PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by Men at Work - Down Under. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Corbett
vs
Joseph

189 cm
29
215 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

182 cm
33
220 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett blocks a head kick by Joseph.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Corbett scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Corbett blocks the leg kick.
Corbett looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
Corbett takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Corbett checks a leg kick nicely.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbett defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
Corbett misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
Joseph blocks a leg kick.
Corbett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph misses with the combination.
Corbett staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph connects with a jab.
Corbett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Joseph blocks a jab.
Joseph tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
Corbett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joseph at a distance.
Joseph lands a head kick!
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corbett scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph throws a leg kick but Corbett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corbett throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
Corbett connects with an inside leg kick.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corbett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joseph manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Corbett.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Corbett ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Corbett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corbett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Corbett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbett was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Corbett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph scores with a crisp jab that stopped Corbett in his tracks.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corbett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corbett takes one to the chin there.
Corbett tries to clinch there but Joseph circles away.
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corbett.
A shot to the liver by Joseph. Beautiful body shot.
Joseph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corbett moves away.
Corbett throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett lands with a right hand.
Corbett dodges the punch combination from Joseph.
Corbett throws an off balance right hand
and Joseph counters with an outside leg kick.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Corbett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corbett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big right from Joseph misses.
Good leg kick by Corbett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joseph tries to land a body kick
and Corbett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph throws a head kick but Corbett moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corbett throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph connects with a right hand. Corbett shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Corbett dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corbett tries a low kick but Joseph avoids it.
A low kick from Joseph is predictable there
and Corbett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corbett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Corbett moves out of range of the strikes.
Corbett misses with a low kick.
Corbett lands a jab to the nose.
Corbett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corbett blocks a jab.
Corbett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Corbett misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Joseph misses
and Corbett counters with a nice uppercut.

Joseph is rocked!

That has opened up Anthony Joseph's cut even more.
Corbett tries to clinch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph is still on wobbly legs! Can Corbett finish him?
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joseph seems to have recovered his senses.

Corbett clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Corbett controls the action.
Corbett misses with an elbow over the top.
Joseph has Corbett pressed against the cage, preventing Corbett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corbett misses with some punches.
Joseph landing knees to the body.
Joseph with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Corbett wants to stall.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.
Corbett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph is leaning against Corbett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corbett looking to slow down the pace here.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Joseph.
A short uppercut from Corbett.
Joseph tries to work over Corbett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corbett is trying to stall.
Corbett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Corbett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corbett looks to land a body kick but Joseph moved away.
Joseph throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph tries a low kick but Corbett avoids it.
Corbett misses with a kick to the body.
Joseph throws a jab but it's blocked by Corbett.
Corbett jabs Joseph right on the nose. Joseph blinks but takes it well.
Joseph misses with a kick to the body.
Corbett missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph throws a low kick but Corbett avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joseph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Corbett is looking to chop away at Joseph's legs.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Joseph blocks the body kick.
Corbett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corbett is looking to clinch.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Joseph.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corbett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corbett moves out of range as Joseph throws a body kick.
Corbett throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joseph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Corbett throws an off balance right hand
and Joseph makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joseph tries to land a leg kick but Corbett saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the body from Corbett misses
and Joseph counters with a left to the body.
Corbett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Josephs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

The cut above Anthony Joseph's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joseph tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Corbett moves into range and connects with a jab.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Corbett off balance momentarily.
Corbett misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Corbett dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Corbett is just out of range.
Joseph tries to bum rush Corbett with a series of wild strikes but Corbett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corbett tries to clinch but Joseph is having none of it.
Joseph throws the kick towards the body but Corbett avoids it.
Joseph misses with a body punch
and Corbett counters with a good low kick that Joseph was not able to check.
Corbett throws a wild body kick that Joseph sees coming a mile off.
Corbett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corbett takes one on the button.
Corbett jabs Joseph to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corbett throws out a leg kick but Joseph moves out of range and Corbett only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Corbett. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Corbett fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corbett's calf.
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corbett scores with a nice right hand.
Corbett takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Corbett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joseph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Corbett is out of range.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbett was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Corbett throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph digs a good hook to Corbett's body.
Joseph has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Corbett finds it's way round the side to connect with Joseph's head.
Corbett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joseph takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corbett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett misses with a body kick.
Joseph misses the jab.

Oooooh!!! Corbett has knocked Joseph down with a huge combo! Corbett steps away and waves a wobbly Joseph back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Anthony Joseph's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Corbett moves into the clinch.
Corbett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Joseph scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corbett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Joseph tries to score a body lock takedown but Corbett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Joseph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corbett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nathan Corbett!
A very excited looking Nathan Corbett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.