PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Mallox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallox comes into the arena with Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm blaring out of the sound system. Danny Page has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mallox
vs
Page

184 cm
25
181 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Mallox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.

Mallox moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Page just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mallox's brow.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page is looking to control Mallox's arms but Mallox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Page has his back to the cage.

Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mallox forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Mallox pushes Page back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mallox digs a right hand underneath Page's ribcage. Page let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mallox pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mallox letting Page take a breather here.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mallox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Page darts in and clinches Mallox up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Page to work.
Mallox keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Page is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Page tries to break the clinch but Mallox is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Mallox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Mallox - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Mallox - that landed with a thud.
Page lands with a short shot to the head.
Mallox lands a knee to the body.
Mallox keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Mallox.
Mallox is working Page over against the cage.
Mallox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
Mallox working Page over with knees to the body.
Page takes an elbow to the temple.
Mallox scores with a hook to the body.
Page looks winded!
Mallox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Mallox lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Mallox - that landed with a thud.
Page has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mallox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Page can turn it around.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Mallox.
Mallox lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mallox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Page's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallox lands a knee to the body.
Mallox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mallox cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
Page wants to break free but Mallox has control.

Mallox manages to break the clinch.
Page cracks Mallox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Mallox moves into the clinch.
Mallox lands an elbow just above Page 's eye.
Mallox throws an elbow but it misses.
Mallox lands an elbow inside.
Mallox presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Mallox.
Mallox lands an elbow just above Page 's eye.
Mallox lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Mallox pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mallox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallox lands an elbow that stopped Page in his tracks for a moment.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox lands a right hand.

Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mallox throws a nice looking combination but Page bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Page lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mallox doesn't seem phased though.
Page waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mallox.
Page throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mallox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mallox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab lands there for Mallox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallox lands a slapping body shot.
Page scores with a nice head shot.
Mallox defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.

Page pushes Mallox up against the cage in a clinch.
Page takes an elbow to the temple.
Mallox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page is trying to push Mallox away but Mallox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Mallox.
A frustrated look appears on Page's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mallox lands an elbow just above Page 's eye.
Page blocks an elbow strike from Mallox.
Mallox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Mallox.
Page misses with a punch on the inside.
Page is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mallox is defending well for now.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Page has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mallox lands an elbow just above Page 's eye.
A short right from Mallox on the inside.
Mallox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.
Mallox looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Mallox on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mallox digs a right hand into Page's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Page's gas tank.
Mallox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.
Mallox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
A body shot lands from Mallox.
Mallox scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Mallox dominated that round.
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.

Mallox closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Mallox.
Scott Mallox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Page throws an elbow but it misses.

Page breaks from the clinch.

Mallox moves into the clinch.
Mallox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?

Mallox breaks the clinch.

Mallox has Page up against the cage in a clinch.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mallox lands a nice elbow.
Page wants to break free but Mallox has control.
Mallox lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Page is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Page breaks the clinch.
Page looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab by Page.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danny Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mallox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Page, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Page or not.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Mallox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mallox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mallox.
Mallox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Page gets tackled into the cage by Mallox. Mallox maintains the clinch.
Mallox digs a right hand into Page's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Page's gas tank.
Mallox throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Mallox.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mallox.
Mallox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Page.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mallox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mallox.
Page misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page wants to stall.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page pushes off an throws an elbow but Mallox leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mallox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mallox cracks Page with a nice body shot.
Mallox lands a damaging elbow.
Mallox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mallox pushes Page back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mallox lands an elbow just above Page 's eye.
Mallox landing knees to the body.
Mallox lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mallox.
Mallox landing knees to the head.
Mallox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mallox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Page trying to control the position but instead, Mallox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Page into the cage.
Mallox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mallox lands an elbow inside.
Mallox lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Page takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mallox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Page's brow.
Mallox lands a nice elbow.
Mallox digs a right hand into Page's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Page's gas tank.

Mallox breaks the clinch.
Page misses with a low kick.
Page misses with a two punch combination.

Mallox closes the distance and clinches.
Mallox lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Mallox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.
Mallox lands an elbow inside.
Page can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mallox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page avoids a wild elbow strike from Mallox.
Mallox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Page is trying to break free.
Mallox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mallox.
Mallox keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mallox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Page is rocked!
Mallox lands a nice elbow.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Mallox finish him?
Mallox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Page takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mallox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Mallox.
A short right from Mallox.
Mallox lands a shot to the body.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mallox.
Mallox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mallox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mallox.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mallox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mallox presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mallox lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Mallox dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mallox moves into the clinch.
Mallox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mallox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mallox keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Page has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mallox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Page.
Page tries to circle away but Mallox has him pinned against the cage.
Mallox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mallox throws an elbow but misses.
Mallox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Page misses with an elbow over the top.
Mallox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mallox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mallox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mallox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mallox scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Page takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mallox is looking to wear down Page with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Mallox gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page is trying to force a seperation but Mallox has the dominant position.
Mallox lands a damaging elbow.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mallox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mallox lands a hook that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Mallox lands a right hand.
Mallox throws an elbow that misses.
Mallox managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Mallox lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mallox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Mallox on the inside.
Page takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Page.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Page takes an elbow to the temple.
Page wants to stall.
Page avoids a wild elbow strike from Mallox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page is trying to push Mallox away but Mallox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Scott Mallox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Page wants to stall.
Mallox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Page takes an elbow to the forehead.
Page looking to stall.

Page breaks the clinch.

Mallox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mallox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mallox is working Page over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Page throws an elbow but misses.
Mallox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.
Mallox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mallox lands an elbow that stopped Page in his tracks for a moment.
Mallox lands an elbow inside that Page shrugs off.
Mallox lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mallox lands an elbow that stopped Page in his tracks for a moment.
Page takes a shot to the head.
Mallox lands a right hand.
Mallox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mallox presses Page against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mallox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mallox has Page pressed against the cage. He pushes Page back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Mallox throws a beautiful elbow that sends Page crashing to the floor! Mallox piles on the pressure with more strikes! Page is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Mallox!
After the fight, Scott Mallox was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.