PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiel Joseph (ranked 3392 p4p, 25205 weight class) and RJ Britten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joseph
vs
Britten

170 cm
25
146
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
140
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

WW clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hezekiel Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RJ Britten!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britten wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Britten.
Britten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joseph but Joseph pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Joseph darts in and clinches Britten up against the cage.
Joseph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Britten.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
Joseph lands a right hand.
Britten throws an elbow that misses.
Joseph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Britten looks winded!
Joseph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joseph gets through Britten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joseph gets underhooks to prevent Britten's takedown attempt.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Joseph digs a right hand into Britten's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Britten's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Joseph scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Britten's ribcage. Britten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joseph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Joseph.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Britten backwards.

Britten is rocked!
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Britten is still on wobbly legs! Can Joseph finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joseph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joseph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joseph pushes Britten against the cage. Joseph is working some dirty boxing. Joseph pushes off with a quick right hook! Britten goes down! Britten tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Joseph moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hezekiel Joseph!
Hezekiel Joseph took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, WW clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.