PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Johnny Bravo Jr enters the cage!

Page
vs
Bravo Jr

213 cm
25
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bravo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page tries to clinch but Bravo Jr is having none of it.

Page rushes Bravo Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Bravo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page prevents Bravo Jr from breaking the clinch.
Bravo Jr working aggressively here.
Page crunches a lovely knee into Bravo Jr's ribcage.
Our sources have told us that Page has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bravo Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page keeps control of Bravo Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Page with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Page lands a knee to the body.
Page with a knee to the head.
Bravo Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bravo Jr tries to circle away but Page has him pinned against the cage.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo Jr's efforts to push away.
Bravo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Page connects with a knee to the head.
Bravo Jr looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page lands a knee to the body.
Page lands a nice knee to the body.
Page lands an elbow just above Bravo Jr 's eye.
Bravo Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Page connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bravo Jr's face.
Page landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Page obliges.
Page scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Page obliges.
A knee to the head by Page.
Page lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Page lands a knee to the head.
Page has Bravo Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Page putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bravo Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Page misses with a knee strike.
Page with a knee to the head.
Bravo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Bravo Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bravo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo Jr is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Bravo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bravo Jr can't break the clinch.
Bravo Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo Jr blocks with his arms.
Bravo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Bravo Jr tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Page putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bravo Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Bravo Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Page has Bravo Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo Jr misses with some punches.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Bravo Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bravo Jr is trying to push Page away but Page has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bravo Jr wants to break free but Page has control.
Bravo Jr misses with a body punch.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo Jr avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bravo Jr.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks.
Bravo Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Page with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bravo Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bravo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Bravo Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo Jr is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Bravo Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Bravo Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bravo Jr.
Page prevents Bravo Jr from breaking the clinch.
Bravo Jr tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Page has Bravo Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page keeps control of Bravo Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Page with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bravo Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Page throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo Jr is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
Page keeps control of Bravo Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bravo Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Bravo Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Page tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bravo Jr avoids it.
Page blocks an uppercut.
Page has Bravo Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Page looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Page lands a knee to the head.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.
Bravo Jr is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
Bravo Jr tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Bravo Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Page dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Bravo Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Page closes the distance and pushes Bravo Jr back into the cage.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo Jr can do to turn this around?
Bravo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Page looking to throw knees to the head but Bravo Jr is blocking nicely.
Page prevents Bravo Jr from breaking the clinch.
Bravo Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.
Bravo Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Page lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bravo Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Page with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bravo Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page with a knee to the head.
Bravo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Page with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo Jr wants to break free but Page has control.
Page tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bravo Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Page tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bravo Jr wants to break free but Page has control.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Page blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Page just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bravo Jr's brow.
Page misses with a knee to the head.
Bravo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo Jr tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Page has Bravo Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Page with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bravo Jr tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Page tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo Jr blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bravo Jr is trying to push Page away but Page has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bravo Jr avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Bravo Jr is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Bravo Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Bravo Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bravo Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Bravo Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bravo Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bravo Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Bravo Jr is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bravo Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Page.
Bravo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.
Page misses with a knee to the head.
Elias Page has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bravo Jr wants to break free but Page has control.
Page unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bravo Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bravo Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page prevents Bravo Jr from breaking the clinch.
Bravo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Page using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Page has Bravo Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Page has Bravo Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bravo Jr is trying to break the clinch but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Page lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Page landing knees to the head.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo Jr's efforts to push away.
Bravo Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Page has double underhooks.
Bravo Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Page scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo Jr is trying to push Page away but Page has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo Jr fails to land.
Page crunches a lovely knee into Bravo Jr's ribcage.
Bravo Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page lands a knee to the body.
Bravo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bravo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Bravo Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bravo Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravo Jr working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravo Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Page using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Bravo Jr tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Bravo Jr avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Bravo Jr avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Bravo Jr tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Page dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Page checks a low kick from Bravo Jr.
Bravo Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Page under the eye.
Bravo Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page blocks a head kick by Bravo Jr.
Bravo Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo Jr.
Johnny Bravo Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Page keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Bravo Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo Jr.
Bravo Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Page blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Page checks a leg kick.
Bravo Jr looks to land a combination but Page avoids it well.
A jab from Bravo Jr finds it's way through Page's defenses.
Bravo Jr looks to land a combination. Page sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Elias Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bravo Jr throws a solid leg kick but Page takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bravo Jr.
Page tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Bravo Jr finds it's target.
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Page tries to clinch up but Bravo Jr circles away and keeps his distance.

Page has Bravo Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Page lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Bravo Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bravo Jr wants to break free but Page has control.
A knee to the head by Page.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Page is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bravo Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo Jr's efforts to push away.
Page scores a nice knee to the body.
Bravo Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Page lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Page putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bravo Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bravo Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bravo Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Bravo Jr wants to break free but Page has control.
Page connects with a knee to the head.
Bravo Jr can't break the clinch.
Page prevents Bravo Jr from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page prevents Bravo Jr from breaking the clinch.
Bravo Jr tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page lands an elbow that stopped Bravo Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Bravo Jr has had enough of the clinch but Page keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo Jr tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bravo Jr is defending well for now.
Bravo Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Page connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bravo Jr's face.
Bravo Jr avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo Jr's efforts to push away.
Bravo Jr tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Bravo Jr tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Page lands a knee to the body.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo Jr is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
Bravo Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Page lands a nice knee to the body.
Bravo Jr tries to break free but Page pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bravo Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo Jr tries to break the clinch but Page is controlling the position.
Bravo Jr is trying to break free.
Bravo Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Page won't allow it.
Bravo Jr avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Page keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo Jr's efforts to push away.
Page keeps control of Bravo Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Page working Bravo Jr over with knees to the body.
Bravo Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Page tries a knee to the head but Bravo Jr blocks it.
Bravo Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Johnny Bravo Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elias Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bravo Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bravo Jr throws a head punch that misses.

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 Elias Page.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Page, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Page!
Elias Page decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.