PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joseph
vs
Avalon

204 cm
27
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Urban Fighter

GREEN!160

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarvis Avalon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph tries to clinch
and Avalon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.

Joseph gets a clinch.
Avalon tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.
Avalon lands a body punch in the clinch.

Avalon wants the takedown. Joseph is fighting it off but Avalon persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Joseph's guard against the cage.
Joseph looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Joseph has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Joseph preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Avalon trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully.
Avalon tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Avalon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joseph seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Avalon misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Joseph walks into a stiff left hand from Avalon.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avalon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Avalon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Avalon misses with a body shot.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joseph throws a body punch but Avalon moves out of range.
Joseph throws a combination. Avalon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joseph closes the distance looking to clinch
and Avalon counters with a straight right hand.
Avalon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joseph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Avalon misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Avalon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avalon misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
Joseph wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avalon moves away.
Avalon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Joseph fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Avalon checks it well.
Avalon throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Avalon moved out of range.
Joseph connects with a nice looking jab.
Joseph throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Jarvis Avalon has been cut.
Anthony Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avalon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Avalon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Avalon.
Joseph throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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 lunges at Avalon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Avalon's hand.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joseph thows a body kick. Avalon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Joseph tries to clinch but Avalon moves out of range.

Avalon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Joseph!
Avalon trying to control the position but Joseph is working away.
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.
The cut man is working on Jarvis Avalon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Avalon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avalon moves away.
Avalon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joseph defends it well.
Joseph throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Avalon lands a glancing blow to the side of Joseph's head.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Avalon moved out of range.
Anthony Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Avalon jabs at Joseph's body.
Avalon loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Joseph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avalon.
Joseph lands with an overhand left.
Avalon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avalon throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Avalon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joseph.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon misses with a body shot.
Joseph moves in looking to clinch but Avalon pushes him off.
Avalon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Avalon throws a shot to the body.
Joseph slips a jab from Avalon.
Joseph is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Avalon.
Joseph looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Avalon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Joseph has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avalon finds it's way round the side to connect with Joseph's head.
Joseph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Avalon misses.
As Avalon tries to get set, Joseph tries to push him back and clinch up but Avalon manages to avoid the attempt.
Joseph walks into a left hand.
Joseph has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avalon finds it's way round the side to connect with Joseph's head.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph needs to keep his hands up - Avalon had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Avalon misses with a takedown attempt - Joseph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joseph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avalon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joseph is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Avalon ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph throws a push kick but Avalon slaps the foot to one side.
Joseph lands a nice hook to Avalon's body. Avalon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarvis Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Joseph.
Avalon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Avalon throws a sloppy body shot

and Joseph counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon is trying to maintain a safe position but Joseph gets an underhook and turns Avalon into the cage.
Joseph keeps control of Avalon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Joseph lands an elbow just above Avalon 's eye.
Avalon is trying to maintain a safe position but Joseph gets an underhook and turns Avalon into the cage.
Joseph creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Avalon's defenses.
Avalon tries to throw a body punch but Joseph avoids it by throwing Avalon back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Avalon.
I was talking to Joseph's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joseph swings wildly with an uppercut but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avalon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Joseph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Avalon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Joseph regains guard.
Joseph wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Avalon postures up in Joseph's guard and throws a big left but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph keeping full guard, as Avalon tries to pass.
Avalon wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving.
Joseph is trying to control the position but Avalon postures up.
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 cut man is working on Jarvis Avalon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Avalon throws a right hand that misses

and Joseph counters by moving into the clinch.
Joseph misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Avalon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Avalon lands with a right to the head.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Avalon.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Joseph with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Jarvis Avalon's cut even more.
Avalon tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Avalon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Avalon tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Joseph will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Avalon trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Avalon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Avalon postures up.
Joseph has Avalon pulled in close to control his posture.
Joseph working a defensive guard here.
Avalon landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Joseph is trying to keep Avalon in close.
Avalon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Avalon tries to score with a low kick but Joseph moves his leg out of the way.
Avalon misses with a lunging right hand

and Joseph holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Avalon lands a nice shot to the body.
Joseph lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joseph misses with a knee to the head.
Joseph presses Avalon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Avalon tries to stall but Joseph uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Avalon scores with a shot to the side of Joseph's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.

Avalon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
And Avalon tries to counter it with a takedown but Joseph pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Avalon avoids the head kick by Joseph.
No joy there for Avalon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jarvis Avalon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph thumps Avalon with a low kick.
Avalon looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Avalon throws a right and a left that both miss.

Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Joseph.

The cut above Jarvis Avalon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joseph lands an elbow inside that Avalon shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joseph avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Avalon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avalon prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Avalon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avalon scores with a hook to the body.
Joseph throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anthony Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joseph slowing the pace effectively.

Avalon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joseph shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Avalon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Avalon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jarvis Avalon.
I think Joseph has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jarvis Avalon!