PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tribute. 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.

Joseph
vs
Lander

182 cm
30
219 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

190 cm
30
223 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 17 - 12 - 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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lander is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Lander works Joseph's body with a nice hook.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Lander is out of range.
Lander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lander misses with a body shot.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Lander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lander just misses with a punch to the body.
Lander tries to land a front kick but Joseph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
and Lander counters with a head kick. That will keep Joseph thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Lander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joseph takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joseph plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lander throws a leg kick but Joseph checks it.
Lander slips a jab from Joseph.
A solid body kick from Lander.
Lander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Lander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lander tries to clinch but Joseph is having none of it.
Lander connects with a leg kick. Joseph looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joseph with a hook.
Lander thows a body shot but no joy.
Lander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph with a jab.
Joseph listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joseph backs up against the cage.

It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Lander ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Lander throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lander sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lander thows a body shot but no joy.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lander blocks a leg kick.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lander tries a head kick but it misses.
Lander tried to score with a low kick but Joseph checks it.
Lander misses with a wild body shot.
Lander moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a nice head kick!
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lander ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Lander scores with a punch to the head.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lander takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Lander is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joseph rather than just go for the knockout.
Lander avoids the head kick by Joseph.
Lander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lander counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander misses with a leg kick.
Lander has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lander throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph throws a body kick that misses
and Lander counters with a left to the body.
Lander jabs Joseph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Joseph on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joseph throws a hook but Lander blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Joseph. Beautiful body shot.
Lander cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
A left lands for Lander.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph throws an off balance right hand
and Lander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lander dips to his left and cracks Joseph with an uppercut!
A shot to the body from Joseph misses
and Lander counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ice Lander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Joseph takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Lander.
Lander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joseph doesn't seem bothered though.
Lander misses with a wild body shot.
Lander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lander lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joseph at a distance.
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!
Lander connects with a looping right hand.
Lander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Lander has Joseph up against the cage in a clinch.
Lander gets through Joseph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joseph throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lander's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lander lands a shot to the body.
Joseph wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Lander.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Anthony Joseph's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Lander.
Lander lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joseph looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Joseph goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lander prevents it.
Lander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lander's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Joseph takes an elbow to the temple.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Lander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Lander.
Lander lands a nice elbow.

Anthony Joseph's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joseph backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joseph lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Joseph drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lander lands an elbow inside that Joseph shrugs off.

Jeez, Anthony Joseph's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Joseph managing to block the knees to the body from Lander.
Lander blocks an elbow strike from Joseph.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lander.
Lander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lander using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joseph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joseph lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lander landing knees to the body.
Lander lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Joseph's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ice Lander!
Ice Lander very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.