PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damacio Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page's entrance music is Fuckem all 2Pac. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Page
vs
Hall

185 cm
23
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
153 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damacio Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page misses the jab.
Page throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.

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

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall stuns Page with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Page moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Page misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Page misses with a shot to the body

and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hall keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall lands a right hand.
Page is trying to maintain a safe position but Hall gets an underhook and turns Page into the cage.
Page has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.

Hall breaks the clinch.
Page falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall counters with a left and a right that stings Page.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall throws a right and a left that Page avoids nicely.
Hall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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.
Hall throws out a leg kick but Page moves out of range and Hall only half commits.
Hall moves away from the strike by Page.
Page throws a hook but Hall blocks it.

Hall rushes Page and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hall gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Hall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hall advances position into side control!
Hall throws an elbow but Page slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page struggling a bit here.
Hall moves into full mount!
Hall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Page is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Page defends it well.
Hall thowing shots but they're missing.
Hall tries to control but Page wriggling away.
Hall looking to finish Page with some ground and pound. This is bad for Page!

Hall working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Page defends it well.
Hall throwing strikes here but Page is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Page looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Page knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hall on the ground.
Hall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Page doesn't escape.
Page is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Page throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Page misses with a shot to the body
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Page counters with a two punch combo.
Page throws a series of strikes that have Hall backpedaling.
Page swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Page's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall pushes down on Page's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hall is trying to control the action in half guard but Page is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hall drops an elbow to the side of Page's head.
Hall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Page is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Page avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hall.
Hall punching from mount but Page doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Hall looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hall landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hall working for a submission but Page is keeping him at bay.
Hall dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Hall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Hall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall trying to control but Page is having none of it.
Hall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hall landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Hall.
Hall trying to control but Page is having none of it.
Hall throwing strikes here but Page is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hall thowing shots but they're missing.
Hall looking to ground and pound but Page is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Page hang on?
Hall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hall lands with some strikes.
Hall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Page wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hall.
Hall throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall punching from mount but Page doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hall throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Page misses with a combination

and Hall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hall.
Hall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Hall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Page has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.
Hall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Page avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Hall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Page's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Hall forces Page back against the cage and clinches.

Hall lands a takedown into guard.
Hall pushing down on Page's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall controlling the action here.
Hall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Page with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Hall is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Page is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Don Hall!