PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uruk Owraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joseph
vs
Owraa

175 cm
44
163 lbs
34 - 17 - 0

178 cm
28
194 lbs
19 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, William Joseph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uruk Owraa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owraa misses with a left hand
letting Joseph counter with a right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Joseph.
A body shot lands from Joseph.
Joseph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Owraa or not.
Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Owraa won't want to take too many of those.
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owraa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joseph walks away with a smile on his face. Owraa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Joseph rushes Owraa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joseph just leaning against Owraa, taking a breather.
Joseph landing knees to the body.
Joseph scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Uruk Owraa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Joseph avoiding damage.
Joseph avoiding damage.
Joseph unloads a knee to the mid-section. Owraa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owraa fails to pull guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
Joseph pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joseph lands a knee to the head.
Owraa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joseph walks away with a smile on his face. Owraa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
William Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uruk Owraa.
Owraa fails to land the takedown.
Owraa looks winded!

Owraa closes the distance and pushes Joseph back into the cage.
Joseph scores a nice knee to the body.
Joseph stalling.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joseph - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
Joseph works on Owraa's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores a nice knee to the body.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Owraa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Joseph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joseph unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joseph displaying some good clinch control by pressing Owraa up against the cage.
Joseph controlling the action here for a moment.
Joseph landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Owraa won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph works on Owraa's body with a couple of short punches.
Joseph crunches a lovely knee into Owraa's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Owraa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joseph lands a body punch.
Joseph is stalling here.
Joseph effectively controlling the action here.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joseph is working Owraa over against the cage.
Joseph cracks Owraa with a nice body shot.
Joseph landing knees to the head.
Joseph lands a knee to the body.
Joseph lands with a light punch inside.
Joseph stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Joseph.
A bit of stalling here from Joseph.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Owraa won't want to take too many of those.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Joseph as the two fighters clinch.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Owraa or not.
The referee calls for Joseph to work.
Joseph's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joseph lands a knee to the head.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Owraa backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.
A bit of stalling here from Joseph.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph is working Owraa over against the cage.
Joseph is working Owraa over against the cage.
Joseph slows down the pace here.
Joseph lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uruk Owraa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab lands there for Joseph.
Owraa shoots in but no luck this time.
Owraa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joseph avoids it really well and circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Joseph here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Owraa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joseph stalls.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Owraa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Joseph to keep the fight standing.
William Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uruk Owraa.
Joseph controlling the action here for a moment.
Owraa is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joseph.
Joseph landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joseph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Owraa.
Joseph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Joseph.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph lands a nice knee to the body.
Joseph using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Owraa fails to pull guard.
Owraa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joseph walks away with a smile on his face. Owraa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Joseph darts in and clinches Owraa up against the cage.
William Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joseph crunches a lovely knee into Owraa's ribcage.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joseph utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joseph lands a hook that snaps the head of Owraa backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Joseph.
Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Owraa won't want to take too many of those.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joseph stalling.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Owraa can do to turn this around?
Joseph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joseph landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joseph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Owraa or not.
Joseph cracks Owraa with a nice body shot.
Joseph leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joseph has Owraa pushed against the cage.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Owraa won't want to take too many of those.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Joseph leaning his opponent against the cage.
Joseph unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Owraa being controlled against the cage.
Joseph lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph working Owraa over with knees to the body.
Joseph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Joseph.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
Joseph putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Owraa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joseph lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Joseph.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Joseph lands a nice knee to the body.
Joseph leaning against his opponent.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joseph.
Joseph taking a breather.
Joseph works on Owraa's body with a couple of short punches.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Owraa backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joseph lands a shot to the body.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Owraa's head.
Owraa letting Joseph take a breather here.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph pushes Owraa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joseph unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joseph lands a hook that snaps the head of Owraa backwards.
Joseph lands a hook that snaps the head of Owraa backwards.
Joseph lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph scores a nice knee to the body.
Joseph landing knees to the body.
Joseph lands a knee to the body.
Joseph is pushing Owraa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Joseph dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uruk Owraa's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Owraa falls off balance throwing a combination

and Joseph counters by moving into the clinch.
Owraa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joseph stalls.
Owraa tries to pull guard but Joseph won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joseph using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joseph with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph lands a body punch.
Owraa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph is pushing Owraa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Joseph landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Joseph.
A right handed body shot lands from Joseph.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
Owraa tries to pull guard but Joseph forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
William Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uruk Owraa.
Joseph works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joseph stalls.
A short body shot lands from Joseph as the two fighters clinch.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Joseph.
Joseph avoiding damage.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Joseph scores a nice knee to the body.
Joseph landing knees to the body.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joseph - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joseph.
Uruk Owraa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph working Owraa over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Owraa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joseph controlling the action here for a moment.
Joseph unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Joseph.
Joseph leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Owraa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
William Joseph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Joseph.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Owraas head.
Owraa takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Uruk Owraa's cut even more.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Joseph.
Owraa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owraa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Owraa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owraa tries to pull guard but Joseph holds him up against the cage and eventually Owraa drops back down to his feet.
Owraa is trying to pull guard but Joseph turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Joseph.
Owraa wants to take the fight to the mat but Joseph manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph stalling in the clinch.
Joseph content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Owraa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joseph utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph connects with a nasty looking knee right to Owraa's face.
Owraa tries to pull guard but Joseph forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Joseph taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Joseph.
Owraa working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joseph has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Joseph!
William Joseph retains his middleweight title!
A victorious William Joseph thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Uruk Owraa was interviewed post fight and said 'I did not get to drink the blood of my opponent but I promise Il be back to take his soul.'.