PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Newman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Newman
vs
Page

165 cm
29
148 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

173 cm
32
156 lbs
32 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Newman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dennis Page!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newman throws a counter high kick but Page was just alert enough to avoid it.
Page connects with a nice looking jab.
Page looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Page bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Page lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newman.
Page throws out a counter right but Newman avoids it with no problem.
Page tried to score with a low kick but Newman checks it.
Page ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page scores with a leg kick.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newman manages to avoid it.
Newman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Page's calf.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Newman is just out of range.
A jab from Page misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newman tries to move into range but Page moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newman moves out of range of the body kick.
Newman lands a nice looking body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Page.
Page slips a straight right by Newman.
Newman throws a right hand that misses
and Page counters with a good low kick that Newman was not able to check.
Newman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Newman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Newman throws the kick towards the body but Page avoids it.
Newman throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Page misses its intended target.
Page punishes Newman's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Newman.
Newman throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newman tries to land a leg kick but Page saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Page tenderised Newman's leg. Newman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Page scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Newman finds it's way through Page's defenses.
Page throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Page. Page obviously looking to wear him down.
Page scores with a kick to the body.
Newman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Page looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newman avoids the body shot from Page.
Page tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Newman is able to avoid easily.
Newman throws a big counter combination but Page scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Newman lands with an overhand left.
Paul Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a leg kick but Page sees it coming and moves out of range.
Newman missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Page misses with a low kick.
Newman looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Newman connects with a solid leg kick.
Newman lands with a good body shot.
Newman slips under a jab from Page.
Newman motions for Page to come forward. Newman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Page was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Page thuds a left hand into Newman's body.
Page misses with a lunging right hand
and Newman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Page throws a poor cross that misses
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Page 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Page checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Page only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dennis Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to clinch
and Newman counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Page.
Newman throws a leg kick but Page sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Page has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Newman.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Newman.
Newman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Page under the eye.
Page throws a jab when Newman was well out of range.
Page cracks the inside of Newman's front leg.
Newman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newman misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Newman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Newman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Newman throws a body shot but no joy.
Newman backing away here, and Page unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Newman throws a poor cross that misses
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dennis Page will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Newman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Newman gets a clinch.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Newman working hard to break the clinch.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Newman controls his hands.
Newman letting Page take a breather here.
Newman tries to work over Page's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Page.
Page lands with a right to the head.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page lands with a left to the head.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Newman controls the action.
Newman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newman's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newman.
Page misses with a body punch.
Newman misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page blocking some punches.
Page softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Newman leaning against his opponent.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newman.
And Page responds with a good body kick, but Newman manages to step out the way in time.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Newman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Page throws a low kick, looking for Newman's leg but Newman calmly moves out of range.
Newman connects with a crisp jab.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Newman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Newman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page scores with a push kick.
Page throws a hook but Newman avoids it easily.
Newman throws a quick counter kick to the body but Page avoids it.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newman throws a front kick aimed at Page's knee but Page avoids it well.
Newman is looking to slow Page down with leg kicks.
Page smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Page. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Page.
Page scores with a spinning back kick!
Page misses with a straight right.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Newman slams his shin into Page's torso.
Page throws a body kick that misses.
Newman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Page displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Newman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a right hook to the body.
Newman misses with a low kick.
Page moves forwards but Newman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Page wants to slow Newman down by chopping away at his legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newman.
Newman tries to move into range but Page moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dennis Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Page counters with a leg kick.
Newman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Newman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Page keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page stuns Newman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Newman looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Page takes one to the chin there.
Newman lands with a nice combination. Page backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page throws a lazy uppercut
and Newman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Page looks to land a left hand but Newman moved out of range nicely.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Newman's shoulder, as Newman tries to avoid the shot.
Newman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Page misses with a looping left.
Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Newman.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Newman ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newman scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Newman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Page looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Page scores with a hook to the body. Newman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newman throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newman lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
Newman throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman fakes the leg kick and cracks Page in the body.
A shot to the liver by Newman. Beautiful body shot.
Page staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Page.
Newman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Page.
Newman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Page feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page scores with a push kick.
Newman lands a leg kick that knocks Page off balance momentarily.
Newman cracks Page with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newman looks to land a combination but Page avoids it well.
Page is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman scores with a leg kick.
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 throws the left hand but Newman avoids the punch easily.
Page lands a jab to Newman's midsection.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page thuds his shin into the meat of Newman's side.
Newman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newman's corner calls for a 1-2. Newman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Page scores with a hook to the body. Newman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Page tries to work over Newman's front leg with a kick but Newman checks it.
Page has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Newman.
Decent striking displayed by Page there.
Page misses with a double jab.
Newman moves in looking to clinch but Page pushes him off.
Newman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Newman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Page works the jab nicely.
Page misses with a jab to the body
and Newman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Page cracks Newman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Page lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Page misses with a lunging right hand
and Newman counters with a stiff right hand.
Page throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Page tries to score with a low kick but Newman moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Newman misses the target.
Newman lands with a right hand.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
Newman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.

Page is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newman checks a leg kick.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Newman finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Newman's head.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.

Newman clinches with his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Newman.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Page's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Newman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Page throws a nice looking combination but Newman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newman blocks a head kick by Page.
Newman moves out of range of the body kick.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newman throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Paul Newman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Newman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

That kick from Newman tenderised Page's leg. Page is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Page blocks the low kick.
Newman moves away from the strike by Page.

Newman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Page's half guard.
Page is looking to improve his position.
Page is looking to control Newman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page regains full guard. Nicely done.
Page is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman wants to control from the top but Page keeps moving.
Newman looking to sit in guard and control but Page gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Newman trying to control the position.
Page stays in close to Newman's body and controls the position.
Newman wants to sweep here but Page controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Page is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page misses with a combination
and Newman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Page lands a head shot.
Page lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Newman tries to close the distance and clinch but Page swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page checks a low kick from Newman.
Page wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Page throws the kick towards the body but Newman avoids it.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
Page tries to land a front kick but Newman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Page stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman drops his hands momentarily and Page takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Newman tries to score with a low kick but Page moves his leg out of the way.
Page throws a half hearted mid kick.
Page digs a good hook to Newman's body.
Nice defenses there by Newman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page throws a sloppy head kick
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newman scores with a nice strike.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Page thows a body kick. Newman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Page avoids the head kick by Newman.
Page tries a quick counter leg kick but Newman is wise to it.
Page missing with a left hand there. Newman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Page dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Newman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Page delivers a nice body kick.
Page digs a good hook to Newman's body.
A lazy body kick from Newman
letting Page counter with a right hand.
Page throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Page!
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Newman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Page lands a right hook to the body.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newman.
Newman moves out of range of the body kick.
Newman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Newman slips a jab from Page.
Newman tries to counter with a takedown but Page is quick to defend against it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page misses with a straight left.
Newman cracks Page with an open hand slap.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Page backs away, Newman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Page misses with a looping right.
Newman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Page swings for the body but Newman moves out of range.
Newman lands a leg kick that knocks Page off balance momentarily.
Page is looking to slow Newman down with leg kicks.
Newman is looking to slow Page down with leg kicks.
Page keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Page is looking for the big counter here.
Newman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Page now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Page lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Newman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Newman drops an elbow to the side of Page's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page is trying to maintain the position but Newman is very close to passing his half guard.
Page is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Newman is staying active.
Page preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Newman is working for a submission of some sort.
Newman trying to control from half guard but Page is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Page is looking to improve his position.
Newman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Newman thows a huge punch but Page dodges it nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Newman.
Page scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Page tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Newman is able to avoid easily.

Newman moves into the clinch successfully.
Page blocks a body shot from Newman.
Newman blocks a body shot from Page.
Newman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Newman misses with the head strike.
Page pushes Newman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Page dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Newman struggles to land a body shot inside as Page controls his hands.
Newman prevents a body shot from Page.

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 Paul Newman.
I think Page has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Page! Dennis Page retains his featherweight title!
Dennis Page took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'WAR PIKEY'.