PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy McNulty is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

McNulty
vs
Page

186 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McNulty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimmy McNulty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McNulty moves away.
McNulty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McNulty misses with a body kick.
McNulty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNulty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNulty connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNulty misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a nice body shot.
McNulty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McNulty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws out a powerful jab.
Page misses with a few strikes there.
Good shot there by McNulty.
A jab from McNulty does it's job there.
Page dodges the punch combination from McNulty.
Jab, jab by Page - just one landing.

Oooooh!!! McNulty has knocked Page down with a huge combo! McNulty steps away and waves a wobbly Page back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Page is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McNulty with a hook.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can McNulty finish him?
Page swings for the body but McNulty moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McNulty.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Page walks into a jab.
Page lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McNulty at a distance.
Page is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McNulty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Page throws a leg kick

and McNulty counters with a crisp right hand that drops Page! McNulty lets Page back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
McNulty missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McNulty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from McNulty.
It looks like McNulty has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McNulty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page moves out of range as McNulty throws a body kick.
McNulty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Page.
Page walks into a jab.
McNulty lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Page takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Page throws a hook but McNulty blocks it.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but McNulty is just out of range.
Page scores with a hook to the body. McNulty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McNulty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McNulty missing with a left hand there. Page was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McNulty lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from McNulty does no damage.
McNulty throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Page misses.
Page steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McNulty. That one must have hurt.
McNulty takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page throws out a leg kick but McNulty moves out of range and Page only half commits.
McNulty 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.
McNulty shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Page eats them both and turns towards McNulty to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNulty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy McNulty dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McNulty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McNulty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNulty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNulty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McNulty looks to throw a body kick
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McNulty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McNulty throws a wild body kick that Page sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNulty misses with a lunging right hand
and Page counters with a thumping low kick.
McNulty throws a head kick that half lands.
McNulty checks a leg kick nicely.
Page takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty cracks Page with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Page.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McNulty throws out the jab.
Page ducks under a wild hook from McNulty.
McNulty takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Page, right into the meat.
McNulty gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Page counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McNulty throws an off balance right hand
and Page counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McNulty tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McNulty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty throws a leg kick
and Page counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimmy McNulty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
McNulty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from McNulty.
Page blocks the body kick.
Page takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McNulty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Page.
McNulty misses with the combination.
Page lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty throws a right hand that misses
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
McNulty is looking to chop away at Page's legs.
McNulty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNulty defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. McNulty does a little dance to reset his feet.
McNulty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McNulty throws a wild body kick that Page sees coming a mile off.
Page bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Page moves out of range of the body kick.
Jimmy McNulty is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from McNulty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Page counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Page feints and then cracks McNulty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McNulty down.
McNulty misses with an uppercut
letting Page counter with a right hand.
McNulty goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Page misses the target.
McNulty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Page might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McNulty has got the better of the exchanges.
Page sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McNulty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Page fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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 Jimmy McNulty will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McNulty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Page takes a step back to recover.
Page throws a jab when McNulty was well out of range.
McNulty looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
McNulty misses with a two punch combination.
Page slips a jab and a cross from McNulty.
McNulty slips under a jab from Page.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNulty looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McNulty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Page changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McNulty tries to avoid it but Page manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McNulty to the ground. McNulty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McNulty throws a right hand that misses
and Page counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty throws a lazy body kick
and Page counters with a solid body kick.
Page moves away from the strike by McNulty.
Page fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McNulty is out of range.
Page fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McNulty.
McNulty throws a lazy body kick
letting Page counter with a right hand.
McNulty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McNulty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from McNulty.
McNulty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Michael Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McNulty backs up against the cage.
McNulty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNulty.
McNulty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNulty defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
McNulty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Page ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McNulty throws a poor cross that misses
letting Page counter with a right hand.
Page shoots in for a takedown but McNulty shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McNulty misses with a few strikes there.
McNulty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Page throws a jab when McNulty was well out of range.
Page throws a head kick but McNulty moves out of range.
McNulty walks into a straight right hand from Page.
A head kick misses from Page.
Page looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McNulty is fending him off so far but Page persists. Nope, McNulty circles away and we're back to standing.
Jimmy McNulty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Page.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a sloppy body shot
and McNulty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McNulty walks into a straight right hand from Page.
McNulty lands with a hook. Page tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McNulty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Page counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McNulty is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. McNulty does a little dance to reset his feet.
McNulty goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McNulty lands a right hook to the body.
Page misses with a hook
and McNulty counters with a series of strikes. Page will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jimmy McNulty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Page comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

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 Jimmy McNulty.
Well McNulty 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy McNulty!
Michael Page was interviewed post fight and said 'This loss sucks. I have some more work to do and I'll be back again.'.