PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bimbo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ICP - Miracles. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bimbo
vs
Joseph

188 cm
28
235 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Bimbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbo throws a series of strikes that have Joseph backpedaling.
Bimbo dodges the punch combination from Joseph.
Bimbo lands a head kick. Joseph smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joseph is looking to land body kicks.
Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bimbo circles away quickly and effectively.
Bimbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a combination
and Bimbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Bimbo scores with a jab to the body.

Bimbo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joseph napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ground and pound from Bimbo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bimbo in side control, throwing shots but Joseph defends.

Bimbo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Joseph can't do much from the bottom here.
Bimbo fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bimbo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Joseph is trying to control Bimbo's posture but Bimbo avoids it.
Bimbo working the strikes but Joseph uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bimbo working over Joseph with some ground and pound. Joseph looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Bimbo seems to be looking for submissions.
Bimbo trying to control the action but Joseph is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph is looking for a sweep. Bimbo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bimbo trying to pass the guard but Joseph defending well.
Joseph regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bimbo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo stopping the sweep attempt from Joseph.
Joseph is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joseph utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joseph manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bimbo manages to get himself to full guard.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Bimbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bimbo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joseph tries to hold on but Bimbo pushes him away.
Bimbo 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.
Bimbo unloads with some shots from mount but Joseph bucks and avoids them well.
Bimbo raining down shots from the mount!
Joseph is bucking up trying to escape but Bimbo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Joseph is looking to get to half guard.
Bimbo cracks Joseph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bimbo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo lands a big elbow.
Joseph is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bimbo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bimbo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Joseph blocking the ground and pound.
Joseph wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bimbo.
Bimbo prevents Joseph from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bimbo cracks Joseph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bimbo misses with a head shot.
Bimbo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Bimbo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Danga de danga de dang - Bimbo scores with a four punch combination!
Joseph misses with a kick to the body
and Bimbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Bimbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bimbo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bimbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bimbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bimbo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joseph's head.

Bimbo gets the takedown into side control.
Bimbo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bimbo is looking to take a break and control but Joseph is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joseph managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bimbo.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Bimbo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joseph keeps working.
Bimbo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bimbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joseph can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph parries the strikes from Bimbo easily there. Bimbo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Joseph to escape.

Bimbo is trying to get an arm triangle but Joseph is defending well.
Joseph gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Joseph makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Joseph.
Bimbo throwing strikes but missing.
Bimbo stops Joseph from standing up.

That's two 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.
Bimbo postures up in Joseph's guard and throws a big left but Joseph blocks it.
Bimbois looking to pass into half guard but Joseph pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Joseph is in guard.
Joseph trying to control but Bimbo is working from the bottom.
Bimbo controlling Joseph's posture.
Joseph looking to sit in guard and control but Bimbo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joseph is pulling down on Bimbo's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bimbo trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Joseph tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bimbo looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bimbo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bimbo lands a leg kick that knocks Joseph off balance momentarily.
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a leg kick
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bimbo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joseph tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bimbo swivels and escapes.
Bimbo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joseph takes a kick to the side of the head.
Joseph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from Joseph
and Bimbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bimbo throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Bimbo both land. Nice combination.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bimbo lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bimbo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bimbo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joseph's head.
Joe Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bimbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bimbo lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Bimbo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bimbo stuns Joseph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bimbo lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bimbo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Joseph takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bimbo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bimbo lands a nice looking body shot.
Bimbo lands a head kick!
Bimbo lands with an overhand left.
Bimbo scores with a head kick.
Bimbo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bimbo lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bimbo throws a shot to the body.
Bimbo works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Joseph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bimbo feints and as Joseph raises his hands in defense, Bimbo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bimbo landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bimbo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bimbo is working Joseph over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joseph working a defensive guard here.
Bimbo throws a big right hand that misses.
Bimbo postures up in Joseph's guard and throws a big left but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bimbo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bimbo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joseph defending well though.

Bimbo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bimbo drops an elbow to the side of Joseph's head.
Bimbo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joseph knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bimbo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bimbo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joseph tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bimbo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Poor strikes thrown by Bimbo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to get to half guard.
Bimbo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joseph's face.
Joseph tries to hold on but Bimbo postures up.
Bimbo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bimbo landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bimbo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Joe Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bimbo.
Bimbo thowing shots but they're missing.
Bimbo with the ground and pound from mount.
Bimbo working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bimbo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joseph sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Bimbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bimbo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Bimbo!