PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Page
vs
Dyrdek

180 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

170 cm
23
177 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Dyrdek!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Dyrdek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dyrdek counters with a left and a right that stings Page.

Dyrdek closes the distance and pushes Page back into the cage.
Dyrdek landing knees to the head.
Dyrdek dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Page is trying to push Dyrdek away but Dyrdek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dyrdek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
Page pushes off an throws an elbow but Dyrdek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dyrdek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Page throws an elbow but misses.
Page is trying to stall.
Page misses with an elbow strike.
Dyrdek has Page pressed against the cage.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dyrdek prevents a body shot from Page.
Dyrdek lands a hook that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Dyrdek.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Page.

It looks like Rob Dyrdek has been cut.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dyrdek avoiding damage.
Page is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dyrdek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dyrdek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Dyrdek.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dyrdek avoids the elbow strike from Page, against the cage.
Dyrdek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dyrdek just leaning against Page, taking a breather.
Dyrdek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dyrdek as Page tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page letting Dyrdek take a breather here.
Dyrdek just leaning against Page, taking a breather.
Dyrdek just leaning against Page, taking a breather.
Dyrdek blocks the elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek has Page pressed against the cage, preventing Page from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dyrdek is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rob Dyrdek.
Dyrdek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.

Dyrdek clinches.
Page throws an elbow that misses.
Dyrdek has Page pushed against the cage.
Dyrdek has Page pushed against the cage.
Dyrdek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Page blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page breaks the clinch.
We've been told by Page's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dyrdek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Page throws a head kick but Dyrdek moves out of range.
Dyrdek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Danny Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dyrdek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dyrdek throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dyrdek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dyrdek moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dyrdek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page cracks Dyrdek with a good jab.
Page misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Page.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dyrdek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
Dyrdek ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Dyrdek tries to counter with a clinch but Page shakes him off and moves away.
Dyrdek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Danny Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dyrdek.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dyrdek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Page feints a jab promting Dyrdek to slip. Page then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dyrdek slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Page wants to clinch.
Dyrdek takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Page.

That has opened up Rob Dyrdek's cut even more.
Dyrdek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Page looks for the body kick but Dyrdek saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rob Dyrdek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Dyrdek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Page closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dyrdek counters with a two punch combo.
Dyrdek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
Dyrdek swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page throws out a powerful jab.
Dyrdek walks into a jab.
Page moves into range and connects with a jab.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dyrdek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Page.
Page tries to clinch up but Dyrdek circles away and keeps his distance.
Dyrdek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Page gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for Dyrdek to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dyrdek.
Page gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Page wants a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dyrdek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Still in the clinch, Dyrdek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Page misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dyrdek.
A hook to the body from Dyrdek.
With the fighters up against the cage, Page throws an elbow but misses.
Come on Dyrdek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Page.
Page misses with an elbow over the top.
Dyrdek blocks an elbow strike from Page.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to break free but Dyrdek pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Page - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Page throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dyrdek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dyrdek's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dyrdek misses with a knee strike.
Page pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Dyrdek stalling.
Dyrdek lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Dyrdek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Dyrdek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.
Dyrdek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dyrdek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Page up against the cage.
Page letting Dyrdek take a breather here.
Page tries to break free but Dyrdek pushes him back against the cage.
Dyrdek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dyrdek avoids the elbow strike from Page, against the cage.
Dyrdek avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.
Page creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dyrdek.

Page jumps into guard, dragging Dyrdek to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyrdek stands and throws Page's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek takes a little break here. Page wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Dyrdek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Page wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Dyrdek has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Page's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Page is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Dyrdek!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rob Dyrdek!