PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marty Magee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seven Nation Army. Franky Page is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Magee
vs
Page

172 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marty Magee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magee throws a right hand that Page ducks under and follows up with a left that Page also avoids with ease.

Page closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Page lands in his opponent's guard.
Page engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page distracts Magee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Magee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Magee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Page is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Page slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Page cracks Magee with a solid left hand.
Page must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Page preventing the sweep.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.
Magee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Page content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Page is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Page with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Page with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Page is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magee.

It looks like Franky Page has been cut.

Page closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Magee did well to prevent Page getting side control.
Page sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Page takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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 Magee's temple.
Magee misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Magee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Page pulls his head out easily.
Page performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Page drops an elbow to the side of Magee's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Page stalling.
Magee wants to control but Page is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Page sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Page lands a nice short elbow.
Page slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magee has hold of Page's hands but Page slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
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 dives in and scores a takedown into Magee's guard.
Page with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Page controlling from the top position.
Page stands up over Magee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Franky Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Page is in close to Magee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page lands a couple of digs.
Page working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magee's head.
Page is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Page content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Page is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Magee is looking for a triangle but Page pushes his legs off easily.
Page postures up.
Page keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magee's head.
Page postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Page looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Page cracks Magee with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Page working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Page is working Magee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Magee trying to control the position.
Page is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Page shoots in and gets a takedown into Magee's guard.
Page is in close to Magee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Page scoring with punches to the head and body.
Page engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Page lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Magee's head.
Magee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Page is controlling him.
Page stands up over Magee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Page is in close to Magee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Page is in close to Magee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Page controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Page scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Page controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magee looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Magee is predictable there

and Page counters with a shoot takedown. Magee fights it but they end up in guard.
Page sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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! This is the final round!

Page feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Page looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Page distracts Magee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Page scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Page with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee is looking to stand up but Page isn't so interested in that idea.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Page is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Page lands a couple of digs.
Page chips away with some ground and pound.
Magee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Page controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Page is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page cracks Magee with a solid left hand.
Page scoring with punches to the head and body.
Page showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Magee lunges at Page with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Page's hand.

Magee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Page to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Magee is looking to stand back up but Page counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Magee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page working Magee over with strikes.
Magee has hold of Page's hands but Page slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Page landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Magee wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.
Franky Page is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Page content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is continuing to stall.
Page slips a nice elbow through Magee's hands, connecting with Magee's forehead.
Page controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Magee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Franky 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franky Page!
In defeat, Marty Magee stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to thank my manager, coaches and training partners. I would also like to thank my opponent for the tough battle'.