PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades. Sean Page will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Manson
vs
Page

185 cm
23
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

201 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Page!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots in but Manson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Page shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Manson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Page's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Page working away.
Page in side control, throwing shots but Manson defends.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manson keeps working.
Manson dodges the ground and pound from Page.
Page trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Page swings around for an armbar but Manson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Page's guard.
Manson wants to stand but Page is controlling his posture from full guard.

Page has his foot on Manson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page seems keen to control Manson's posture.
Manson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.

Manson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Page lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Manson!
Page lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Page has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Page connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Page looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Page takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Manson is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Page in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Page throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manson wants to get back to his feet.
Page landing shots from mount.
Page trying to control but Manson is having none of it.
Page working the ground and pound effectively.
Page can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manson is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Page cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson can't escape the position.
Page connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Manson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Page avoids the attempt from Manson to control.
Page is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Page lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page dominating with strikes here.
Manson is bucking up trying to escape but Page cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Manson is breathing heavily.
Page pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean 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 takedown attempt.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Page gets the takedown into side control.
Manson can't do much from the bottom here.

Page swings around for an armbar but Manson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Page's guard.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Manson!
Page avoids the attempt from Manson to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson is trying to escape the mount.
Page looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Page throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Manson tries to hold on but Page postures up.
Page is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Manson tries to hold on but Page postures up.
Page working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with some strikes.
Manson tries to hold on but Page pushes him away.
Page is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Page lands a heavy elbow.
Page has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page lands a nice shot to the head.
Page scoring with strikes but Manson is staying in there.
Sean Page has got the better of the ground game so far.
Page unloading with bombs!
Page has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Manson's face.
Page is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Manson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson is trying desperately to improve position.
Page landing strikes, looking to finish!
Page pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Page goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Manson turns into him and now he's in Page's guard.
Manson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Page tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying to work for a sweep but Manson has mounted him!
Page working to try and regain half guard.
Page is squirming around, avoiding Manson's attempts to control the action.
Page is looking to get to half guard.
Manson trying to control but Page is having none of it.
Page throwing hammer fists to the chest of Manson. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Manson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Manson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lenny Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manson doesn't manage to clinch there - Page circles away.
Manson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Manson misses with a leg kick.

Manson moves into range and clinches up with Page.
Manson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Page avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Manson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Page blocks a head kick by Manson.
A big left from Manson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page throws and elbow that misses. Manson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by Manson!
Page lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Manson!
Page lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manson can't escape the position.
Page breaks from Manson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Page working Manson over with strikes here.
Page trying to control but Manson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Page can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manson is looking to escape.
Page might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Manson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A nice elbow there by Page.
Page dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page with shots to the head and body - Manson looks very uncomfortable down there.

Page is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Manson is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Page!