy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Page decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in BlackGuy's guard.
BlackGuy wants to get back to his feet but Page is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Page postures up and lands a big shot to BlackGuy's brow.
BlackGuy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
BlackGuy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
BlackGuy wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.
BlackGuy is trying to control the position but Page postures up.
Page throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Page shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Page connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page won't let BlackGuy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Page.

BlackGuy bucks Page off and manages to get back to his feet!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Page.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

BlackGuy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than BlackGuy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Page is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
BlackGuy lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! BlackGuy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Page wants to get back to his feet.
Danny Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BlackGuy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Page because BlackGuy loaded up on that one.
Page is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Page?
BlackGuy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Page is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
BlackGuy tries to control but Page wriggling away.
BlackGuy looking to ground and pound but Page is blocking nicely.
Page really wants to buck BlackGuy off and get back to his feet.
BlackGuy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Page can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page blocking the ground and pound.
BlackGuy looking to control but Page is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BlackGuy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Page can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Page winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

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