PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Donavon (ranked 5454 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 3617 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Donavon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Donavon
vs
Page

183 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Donavon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Page throws the left hand but Donavon avoids the punch easily.
Donavon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page loads up on a big right hand but Donavon slips the punch.
Donavon moves out of range as Page strikes.
Page slips a jab and a cross from Donavon.
Donavon fails with the takedown
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Cody Donavon has been cut.
Page swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donavon.
Page misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Page misses with a hook to the body
and Donavon counters with a left and a right that stings Page.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Page throws out a loose jab but Donavon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donavon throws a quick counter head kick but Page was just out of range.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donavon moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page jabs Donavon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donavon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
Donavon ducks right into an uppercut from Page.
Michael Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donavon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Michael Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Donavon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
Page jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Page connects with a jab.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Donavon tries a head kick but it misses.
Page with a nice cross.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 misses with an uppercut. Donavon saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Page cracks Donavon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Donavon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Page finish him?

Donavon is rocked!
Donavon moves away from the strike by Page.
Oh Donavon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page throws a hook but Donavon blocks it.
Donavon seems to have got his legs back now.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw.
Page misses the jab.
Donavon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Donavon moves in looking to clinch but Page pushes him off.
Donavon ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Donavon.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Donavon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Donavon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donavon throws a head kick that misses.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Donavon is breathing heavily.
Page clobbers Donavon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Cody Donavon's cut is getting worse.
Donavon moves in looking to clinch but Page pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Page counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Donavon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donavon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donavon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Page connects with the punch.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
Page misses with an uppercut.
Page lands a glancing blow to the side of Donavon's head.
Donavon moves away from the strike by Page.

Page lands a big uppercut and Donavon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Donavon looks OK. Page waves Donavon back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page misses with a hook.
Page dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavon gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Page gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Donavon is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Page!