PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chainsaw Massacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Page
vs
Massacre

173 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shannon Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chainsaw Massacre!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Massacre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Page is trying to improve his position.
Page gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Page won't allow Massacre to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Massacre.
Page tries to get to full guard but Massacre has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page looking for submissions off his back.
Page is refusing to be controlled, as Massacre sits in half guard.
Page is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Massacre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Page gets caught flat footed, as Massacre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Page looking for a sweep. Not yet Page, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Massacre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Massacre tries to clinch
and Page counters with a straight right hand.

Page gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Massacre controlling from the top position.
Page bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Massacre's guard.

Page throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Massacre is looking to stand up but Page isn't so interested in that idea.
Massacre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Page's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Page prevents Massacre from getting back to his feet.
Page stays in close to Massacre's body and controls the position.
Page throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Page could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Page working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Massacre's head.
Page throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Massacre throws a head kick that misses

and Page counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Page thows a huge punch but Massacre dodges it nicely.
Page prevents Massacre from improving his position.
Massacre is trying to stand up here but Page is controlling him well.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Page performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Page not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Massacre wants to improve his position but Page is controlling well.
Page is thwarting Massacre's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shannon Page will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Massacre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Page's guard.
Page looking to control.
Massacre trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.

Page has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Massacre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Massacre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massacre trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Page is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Massacre defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massacre trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Massacre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Massacre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Massacre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Page's guard.
Page looking to hit a scissor sweep but Massacre is one step ahead there.
Massacre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massacre pushes down on Page's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Massacre trying to mount his opponent but Page defends it.
Page regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Massacre.
Page bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Massacre's guard.

Massacre is trying to keep Page in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massacre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Massacre is on top in guard.

Massacre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Page dives on top into guard.

Page connects with a couple of short punches.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page controls from within his opponent's guard.
Page throws an elbow that misses. Massacre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Page's guard. Nice move by Massacre!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massacre advances position into side control!
Page is looking for a sweep.
Page manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Massacre stalling.
Page is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Page makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Page.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chainsaw Massacre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Page's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Massacre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Massacre trying to control the action but Page is working from the bottom.
Page wants to get back to full guard.
Massacre trying to mount his opponent but Page defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Page looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page wants to improve his position but Massacre is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Page wants to get back to full guard but Massacre has mounted him!
Massacre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Massacre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Page is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massacre looking to ground and pound but Page is blocking nicely.

Massacre moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Page has worked his arm free - good work by Page!
Page is not content to let Massacre control the position.
Page is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Massacre off and has taken his back!
Page lands shots from the back.
Massacre trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Massacre hold on?! Page is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Massacre is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Page.
Massacre surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Massacre is trying to get back to his feet but Page has full control of the position and if anything, Massacre has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Page looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Chainsaw Massacre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Massacre tries to roll but Page sticks to his back.

Page is looking for the choke from the back position but Massacre is controlling his hands well.
Page has Massacre flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massacre is in bad spot here.
Page lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Page scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Page connects with a big shot to the side of Massacre's head.
Massacre is in bad spot here.
Massacre controlling Page 's hands.
Massacre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Page is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Massacre up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Massacre prevents Page from getting a body triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shannon Page showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Page has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!