PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hildebrand Coenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coenan
vs
Page

185 cm
35
180 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
184 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hildebrand Coenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Page!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coenan throws a right hand that misses
and Page counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Hildebrand Coenan has been cut.
Coenan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coenan misses with a looping left.
Coenan throws out a powerful jab.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Coenan is just out of range.
Coenan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coenan.
Coenan lands a jab to Page's midsection.
Coenan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
Page connects with the punch.

Coenan is rocked!
Coenan thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Sloppy strikes from Coenan. Those never looked like landing.
Coenan misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Page was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
Coenan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Coenan avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coenan.
Coenan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coenan misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Page.
Page takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coenan looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
Page lands with a kick to the temple. Coenan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Page paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Coenan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coenan throws a body shot but no joy.
Page looks to score with a jab to the body but Coenan is just out of range.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
Coenan jabs at Page's body.
Coenan seems to have got his legs back now.
Coenan looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
Page shapes to counter with a head kick.
Coenan throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Coenan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coenan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coenan misses with a looping left.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Page throws a series of punches but Coenan avoids them all with ease.

Coenan closes the distance and clinches.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Coenan controls the action.
Coenan controlling the action here for a moment.
Page tries to throw a body punch but Coenan avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.
Page lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Page - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Page scores with a shot to the side of Coenan's head.
Page takes a shot to the head.
Coenan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coenan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Page doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Page lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coenan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coenan.
Page lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Coenan fails to land.
Coenan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Coenan.
Page looking to stall.
Coenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Page - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Coenan.
Coenan misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coenan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coenan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Page prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hildebrand Coenan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Coenan misses with a body punch.
Coenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Page misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coenan throws a head punch that misses.
Coenan lands with a short shot to the head.
Coenan tries to throw a body punch but Page avoids it by throwing Coenan back against the cage.
Page works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Page scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Page will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hildebrand Coenan's cut.
That's time! Coenan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Coenan looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
Coenan lands the left hand.
Coenan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Coenan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Page paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Coenan. Those never looked like landing.
Coenan lands a jab to the head.
Coenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Coenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coenan misses with a straight right.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Coenan forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Coenan gets through Page's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Page working aggressively here.
Coenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pages head.
Coenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coenan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coenan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Coenan has hold of one of Page's legs. Page is fighting the takedown attempt but Coenan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Page controls Coenan momentarily but Coenan frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coenan throwing strikes from guard but Page blocks nicely.
Coenan lands a couple of digs.
Coenan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coenan won't allow Page to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coenan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coenan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coenan throwing strikes but missing.
Page avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coenan tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
Coenan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Page wants to sweep here but Coenan controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Page holds on and takes a little breather.
Coenan trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Coenan throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Coenan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Page has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coenan has managed to get both his arms back between Page's legs - danger averted.
Coenan throwing strikes but missing.

Coenan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Coenan with a nice head shot there.
Coenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coenan won't allow Page to sweep him here.
Coenan throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Page trying to keep a closed guard but Coenan is proving a slippery customer.
Page keeping moving, preventing Coenan from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coenan fails to land with a series of punches.
Page lands a head kick!
Coenan shoots and misses
and Page connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle, before Page throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Coenan's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Page lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Scott Page!
Our winner, Scott Page, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.