PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Ben Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Caleb Ben Joshua has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ben Joshua
vs
Leo

187 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

186 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Ben Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Leo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Joshua closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Bobby Leo has been cut.
Ben Joshua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ben Joshua blocks a leg kick.
Ben Joshua throws a right hand that Leo ducks under and follows up with a left that Leo also avoids with ease.
Ben Joshua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Leo takes the fight into the clinch.
Leo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leo tries to pull guard but Ben Joshua won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ben Joshua breaks from the clinch.
Ben Joshua digs a good hook to Leo's body.
Leo tries to clinch but Ben Joshua moves away
and Ben Joshua counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ben Joshua throws a nice looking combination but Leo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Joshua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ben Joshua lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Caleb Ben Joshua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ben Joshua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ben Joshua stuffs the takedown.
Caleb Ben Joshua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Leo.
Ben Joshua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ben Joshua tries to bum rush Leo with a series of wild strikes but Leo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Leo darts in and clinches Ben Joshua up against the cage.
Leo tries to land a knee to the head but Ben Joshua blocks with his arms.
Ben Joshua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Leo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leo looks for a takedown but Ben Joshua sprawls well.
Leo slips a jab and a cross from Ben Joshua.
Leo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leo throws a leg kick
and Ben Joshua counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben Joshua lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leo circles away quickly and effectively.
Leo unleashes a big counter combination but Ben Joshua bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Joshua fails to land with a series of punches.

Ben Joshua tries to sprawl but Leo drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Ben Joshua manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Leo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Leo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ben Joshua tries to break the clinch but Leo is controlling the position.
Ben Joshua tries to break the clinch but Leo is controlling the position.

Leo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ben Joshua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leo with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Ben Joshua can't handle though.
Leo is looking to stand up but Ben Joshua isn't so interested in that idea.
Leo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ben Joshua throws a big elbow that misses.
Ben Joshua throwing strikes from guard but Leo blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Joshua is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Leo working a defensive guard here.
Ben Joshua works over Leo with some ground and pound from guard.
Ben Joshua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben Joshua.
Ben Joshua throws a big elbow that misses.
Ben Joshua lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ben Joshua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ben Joshua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leo has momentary wrist control but Ben Joshua slips an elbow through the middle.
Ben Joshua throwing strikes from guard but Leo blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ben Joshua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ben Joshua looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ben Joshua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leo is trying to keep Ben Joshua in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ben Joshua postures up in Leo's guard and throws a big left but Leo blocks it.
Leo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ben Joshua postures up in Leo's guard and throws a big left but Leo blocks it.
Leo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ben Joshua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ben Joshua working some strikes from top position.
Ben Joshua scoring with some ground and pound.
Ben Joshua throws a big elbow that misses.
Ben Joshua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ben Joshua content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ben Joshua trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leo is looking to stand up but Ben Joshua isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ben Joshua's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ben Joshua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ben Joshua postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caleb Ben Joshua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Leo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Ben Joshua.
A punch combination from Ben Joshua misses.
Ben Joshua misses with the combination.
Ben Joshua misses with a few strikes there.
Caleb Ben Joshua is winning the standup battle so far.
Ben Joshua's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ben Joshua duly obliges.
Caleb Ben Joshua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Ben Joshua.

Leo is rocked!
Leo has his takedown stuffed
and Ben Joshua scores with a counter punch that sends Leo to the canvas! Ben Joshua smells blood - he's punishing Leo with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Leo has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caleb Ben Joshua!
During a confident post fight interview, Caleb Ben Joshua thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.