PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hitmon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Man of Sorrows kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hitmon Lee has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lee
vs
Page

195 cm
21
222 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
30
210 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hitmon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Page!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Page misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hitmon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Page scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Page.
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!
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Page checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Page.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Page misses with a looping right.

Page gets a clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee tries to pull guard but Page holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Page stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page working aggressively here.
Lee tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Page misses with a body punch.
Page lands a right hand.
Page holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Page effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Page.
Page tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Page holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oliver Page.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Page lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee scores with the left hand. Page knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Page.

Page gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Page has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Page trying to control the position.
Lee won't allow Page to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oliver Page will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Page.

Lee fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Page to the ground. Lee is now in Page's guard.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Page's head.
Page is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page managing to control the position.
Page keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Page looking to control.
Page controlling Lee's posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Oliver Page hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Page misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Oliver Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Page looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Lee misses with a combination
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Page.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Page throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Page catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee tries to bum rush Page with a series of wild strikes but Page uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Page.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Page.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
A lazy left from Page finds it's target.
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 Hitmon Lee will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Page throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee looks for a takedown but Page sprawls well.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Page. Beautiful body shot.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Page misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page slips a straight right by Lee.
Page lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Page misses the shot to the body.

Page rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Page misses with a body punch.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks.
Page stalling.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Page just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Page walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hitmon Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee avoids the body shot from Page.

Page rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Page just stands there and leans against the cage.
Page leaning his opponent against the cage.
Page working aggressively here.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Page slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Page controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee tries to pull guard but Page holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents a body shot from Page.
Page slows down the pace here.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Page just stands there and leans against the cage.

Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Page uses from the top position.
Page would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Page being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Page comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

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