PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 494 p4p, 547 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 60 p4p, 65 weight class). Dismantle comes to the cage accompanied by Come As You Are. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Dismantle
vs
Joseph

170 cm
26
148
13 - 5 - 1

175 cm
25
145
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dismantle swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Dismantle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joseph has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Joseph scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Dismantle.
Dismantle swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph digs a good body shot into Dismantle's ribs.
Dismantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Dismantle moves out of range of the strikes.
Dismantle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Joseph blocks the low kick.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
Dismantle connects with a solid leg kick.
Dismantle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joseph throws a head kick that misses.
Dismantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Dismantle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dismantle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dismantle moves forwards but Joseph connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joseph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dismantle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dismantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Dismantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dismantle is looking to wear down Joseph with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dismantle throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dismantle.
Dismantle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite MMA Training in the buildup to the fight.
Dismantle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dismantle cracks Joseph with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dismantle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joseph with a nice calf kick.
Dismantle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Dismantle ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Nice jab there from Dismantle.
Dismantle throws a front kick that sends Joseph stumbling back into the cage.
Joseph checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dismantle throws a body kick that misses.
Dismantle stuns Joseph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dismantle tried to score with a low kick but Joseph checks it.
A slow jab from Dismantle misses its intended target.
Dismantle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Dismantle.
A bone on bone clash there as Joseph blocks the leg kick.
Dismantle throws a leg kick that misses.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Joseph lands with a hook. Dismantle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Dismantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Dismantle.
Dismantle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joseph on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dismantle. Dismantle obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle throws a front kick aimed at Joseph's knee but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dismantle.
Joseph getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dismantle throws out the jab.
Joseph lands a right hook to the body.
Joseph takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dismantle cracks Joseph with an open hand slap.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Dismantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dismantle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dismantle throws a leg kick but Joseph moved away.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Dismantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dismantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joseph.
Dismantle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Joseph catches Dismantle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Dismantle off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joseph thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Dismantle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dismantle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dismantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Joseph blocks the low kick.
Dismantle is looking to chop away at Joseph's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dismantle tries a head kick but it misses.
Dismantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Joseph.
Joseph looks to score with a jab to the body but Dismantle is just out of range.
Joseph throws a shot from downtown. Dismantle moves away and avoids it.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
Dismantle misses with a leg kick
and Joseph counters with a stiff right hand.
Joseph checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Dismantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dismantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Dismantle just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dismantle misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dismantle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dismantle.
Joseph slips under a jab from Dismantle.
Dismantle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph scores with a head kick. Dismantle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dismantle throws a front kick aimed at Joseph's knee but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dismantle checks a low kick from Joseph.
Joseph dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dismantle. That did some damage!
Joseph lands with a nice body kick.
Joseph is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab from Dismantle.
Joseph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dismantle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dismantle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Joseph checks a low kick from Dismantle.
Dismantle defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph is looking to chop away at Dismantle's legs.
Joseph lands with a cross.
Dismantle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dismantle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dismantle digs a good body shot into Joseph's ribs.
Dismantle misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dismantle lands a slapping body shot.
Dismantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Dismantle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joseph checks it well.
Joseph walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dismantle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Joseph misses with a hook. Dismantle ducked under it nicely.
Dismantle appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dismantle throws a leg kick but Joseph sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joseph with the inside leg kick.
Joseph with a hook.
Dismantle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joseph. Joseph circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dismantle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dismantle scores with a nice body kick.
Dismantle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dismantle slips a straight right by Joseph.
Dismantle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph checks a leg kick nicely.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Dismantle blocks a head kick by Joseph.
Joseph checks a low kick from Dismantle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Dismantle.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph throws a low kick, looking for Dismantle's leg but Dismantle calmly moves out of range.
Dismantle throws a solid leg kick but Joseph takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dismantle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dismantle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dismantle checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph swings for the body but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle stuns Joseph with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joseph slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dismantle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Joseph has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joseph and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dismantle throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dismantle throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Joseph blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Dismantle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joseph lands with a right hand.
Dismantle just misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dismantle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joseph. Joseph circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph throws a series of punches but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle slips a straight right by Joseph.
Dismantle throws a push kick but Joseph slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Dismantle.
Joseph lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dismantle's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph cracks Dismantle with an open hand slap.
Dismantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joseph turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dismantle tries to work over Joseph's front leg with a kick but Joseph checks it.
Dismantle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joseph can pounce on him.
Dismantle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
Joseph slips a jab from Dismantle.
Dismantle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dismantle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joseph in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Joseph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dismantle throws the kick towards the body but Joseph avoids it.
A big right from Dismantle misses.
Joseph throws out a counter right but Dismantle avoids it with no problem.
Dismantle misses with a low kick as Joseph jumps back.
Dismantle throws a push kick but Joseph slaps the foot to one side.
Dismantle misses with a wild body shot.
Joseph lands with an uppercut that bounces Dismantle off the cage and back into range.
Joseph checks a low kick from Dismantle.
Joseph was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Joseph blocks a leg kick.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but Dismantle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph.
Dismantle staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dismantle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dismantle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Dismantle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joseph checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joseph tries a quick counter leg kick but Dismantle is wise to it.
Dismantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Joseph scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dismantle in his tracks.
Dismantle throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph throws out a counter right but Dismantle avoids it with no problem.
Dismantle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dismantle misses with a combination
and Joseph counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joseph blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Dismantle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dismantle throws a chopping leg kick but Joseph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joseph feints a counter leg kick.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Joseph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dismantle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joseph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joseph. That's going to slow Dismantle down.
Dismantle tries to land a front kick but Joseph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
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!
Dismantle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dismantle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dismantle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dismantle there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Dismantle misses its intended target.
Joseph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dismantle.
Joseph pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dismantle is out of range and Joseph settles back down.
Dismantle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dismantle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dismantle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Dismantle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dismantle throws a chopping leg kick but Joseph manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joseph checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dismantle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dismantle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joseph is out of range and Dismantle settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dismantle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
Joseph stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Dismantle misses its intended target.
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses Dismantle's front leg but catches the back leg as Dismantle tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dismantle.
A slow jab from Dismantle misses its intended target.
Dismantle misses with a few strikes there.
Dismantle throws a lazy uppercut
and Dismantle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dismantle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dismantle moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Dismantle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dismantle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Dismantle throws a leg kick but Joseph checks it.
Dismantle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joseph checks it well.
Joseph only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Joseph takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Joseph throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joseph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dismantle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joseph.
Joseph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dismantle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joseph's hands.
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!
Dismantle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dismantle.
Joseph checks the leg kick.
Dismantle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle misses with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joseph.
Dismantle misses with a low kick.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joseph tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph misses with an uppercut.
Dismantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Dismantle throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Dismantle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dismantle moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Dismantle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dismantle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Dismantle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dismantle.
Joseph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joseph. That's going to slow Dismantle down.
A big left from Dismantle misses.
Dismantle is looking to score with low kicks.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dismantle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mickey Dismantle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Dismantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
Dismantle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dismantle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph connects with an inside leg kick.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Dismantle moved out of range nicely.
Dismantle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Dismantle.
Joseph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dismantle.
A jab lands there for Joseph.
Joseph missing with a left hand there. Dismantle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph misses with a hook. Dismantle ducked under it nicely.
Joseph ducks right into an uppercut from Dismantle.
Joseph lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dismantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Joseph is just out of range.
Joseph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joseph takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Dismantle off balance momentarily.
Joseph thumps Dismantle with a low kick.
Joseph misses with a low kick.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Dismantle throws a push kick but Joseph slaps the foot to one side.
Joseph feints a counter leg kick.
Joseph throws a body punch but Dismantle moves out of range.
Dismantle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joseph backs up against the cage.
Joseph throws a leg kick which misses Dismantle's front leg but catches the back leg as Dismantle tries to avoid it.
Dismantle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dismantle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Some bone on bone action there as Joseph checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Joseph was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joseph throws a solid leg kick but Dismantle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joseph.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph lands the left hand.
Dismantle thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Joseph misses.
Dismantle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dismantle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joseph connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dismantle scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Dismantle.
Joseph scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dismantle throws a low kick, looking for Joseph's leg but Joseph calmly moves out of range.
Dismantle swinging wildly here.
Dismantle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joseph. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Joseph turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dismantle tries to move into range but Joseph moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joseph fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joseph connects with an inside leg kick.
Joseph wants to slow Dismantle down by chopping away at his legs.
Dismantle punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dismantle throws out the jab.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dismantle doesn't seem bothered though.
Joseph throws a jab but it's blocked by Dismantle.
Dismantle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dismantle takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jihadi Joseph.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jihadi Joseph!
Jihadi Joseph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.