PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovid Julios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugly Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Julios
vs
Kid Joe

190 cm
23
279 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

198 cm
24
217 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

MMA ANIMAL

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
MMA ANIMAL

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ovid Julios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ugly Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julios slips a jab from Joe.
Joe misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Julios.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe lands a jab to the nose.
Joe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Ovid Julios has been cut.
A lazy left from Joe finds it's target.
Joe lands with a straight right. Julios didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe works Julios's body with a nice hook.
Julios takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Joe scores with a nice strike.
Joe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joe connects with a jab.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Joe coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Joe.

Julios forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Julios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joe.
Julios tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe is trying to push Julios away but Julios has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Julios landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ugly Kid Joe has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe stalling the fight.
Julios unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Julios tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.

Joe breaks from the clinch.
Julios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe throws a hook but Julios avoids it easily.
Julios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joe.
Julios tries a head kick but it misses.
Julios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Julios takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Julios is looking to slow Joe down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe swinging wildly here.
Julios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Julios tries a head kick but it misses.
Julios moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Julios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Julios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Joe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Julios is just out of range.
Julios tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Julios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Left hook, right uppercut from Joe.
Julios tries to clinch up but Joe circles away and keeps his distance.
Julios moves in looking to clinch but Joe pushes him off.
Ugly Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julios tries a head kick but it misses.
Julios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Julios throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Joe with a nice cross.
Joe lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands the left hand.
Julios lands with a slapping head kick.
Joe closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Julios! Joe dives in looking to finish! Julios is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugly Kid Joe!
Ugly Kid Joe is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Ugly Kid Joe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.