PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Martin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Page
vs
Martin

184 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Martin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Page! Oh, that's hurt him - Martin falls to the canvas and Page follows him into side control.

Martin is rocked!

It looks like Travis Martin has been cut.
Martin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin is still in real trouble! Can Page finish him?
Page lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Martin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Page cracks Martin with a big elbow.

Page is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martin taking punishment in the form of punches.

Page tries for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.

Page decides to stand back up.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Martin as Page shoots in.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Page moves into range and clinches up with Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Martin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Page cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Page kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Page will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Page content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Page content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Page darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to score a body lock takedown but Page shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Page swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.

Page closes the distance and clinches.
Page lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin tries for a takedown but Page sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Page blocks the body kick.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Travis Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page stuffs the takedown.
Page tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin is looking to clinch but Page is avoiding it.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.

Page bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is not content to let Page control the position.
Martin wants to control but Page postures up.
Martin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Page.
Page landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Martin dodges the ground and pound from Page.
Page working the ground and pound from side control.
Martin manages to get back to half guard.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martin misses with a combination
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin with a poor takedown
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Page swivels and escapes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Page.

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.
Page tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Page cracks Martin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Page checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martin stuffs the takedown.

Martin pushes Page up against the cage in a clinch.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
Page works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Page pushes him off.

Martin 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 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Page looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Page wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Martin's cut.
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 moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Page goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Page tries to clinch up

and Martin counters with a shoot takedown. Page fights it but they end up in guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Page swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.

Page throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tommy Page overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Page is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Page accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Page slips an elbow through the middle.
Page wants to stand but Martin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page lands a couple of elbows.
Page landing with the ground and pound.
Page landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Martin is controlling Page's posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Page shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martin pinned against the cage. Martin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Page is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page slips under a jab from Martin.
Page throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
Page is looking to clinch.
Page tries to clinch up.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Page tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Page tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tommy Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Martin.
Page fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Page is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tommy Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Martin fails with the takedown
enabling Page to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Martin pushes Page away with a front kick.

Martin has managed to clinch.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Page sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Page connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Page sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Page drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Page has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martin is proving hard to escape from.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Page slips an elbow through the middle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Martin holds on and takes a little breather.
Page wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin pulls Page in close to prevent any damage.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Page will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Martin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Page misses with a two punch combination.
Page throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Tommy Page is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Page circles away.
Page scores with the left hand. Martin knows he should have avoided that one.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Page sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Page is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Page fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Page misses with a series of wild punches.
Page tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Page lands a two punch combo.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin fails with the takedown.

Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Page jumps into guard, dragging Martin to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Page looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Page throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Page throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martin trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Martin looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Page tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.

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 darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
Page working aggressively here.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Page breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Page with a nice cross.

Martin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Page's guard.

Page pushes Martin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Page avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Page counters by clinching up.
Tommy Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Martin.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin misses with a combination
and Page counters with a one-two to the body.
Page works over Martin's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Page counters with a shoot takedown. Martin fights it but they end up in guard.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page stands up over Martin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin controlling Page's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Page's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Travis Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Martin holds on and takes a little breather.
Page is working Martin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin feints and then cracks Page's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Page down.
Page misses with a series of wild punches.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Martin rushes Page and presses him up against the cage.

Page pulls Martin into guard.
Page doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Page showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Page has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

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