PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Eastwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Joe
vs
Eastwood

188 cm
25
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Eastwood!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Eastwood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eastwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Eastwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eastwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eastwood misses with a wild combination.
Eastwood misses with a double jab

and Joe counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Joe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Joe trying to control the action but Eastwood is working from the bottom.
Joe lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eastwood has escaped the position, nice work there.
Joe is staying tight to Eastwood's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Joe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eastwood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Joe tries for a kimura but Eastwood is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to control the position but Eastwood is working away.
Eastwood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joe trying to control the position but Eastwood is working away.
Eastwood struggling a bit here.

Joe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Joe trying to control the position but Eastwood is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe just content to control the position.
Joe working the ground and pound but Eastwood is defending the strikes.

Joe is trying to get an arm triangle but Eastwood is defending well.
Eastwood defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Joe tries for a kimura but Eastwood is defending well.
Joe is looking to take a break and control but Eastwood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eastwood wants to get back to his feet but Joe drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Joe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eastwood keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eastwood swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Eastwood both land. Nice combination.
Eastwood tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Eastwood as he jumps to the side.
Eastwood's corner calls for a 1-2. Eastwood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eastwood tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eastwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joe momentarily.
Eastwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Eastwood throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.

Joe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eastwood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Joe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eastwood, who protects the arm well.
Eastwood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eastwood has escaped the position, nice work there.
Joe trying to control the action but Eastwood is working from the bottom.

Joe tries for a kimura but Eastwood is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood is not content to let Joe control the position.
Eastwood parries the strikes from Joe easily there. Joe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Eastwood to escape.
Joe tries to score with some ground and pound. Eastwood controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Joe is trying to get an arm triangle but Eastwood is defending well.
Joe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastwood struggling a bit here.

Joe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joe taking a breather here.
Alexander Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Joe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eastwood has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Joe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Eastwood. Those never looked like landing.
Eastwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Eastwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eastwood defends it nicely.
Eastwood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eastwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Eastwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joe momentarily.
Eastwood scores with a hook.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastwood clobbers Joe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eastwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Joe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eastwood connects with a single shot there.
Clint Eastwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eastwood misses with a combination
and Joe counters with a head kick. That will keep Eastwood thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Eastwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eastwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clint Eastwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eastwood lands a two punch combo.
Eastwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eastwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eastwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Eastwood does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joe is defended easily by Eastwood.
Eastwood stalks Joe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joe's face. Joe staggers backwards, shaken.
Eastwood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joe.
Eastwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eastwood tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eastwood throws a combination that misses
and Joe counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eastwood stuffs the takedown attempt from Joe. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastwood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Joe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eastwood sprawls well initially but Joe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joe is working for a kimura but Eastwood is defending it quite comfortably.
Joe is taking a breather. Eastwood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Joe is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Eastwood is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Joe!