PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joey Joseph enters the cage!

Suarez
vs
Joseph

187 cm
19
278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Joseph clinches up against the cage.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suarez's elbow.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Suarez tries to pull guard but Joseph holds him up against the cage and eventually Suarez drops back down to his feet.

Suarez jumps guard and drags Joseph to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Suarez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Joseph not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Suarez looking to control but Joseph passes into half guard.
Suarez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Joseph not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joseph in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to control but can't.
Joseph not doing much here.
Joseph really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Suarez is trying is best to control the position here.
Suarez wants to control but Joseph is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joseph sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suarez defending well though.
Suarez trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Joseph instigates a clinch.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Suarez controls the action.
Suarez jumps guard but Joseph stands there with Suarez around his waist. Suarez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joseph is trying to stall.
Suarez blocks an uppercut.
Joseph stalling in the clinch.
Suarez has a couple of punches blocked by Joseph.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Suarez 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. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joseph sprawls well. Joseph wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet.

Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Suarez controls the action.
Suarez being controlled against the cage.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joseph gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suarez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joseph wants to stall.
Joseph tries to break the clinch but Suarez is controlling the position.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Suarez avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Ernie Suarez has been cut.
Suarez 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. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joey Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Joseph closes the distance and clinches.
Suarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Joseph just stands there and leans against the cage.
Suarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph has double underhooks.

Suarez successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joseph controls from within his opponent's guard.
Joseph's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph pushes down on Suarez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Joseph is looking to advance position but Suarez won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernie Suarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Joseph has Suarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Suarez blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph is trying to stall.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Suarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joseph's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Suarez avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph stalling in the clinch but Suarez improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph looking to stall.
Suarez tries to pull guard but Joseph won't allow it.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Suarez controls his hands.

Suarez pulls Joseph into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joseph sitting in guard here, content to control.
Suarez is trying to control the position but Joseph postures up.
Joseph trying to control but Suarez is working from the bottom.
Suarez is striking but Joseph is not phased and passes to half guard.
Suarez is pressing down on Joseph's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Suarez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joseph not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Suarez wants to hit a switch here but Joseph passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Suarez there!
Joseph tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suarez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph content just to control the position here.
Suarez is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph controlling from mount.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suarez working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Joseph there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Joseph throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Joseph there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joseph looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Joseph looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suarez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Joseph. What's that going to do exactly?
Joseph is landing with some decent strikes but Suarez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Joseph looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Joseph prevents Suarez from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernie Suarez'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Suarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joseph sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suarez somewhat.
Suarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suarez misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joseph! But no joy.

Joseph closes the distance and pushes Suarez back into the cage.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Suarez gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez is trying to pull guard but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
Suarez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joseph fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernie Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph stuffs the takedown attempt from Suarez. Suarez gets slowly back to his feet.

Joseph closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph is trying to break free.
Suarez is trying to break free.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suarez's elbow.
Suarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Joseph smiles and moves away.

Joseph clinches up against the cage.
Suarez jumps guard but Joseph turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Suarez blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Suarez gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suarez is keeping busy.
Suarez tries to pull guard but Joseph won't allow it.

Suarez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Joseph engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Suarez is striking but Joseph is not phased and passes to half guard.
Joseph throwing shots but Suarez is blocking nicely.
Joseph is thwarting Suarez's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suarez defending well though.
Joseph blocks the strikes from Suarez.
Joseph controlling the action here.
Suarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joseph.
Joseph controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Joseph is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Joseph just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joseph tries to stall but Suarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.

Ernie Suarez's cut is getting worse.
Suarez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ernie Suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Joseph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Joseph avoids a wild elbow strike from Suarez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joseph has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Joseph!