PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes to the cage accompanied by The Rover. Duberry has chosen Ween - Cover it with Gas and Set It On Fire as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fidel Duberry has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Joseph
vs
Duberry

204 cm
34
232 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

196 cm
44
265 lbs
37 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fatty's

Sin City Allstars

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Duberry!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duberry throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Joseph feints and then cracks Duberry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duberry down.
Joseph cracks Duberry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duberry connects with a leg kick. Joseph looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duberry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duberry lands with a kick to the temple. Joseph shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A lazy left from Duberry finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duberry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joseph counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duberry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duberry tries to move into range but Joseph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Duberry slips a jab from Joseph.
Joseph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duberry is able to avoid easily.
Duberry stuns Joseph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duberry ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.

It looks like Fidel Duberry has been cut.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duberry counters with a body kick.
Duberry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph 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.
A head kick from Duberry lands but Joseph takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Joseph there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
Duberry feints the counter takedown.
Joseph does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joseph cracks Duberry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duberry moves away.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duberry stalks Joseph and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Joseph's face. Joseph staggers backwards, shaken.
A low kick from Joseph misses

and Duberry counters with a shoot takedown. Joseph fights it but they end up in guard.
Joseph is controlling Duberry's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joseph is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've been informed that Duberry has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Joseph controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Duberry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Joseph throws a body kick that misses.
Joseph tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duberry is able to avoid easily.
Anthony Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Joseph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duberry misses with a head kick.
Joseph misses with an uppercut

and Duberry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duberry.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Duberry manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fidel Duberry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fidel Duberry'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.

Joseph scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duberry changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joseph wants to land a leg kick but Duberry is out of range.
Joseph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duberry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joseph checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joseph throws a quick counter head kick but Duberry was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joseph.
Duberry on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anthony Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duberry feints the counter takedown.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duberry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Duberry backs away, Joseph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duberry checks a leg kick.
Duberry with the counter takedown but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duberry's sensitive parts.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duberry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Duberry with the counter takedown but Joseph avoids it easily.
Duberry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joseph is out of range and Duberry settles back down.
Joseph throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Duberry.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Joseph. Duberry shrugs it off though.
Joseph misses with a leg kick

and Duberry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph controlling the position for now.
Duberry working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Joseph's thigh. Joseph counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph has Duberry pulled in close to control his posture.

Duberry gets to his feet - Joseph follows without any prompting.
Joseph punishes Duberry's body with a nice straight punch.

Joseph lands a big head kick that sends Duberry tumbling to the mat! Joseph takes a step backwards and waves Duberry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph punishes Duberry's body with a nice straight punch.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duberry can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joseph, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Duberry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duberry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph throws a low kick but Duberry avoids it.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Duberry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joseph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Duberry misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Joseph dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fidel Duberry'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. And we move into the final round!

Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joseph wants to slow Duberry down by chopping away at his legs.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duberry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duberry manages to avoid it.
Joseph cracks Duberry with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Duberry's body.
Duberry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Duberry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joseph defends it well.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Duberry slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duberry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duberry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joseph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duberry.
And Duberry tries to counter it with a takedown but Joseph pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Duberry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Joseph defends it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duberry, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Joseph.
Joseph is looking to land body kicks.
Duberry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Duberry lands a jab to the nose.
Duberry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph keeps Duberry at a distance using the push kick.
Joseph throws a jab but it's blocked by Duberry.
Joseph throws a hook but Duberry avoids it easily.
Duberry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 score with a low kick but Duberry moves his leg out of the way.
And Duberry tries to counter it with a takedown but Joseph pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Duberry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duberry tries to clinch but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
As Duberry backs away, Joseph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Joseph thuds a left hand into Duberry's body.
Duberry blocks a jab.
Joseph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duberry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Duberry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duberry throws a sloppy head kick and Joseph moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duberry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joseph counters with a straight right hand.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph thumps Duberry with a low kick.
Duberry checks a leg kick.
Duberry feints the counter takedown.
Joseph throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joseph feints and then cracks Duberry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duberry down.
Duberry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duberry tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joseph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duberry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joseph has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Joseph!
A victorious Anthony Joseph thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Fidel Duberry stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bidel Fuberry'.