PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bim Bham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph has chosen The Rover as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bham
vs
Joseph

193 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

204 cm
27
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bim Bham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bham misses.
Joseph wants to counter with a clinch but Bham pushes him away.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joseph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Bham misses.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bham.
Bham sets himself, and Joseph steps forward looking for the clinch! Bham avoids it this time.
Bham dips to his left and cracks Joseph with an uppercut!
Bham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph jabs at Bham's body.
Bham throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Bim Bham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bham ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
A quick step to the side and Bham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bham throws a looping overhand right but Joseph ducks down to avoid it.
Joseph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joseph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bham throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bham punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
Bham misses the jab.
Joseph pushes Bham away with a front kick.
Joseph is looking to slow Bham down with leg kicks.
Bham swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph slips under a jab from Bham.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph misses with a right hand
and Bham counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bham.
Joseph steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bham.
Bham throws a shot to the body.
Bham throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
Bham throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bham's head.
A big left from Joseph misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph moves out of range as Bham strikes.
Joseph tries to counter with a clinch but Bham shakes him off and moves away.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Bham throws a body shot but no joy.
Bham lands a nice looking body shot.
Bham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Joseph throws a jab when Bham was well out of range.
Bham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph throws a jab when Bham was well out of range.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Joseph tries to counter with a clinch but Bham shakes him off and moves away.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Bham is just out of range.
Bham throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bham misses with an uppercut. Joseph saw that one coming.
Joseph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bham has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Joseph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bham. That did some damage!
Joseph lands a really nice looking cross but Bham seems unphased.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bham sets himself, and Joseph steps forward looking for the clinch! Bham avoids it this time.
Bham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Joseph.
Bham throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joseph scrambles back to his feet.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bham moves out of range of the body kick.
Bham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Bham scores with a sloppy right hand. Joseph should have avoided that one.
A big right from Bham misses.
Bham takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph tries to clinch up.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bham cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
Bham scores with the left hand. Joseph knows he should have avoided that one.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Joseph lands a nice shot that snaps Bham's head back.
Bham just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bham.
Joseph defending well as Bham loads up on a big left hand.
Bham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph wants to counter the offense by Bham and move into the clinch position.
Bham loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Joseph takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joseph there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joseph lands a nice looking body kick.
Joseph moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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 Bim Bham will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Joseph drives through and clinches with Bham against the cage.
Bham misses with some punches.
Joseph blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Bham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joseph missing with knees to the body.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Bham controls his hands.
Joseph misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bhams head.
Joseph tries to work over Bham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bham has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Joseph tries a body shot but Bham blocks it.
Bham throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Bham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bham.
Joseph lands a hook that snaps the head of Bham backwards.
Bham blocking some punches.
Joseph stalling against the cage.
Bham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Bham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bham looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Bham blocks the body kick.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bim Bham is winning the standup battle so far.
Bham takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bham throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bham blocks a head kick by Joseph.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a hook. Bham ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Bham was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joseph.
Joseph cracks the inside of Bham's front leg.
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bham.
Joseph slips a straight right by Bham.
Joseph wants to counter with a clinch but Bham pushes him away.
Bham looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
Bham throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bham throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Bham throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Joseph misses
letting Bham counter with a right hand.
Bham clobbers Joseph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bham throws a hook to the side of Joseph's head but Joseph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Bham.
Bham sets himself, and Joseph steps forward looking for the clinch! Bham avoids it this time.
The fighters circling - Bham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bham lands a jab to Joseph's midsection.
Bham throws a head kick that misses.
Bham checks a leg kick nicely.
Bham scores with a body shot.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
Bham throwing a counter right hand but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Bham throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph slips under a jab.
Joseph is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Bham misses.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses Bham's front leg but catches the back leg as Bham tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joseph turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Bham misses.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Joseph lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bham.
Bham misses with a series of wild punches.
Joseph tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joseph misses with a shot to the body
letting Bham counter with a right hand.
Bham misses with a hook.
Joseph tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joseph looks to land a body kick but Bham moved away.
Joseph lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bham will feel that in the morning.
Joseph scores with a kick to the midsection.
Joseph throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bham.
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 Bim Bham will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bham missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Joseph instigates a clinch.
Bham blocks a body shot from Joseph.
A body shot lands from Joseph.
Joseph leaning his opponent against the cage.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bham blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bham avoids it.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bim Bham has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.
Bham misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bham's elbow.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bham tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.
Joseph scores a nice knee to the body.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Bham avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Bham misses with a punch on the inside.
Anthony Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Joseph.
Bham is trying to break the clinch but Joseph is controlling him.
Joseph tries a body shot but Bham blocks it.
A short left from Joseph.
Bham misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bham.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph throws an elbow but it misses.
Bham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph working aggressively here.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Bham avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Bham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bham backwards.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Bham.
A short uppercut from Joseph.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bham is rocked!
Joseph dips a shoulder and cracks Bham with a mighty uppercut! Bham falls back against the cage and Joseph unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bham is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Joseph screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Joseph!
Anthony Joseph thanked the fans post fight for their support.