PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MVP theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marsh
vs
Page

199 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esteban Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Page drops Marsh with a nice combination! Page dives into Marsh's guard, looking to finish!

Marsh is rocked!

It looks like Esteban Marsh has been cut.
Page wants to stand but Marsh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oh Marsh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Page wants to stand and escape but instead Marsh has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Page avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marsh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marsh stops Page from standing up.
Marsh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Page really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marsh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Page working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsh.
Marsh postures up in Page's guard and throws a big left but Page blocks it.
Marsh throws a big elbow that misses.
Marsh seems to have got his legs back now.
Marsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marsh connects with a couple of short punches.
Marsh lands a couple of elbows.
Marsh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marsh cracks Page with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marsh stands up over Page, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marsh cracks Page with a solid left hand.
Page looks winded!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marsh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh landing with the ground and pound.

Marsh gets to his feet - Page follows without any prompting.

Marsh looking to score a takedown here. Page is defending well but Marsh drives through and ends up in Page's guard.
Marsh stands up over Page, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Page is looking to stand back up but Marsh counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Page.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Page taking some punishment here, with Marsh in his half guard.
Marsh winds up and cracks Page with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marsh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Marsh.
Marsh lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Marsh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marsh connects with a nice short shot to Page's temple.
Marsh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Page on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Page on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marsh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marsh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marsh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marsh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marsh working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page has hold of Marsh's hands but Marsh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Page on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Page has hold of Marsh's hands but Marsh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marsh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marsh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marsh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsh slips a nice elbow through Page's hands, connecting with Page's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteban Marsh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Esteban Marsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Page manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Page wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Marsh manages to pass to side control.

Marsh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Page has hold of Marsh's hands but Marsh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marsh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marsh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Esteban Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Page is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marsh scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to get back to his feet.
Page is breathing heavily.
Marsh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marsh lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marsh lands a nice short elbow.
Marsh winds up and cracks Page with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Page has hold of Marsh's hands but Marsh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Page is rocked!
Page is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marsh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Page is still in real trouble! Can Marsh finish him?
Marsh working over Page with some ground and pound. Page looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh working over Page with some ground and pound. Page looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marsh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Marsh has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Page defend it? Marsh steps over the head and cranks it - Page is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Marsh!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Esteban Marsh!
Michael Page spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back.'.