PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Joseph
vs
McGee

182 cm
29
215 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

188 cm
31
212 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
McGee throws a low kick, looking for Joseph's leg but Joseph calmly moves out of range.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGee connects with a looping right hand.
Joseph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joseph scrambles back to his feet.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGee lands a leg kick that knocks Joseph off balance momentarily.
Joseph throws a right and a left that McGee avoids nicely.
McGee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph lands a jab-cross combination.
McGee moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Joseph connects with a right hand. McGee shakes it off.
McGee throws a leg kick which misses Joseph's front leg but catches the back leg as Joseph tries to avoid it.
McGee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Joseph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McGee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joseph scrambles back to his feet.
Joseph is looking to clinch but McGee is avoiding it.
Joseph misses with a hook. McGee ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee misses with a double jab.
McGee looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joseph darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from McGee misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McGee throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph defending well as McGee loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
McGee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGee scores with a hook to the body. Joseph takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGee connects with a solid leg kick.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joseph.
Joseph blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joseph circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph moves out of range as McGee strikes.
Joseph throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
McGee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joseph back to the cage. McGee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph lands a lovely overhand right.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Joseph will probably get the nod.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks McGee off balance momentarily.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph tries to clinch there but McGee circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for McGee. That snapped Joseph's head back.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGee lands a jab to the head.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph misses the jab.
McGee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McGee misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Joseph.
Joseph throws a jab but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joseph is out of range.
McGee looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
McGee lands a body shot.
Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee misses with a straight right.
McGee connects with a right hand. Joseph shakes it off.
Joseph lands a head shot.
Joseph dodges the punch combination from McGee.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
Joseph throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGee.
No joy there for McGee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGee lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
McGee throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
McGee on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGee lands a right hook to the body.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McGee keeps the fight on the outside.
McGee slips a straight right by Joseph.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGee. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Joseph lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGee doesn't seem phased though.
Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGee circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joseph throws a left and a right that both miss
and McGee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGee avoids the body shot from Joseph.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Joseph misses.
McGee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Joseph will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McGee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph cracks McGee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joseph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
McGee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joseph with a jab.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
A jab from McGee misses.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGee throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph lands with a nice combination. McGee backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Bang McGee has been cut.
Joseph moves out of range as McGee strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Bang McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Joseph lands with a nice body punch.
McGee tries a low kick but Joseph avoids it.
Joseph takes one to the chin there.
McGee misses with a hook
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph is looking to clinch.
McGee throws a nice looking combination but Joseph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph tests McGee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGee's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGee scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
Joseph moves out of range as McGee strikes.
McGee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee throws out a powerful jab.
Anthony Joseph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from McGee misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Joseph.
Well Joseph 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bang McGee!