PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Joseph (ranked 5361 p4p, 4239 weight class) and Jacked Whiteboy (ranked 572 p4p, 513 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joseph
vs
Whiteboy

180 cm
23
179
1 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
180
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacked Whiteboy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whiteboy!
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whiteboy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whiteboy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Joseph counters by moving into the clinch.
Joseph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joseph slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whiteboy.
Whiteboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.

Joseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whiteboy momentarily.
Whiteboy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Whiteboy lands with a nice body punch.
Whiteboy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whiteboy looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteboy lands a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Whiteboy scores with a four punch combination!
Joseph throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph throws a combination. Whiteboy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joseph seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Whiteboy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whiteboy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joseph moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whiteboy lands with a nice combination. Joseph backs away looking to recover.
Whiteboy lands the left hand.
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whiteboy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Whiteboy.
Whiteboy throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whiteboy.

Joseph is rocked!
Jacked Whiteboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
Whiteboy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whiteboy throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Whiteboy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joseph doesn't seem bothered though.
Whiteboy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whiteboy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Whiteboy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
No joy there for Whiteboy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whiteboy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whiteboy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joseph. That one must have hurt.
Whiteboy scores with a one two! Joseph had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whiteboy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Whiteboy tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whiteboy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiteboy throws a counter combo.
Joseph lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joseph.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph blocks a jab.
Whiteboy just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Whiteboy lands with a shot to the body.
Whiteboy swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joseph.
Joseph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whiteboy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.

Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whiteboy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whiteboy throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacked Whiteboy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Whiteboy misses with a straight left.
Whiteboy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Whiteboy.
Joseph is looking to counter the offense by Whiteboy and move into the clinch.
Joseph misses with a wild combination.
Whiteboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Whiteboy misses with a few strikes there.
Joseph throws a big counter combination but Whiteboy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whiteboy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph delivers a nice body kick.
Whiteboy looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a jab to the body.
Whiteboy moves forwards but Joseph connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Joseph drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Whiteboy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
Joseph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Whiteboy.
Joseph is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whiteboy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joseph. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joseph passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joseph 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Joseph working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joseph slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy is trying to control Joseph's posture but Joseph avoids it.

Joseph is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whiteboy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Joseph decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Joseph paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Whiteboy manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Joseph counters by clinching up.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.

Whiteboy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Joseph instigates a clinch.
Joseph avoiding damage as Whiteboy throws knees to the body.
Whiteboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whiteboy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whiteboy misses with a double jab
and Whiteboy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Whiteboy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whiteboy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Joseph dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Joseph looks for a takedown but Whiteboy sprawls well.
Whiteboy lands with an uppercut that bounces Joseph off the cage and back into range.
Joseph throws a series of strikes that have Whiteboy backpedaling.
Whiteboy looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Whiteboy.
Joseph seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Whiteboy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Whiteboy sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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 Whiteboy.

Joseph clinches up with Whiteboy and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whiteboy.
Whiteboy looking to throw knees to the head but Joseph is blocking nicely.

Joseph breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteboy misses with a double jab
and Joseph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whiteboy throws a right hand that Joseph ducks under and follows up with a left that Joseph also avoids with ease.
A combination from Whiteboy does no damage.

Joseph has Whiteboy up against the cage in a clinch.

Whiteboy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whiteboy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whiteboy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joseph moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joseph attempts a counter takedown but Whiteboy avoids it well and moves away.
Jacked Whiteboy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph digs a good hook to Whiteboy's body.

Joseph has managed to clinch.

Joseph gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph trying to mount his opponent but Whiteboy defends it.

Joseph is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Joseph decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice cross by Whiteboy.
A combination from Whiteboy does no damage.
Joseph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whiteboy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jacked Whiteboy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whiteboy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Joseph counters by clinching up.
Joseph is pushing Whiteboy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whiteboy tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Whiteboy fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joseph slows down the pace here.
Whiteboy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joseph.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Joseph lands a right hand.
Joseph dodges an elbow strike from Whiteboy.
Joseph is struggling to control the position.
Joseph lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jacked Whiteboy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph slows down the pace here.

Whiteboy breaks the clinch.
Whiteboy misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joseph Joseph.
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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

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