PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 875 p4p, 655 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 130 p4p, 103 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Page
vs
Granger

192 cm
39
210
30 - 22 - 1

183 cm
33
226
21 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Page has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Page shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger misses with a body kick.
A big left from Granger misses.
Page avoids the head kick by Granger.
Granger throws a poor cross that misses

and Page counters with a shoot takedown. Granger fights it but they end up in guard.

Page thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Page postures up in Granger's guard and throws a big left but Granger blocks it.
Page postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Granger keeping moving, preventing Page from controlling successfully.
Page is really struggling to control Granger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Page tries to free his leg and advance position but Granger is retaining full guard.
Page won't allow Granger to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Page stands up over Granger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Granger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Page stops Granger from standing up.
Page 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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page stops Granger from standing up.

Granger kicks Page off and gets to his feet.
Page moves out of range as Granger strikes.

Page drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Granger pushes Page away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Page gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Page throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Page throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Page landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Page fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Page are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Granger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Page asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Page seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Granger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Page with the ground and pound but Granger regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Page looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Granger defends it well.

Granger has one foot on Page's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Granger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Granger misses with a kick to the body.
Page attempts a counter takedown but Granger avoids it well and moves away.
Granger swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Granger blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Page has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Page there as he acknowledges the shot.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Granger does it's job there.
Granger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Page in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page cracks a nice hook into Granger's ribs.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Granger misses with a leg kick.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page avoids the body shot from Granger.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Page attempts a counter takedown but Granger avoids it well and moves away.
Page fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Page closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Granger's guard.

Granger pushes Page off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Granger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Granger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granger.
Granger lunges at Page with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Page's hand.

It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Page drops down looking for a counter takedown but Granger sprawls and moves away.
Page takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Granger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Page takes one to the chin there.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Page takes a kick to the side of the head.
Granger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Granger thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page slips under a jab from Granger.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Page tries to move into range but Granger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Page slips a jab from Granger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Granger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Page has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Page and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frank Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Page lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Page or perhaps it was just good defense by Granger, which made it look bad.
Granger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger misses with a body kick.
Page misses with a straight right.
Granger lands with a good body shot.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
Granger throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Page stuns Granger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Granger. That's going to slow Page down.
Granger throws a head kick that misses.
Granger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page moves out of range as Granger strikes.
No luck for Page with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to clinch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger lands a body shot.
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 blocks a head kick by Granger.
Page fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Granger on the side of the head.
Granger feints and then cracks Page's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Page down.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Page is looking to wear down Granger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Granger throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Page appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Page stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Granger.
Granger misses the jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Granger enables Page to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Granger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Granger is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Page presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Page tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Page.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Granger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Granger misses.
Page tries for a takedown but Granger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Granger throws a hook but Page blocks it.
A jab from Page does it's job there.
Page slips a jab and a cross from Granger.
Page looks for a takedown but Granger sprawls well.
Granger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger misses the jab.
Page misses with a body shot.
Page takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Granger tries to sprawl but Page drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page drops an elbow to the side of Granger's head.
Page looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Page winds up and cracks Granger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Granger wants to get back to his feet.
Granger is staying active underneath Page, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Granger defending well though.
Page stops Granger from getting back to his feet.
Page wants to control but Granger is keeping him busy.
Granger is trying to stand back up but Page is controlling him
Granger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page trying to control the action but Granger is working from the bottom.
Granger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Granger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Granger slips under a jab from Page.
Page avoids the head kick by Granger.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger jabs Page to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Granger moves forwards but Page connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Granger misses.
Granger looks for the body kick but Page saw that one coming.
Granger connects with a body shot that sends Page's belly button to the back.
Page misses with a body shot.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Granger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Page staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page misses with a takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand.
Granger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Page takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Page.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
Granger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Page tries for a takedown but Granger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger misses with a hook to the body

and Page counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Granger defending well though.

Granger pushes Page off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Page doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Page crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Granger - the referee stops the clock and Page gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Granger. Page manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Granger lands a nice looking body kick.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a shot to the body.
Granger throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Granger misses the jab.
Granger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Granger misses with a hook.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Granger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Granger throws a leg kick but Page sees it coming and moves out of range.
Page throws out a powerful jab.
Granger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Page is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Page moved away.
Granger swings widly with a right hand

and Page counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Granger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Granger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Page.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Page tries to clinch up.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Granger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Page connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granger scrambles back to his feet.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Page attempts a counter takedown but Granger avoids it well and moves away.
Frank Granger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Page gets a clinch.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granger's elbow.
Franky Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.

Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Page misses.
Page misses with a body shot
and Granger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Granger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Granger tries to avoid it but Page manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Granger to the ground. Granger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Granger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Page avoids the body shot from Granger.
Granger throws a shot to the body.
Granger scores with a jab to the body.
Granger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Granger scores with a hook to the body. Page takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Page misses with a straight left.
Page takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Granger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Granger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Granger!
In his post fight interview, Frank Granger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.