PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joseph might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joseph
vs
Jordan

175 cm
27
174 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joseph thinking.
Jordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No luck for Joseph with that takedown attempt.
Jordan swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joseph misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
Jordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joseph in his tracks.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan scores with a nice head shot.
Joseph misses with a jab to the body
and Jordan counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a body punch
and Jordan counters with a right hand to the body.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph digs a good body shot into Jordan's ribs.
Jordan swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Jordan tries to land a front kick but Joseph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Joseph circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jordan looks to land a combination. Joseph sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joseph throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan thuds his right hand into Joseph's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joseph fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jordan avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joseph takes the fight into the clinch.
Joseph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Jordan gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the cage.
Jordan misses with a body punch.

Joseph has hold of one of Jordan's legs. Jordan is fighting the takedown attempt but Joseph gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph wants to pass the guard but Jordan is keeping the position.
Joseph postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Joseph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jordan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan is trying to control the position but Joseph postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joseph is one step ahead there.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Jordan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joseph swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Joseph swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Joseph is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jordan.
Joseph takes one on the button.
Joseph shoots in but Jordan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jordan dominated that 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.

Joseph tries to clinch there but Jordan circles away.
Jordan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan counters with a series of strikes. Joseph will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joseph fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Jordan lands with an overhand left.

Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Joseph takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joseph keeps control of Jordan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joseph tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph lands a shot to the body.

Joseph has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jordan is trying to keep an underhook but Joseph manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Jordan has one foot on Joseph's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jordan scores with the left hand. Joseph knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Joseph shoots in and drives through. Jordan sprawls well.
Joseph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Some wild striking there from Jordan.
Jordan throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Jordan wants to clinch but Joseph slips to the side
and Joseph counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jordan defends it nicely.
Jordan thows a leg kick but Joseph checks it
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan.

Joseph takes the fight into the clinch.

Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch but Jordan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jordan misses with an uppercut

and Joseph counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Joseph controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Joseph trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Joseph is fighting to break Jordan's control of his arms but Jordan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan keeping full guard, as Joseph tries to pass.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

We're going to have a standup here because William Joseph wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A big left from Jordan misses.

Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
Jordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan is struggling to control the position.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jordans head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Joseph.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Joseph dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Joseph is looking to clinch.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Joseph misses the body punch
and Jordan counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jordan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Joseph.

Joseph rushes Jordan and presses him up against the cage.
Jordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.
Jordan works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Joseph dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jordan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Joseph wants to take the fight to the mat but Jordan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jordan works on Joseph's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jordan.
Jordan presses Joseph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.
Joseph looking to stall.
Joseph goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jordan prevents it.
Jordan pushes Joseph back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan digs a right hand underneath Joseph's ribcage. Joseph let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jordan.
Jordan can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to stall.
Jordan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joseph.
Jordan can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
A short body shot lands from Jordan as the two fighters clinch.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jordan lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Jordan.
Jordan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Jordan on the inside.
Michael Jordan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jordan lands a right hand.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Jordan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jordan working hard to break the clinch.
Jordan lands an uppercut.
Jordan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joseph.
Jordan tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Joseph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jordan.
Jordan blocking some punches.
Joseph wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joseph stalling in the clinch but Jordan improves position.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan is looking to control Joseph's arms but Joseph gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jordan has his back to the cage.
Jordan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jordan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.

Joseph tightens his grip and picks Jordan up, before dumping him to the ground. Jordan manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joseph trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joseph is controlling him.
Joseph is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jordan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Michael Jordan!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Michael Jordan!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Michael Jordan!

Michael Jordan wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Jordan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.