PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Loel (ranked 2714 p4p, 374 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 5090 p4p, 597 weight class). Loel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Matchbox 20 - Push. Danny Page is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Loel
vs
Page

180 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Loel.
Loel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loel counters with a straight right hand.
Page scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loel in his tracks.
Danny Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page tries to clinch up but Loel circles away and keeps his distance.
Page tries to clinch but Loel moves away
and Loel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Loel.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loel.

Loel gets tackled into the cage by Page. Page maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page can't break the clinch.
Loel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Page's efforts to push away.
Page tries to break free but Loel pushes him back against the cage.
Loel lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Loel.
Loel unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loel.

Page breaks from the clinch.
Page drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Page tries to clinch
enabling Loel to counter with a crisp jab.
Loel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Page.

Page darts in and clinches Loel up against the cage.
Loel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Page's defenses.
Loel scores with a shoulder strike.

Loel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page tries to clinch up
and Loel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Page falls off balance throwing a combination
and Loel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loel, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Loel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Page has closed the distance and engaged Loel in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Loel.

Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page wants to clinch.
Loel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Loel rushes Page and presses him up against the cage.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.

Loel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loel counters with a nice body shot.
Loel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Page tries to counter with a clinch but Loel shakes him off and moves away.
Loel misses with the combination.
Page swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Page under the eye.
Loel looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loel swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Page takes the fight into the clinch.
Page has had enough of the clinch but Loel keeps him there for the moment.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loel is looking to counter punch.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Loel to counter with a crisp jab.

Page moves into range and clinches up with Loel.

Loel manages to break the clinch.
Page drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Page on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Loel ducks down to avoid it.
Page tries to clinch up.
A jab from Page does it's job there.
Page takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loel throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Page scores with a nice head shot.
Loel throws a right hand that Page ducks under and follows up with a left that Page also avoids with ease.
Loel just misses with a punch to the body.
Page closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loel lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loel scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Loel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Loel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Page wants to clinch.
Page throws a nice looking combination but Loel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Page closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Page throws a lazy right hand but Loel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page lands a lovely overhand right.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danny Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loel misses with an uppercut.
Loel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Loel misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Page has taken the fight to the clinch.
Page wants to break free but Loel has control.
Page wants to break free but Loel has control.
Loel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loel is leaning against Page and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loel gets through Page's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loel slowing the pace effectively.

Loel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page misses with a hook. Loel ducked under it nicely.
Loel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No joy there for Loel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Loel throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loel's corner calls for a 1-2. Loel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Page tries to clinch
and Loel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page wants to clinch.
Page tries to clinch up
and Loel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Page scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to clinch
and Loel counters with a straight right hand.
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 wants to clinch but Loel slips to the side
letting Loel counter with a right hand.
Page darts in trying to clinch

and Loel counters with a crisp right hand that drops Page! Loel lets Page back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Page is rocked!
Loel scores with a jab.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Loel finish him?

Loel lands a big uppercut and Page crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Page looks OK. Loel waves Page back to his feet!
Page fails with an attempt to clinch.
Page has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Page seems to have recovered his senses.
Page is looking to clinch but Loel is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Loel.
A little jabbing left from Page on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loel. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Loel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Loel scores with a shoulder strike.
Loel lands a shot to the body.
Loel lands a left hand.
Loel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Loel has him pressed against the cage.

Loel breaks from the clinch.
Loel throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
Page gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Loel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Loel as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Loel misses the target.

Loel cracks Page with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Loel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Page to stand back up!
A slow jab from Loel misses its intended target.
Yuri Loel is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Page looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loel throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loel. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Loel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Loel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Page.
Page tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Page circles away quickly and effectively.
Loel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Loel cracks Page with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Page looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Loel finish him?
Loel looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page tries to clinch but Loel is having none of it.
Loel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Page closes the distance and clinches.
Loel lands a big knee to the head and Page goes down! Loel pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Loel!
An out of breath Yuri Loel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.