PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ranky Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion comes to the cage accompanied by ¡MAYDAY! - Last One Standing. Joseph has chosen The Rover as his entrance music. Anthony Joseph has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ranky Scorpion's chin.

Scorpion
vs
Joseph

213 cm
36
243 lbs
28 - 20 - 0

204 cm
33
232 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Conviction

Fatty's

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 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranky Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Anthony Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scorpion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Scorpion punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
Joseph misses with a body kick.
Scorpion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Scorpion lands a jab to Joseph's midsection.
Scorpion cracks a nice hook into Joseph's ribs.
Joseph lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Scorpion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Joseph's body. Joseph takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scorpion throws a shot to the body.
Scorpion has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Scorpion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws a hook but Scorpion avoids it easily.
Scorpion cracks Joseph with a good jab.
Scorpion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scorpion misses with a body punch
and Joseph counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scorpion is looking to wear down Joseph with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joseph swinging wildly here.
Joseph closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Scorpion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph looks for the body kick but Scorpion saw that one coming.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion throws a nice looking combination but Joseph bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Joseph releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scorpion throws a head kick but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body. Scorpion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scorpion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joseph at a distance.
Scorpion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scorpion swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Scorpion scores with a nice strike.
Scorpion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
Scorpion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joseph.
Scorpion throws a right hand that Joseph ducks under and follows up with a left that Joseph also avoids with ease.
Scorpion is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a series of strikes that have Joseph backpedaling.
Scorpion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Joseph backs away, Scorpion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Scorpion moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scorpion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Scorpion. That snapped Joseph's head back.
Joseph lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scorpion closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scorpion doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with a lunging right hand
and Joseph counters with a thumping low kick.
Scorpion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joseph throws a leg kick

and Scorpion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Joseph has Scorpion pulled in close to control his posture.
Joseph looking for a sweep. Not yet Joseph, not yet.
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 Ranky Scorpion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Scorpion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joseph napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joseph regains half guard.
Well, if Scorpion is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Joseph tries to roll over but Scorpion keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Scorpion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph trying to control from the bottom.
Scorpion trying to control the action but Joseph is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joseph is not content to let Scorpion control the position.
Joseph controlling the position well.
Scorpion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joseph does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two 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.
Joseph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scorpion wants to control but Joseph is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scorpion blocks a low kick nicely.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph connects with a body shot that sends Scorpion's belly button to the back.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion scores with a jab. Joseph acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joseph shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joseph throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scorpion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Scorpion misses with a two punch combination.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scorpion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion checks a low kick from Joseph.
Scorpion misses with a straight right.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scorpion. That did some damage!
Jab by Scorpion.
Scorpion takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph connects with a leg kick. Scorpion looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph thows a leg kick but Scorpion checks it
and Scorpion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anthony Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph misses with a body shot.
Joseph throws a lazy head kick
and Scorpion counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
Scorpion takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anthony Joseph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph'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!

Scorpion tests Joseph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Scorpion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scorpion counters with a nice body shot.
Scorpion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scorpion.
Joseph gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Scorpion scores with a three punch combo!
Scorpion's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Joseph jabs at Scorpion's body.
Scorpion throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Joseph throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scorpion dips to his left and cracks Joseph with an uppercut!
Joseph cracks the inside of Scorpion's front leg.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Joseph misses with a hook. Scorpion ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.
Scorpion moves out of range of the body kick.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joseph misses with a left hand
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scorpion.
Scorpion works the jab nicely.
Joseph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Joseph is predictable there
and Scorpion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joseph misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorpion. That's going to slow Joseph down.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Joseph releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scorpion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Scorpion.
Joseph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joseph.
Joseph slips under a jab.
Joseph delivers a nice body kick.
Scorpion throws a hook but Joseph blocks it.
Scorpion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph misses with a leg kick
and Scorpion counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a body kick that misses.
Joseph tries a low kick but Scorpion avoids it.
Joseph walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Scorpion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the liver by Joseph. Beautiful body shot.
Scorpion staying out of range there.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Joseph moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joseph connects with a body shot that sends Scorpion's belly button to the back.
Joseph connects with a crisp jab.
Scorpion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scorpion checks the leg kick nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ranky Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ranky Scorpion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ranky Scorpion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.