PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 806 p4p, 399 weight class) and Jihadi Joseph (ranked 98 p4p, 56 weight class). Wright comes into the arena with Come out to play blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Wright
vs
Joseph

170 cm
27
154
13 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
145
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joseph lands with a shot to the body.
Joseph slips a jab from Wright .
A little jabbing left from Joseph on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joseph misses with a head kick.
Wright throws a big counter combination but Joseph scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Joseph throws a combination. Wright tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joseph moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
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 misses with a low kick.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Joseph 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Wright 's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joseph throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Wright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wright looks to land a combination. Joseph sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joseph doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joseph's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
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 lands with a nice body kick.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Wright takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Joseph takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright . Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joseph throws a leg kick but Wright moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Joseph swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright .
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Joseph counters with an inside leg kick.
Wright checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Joseph finds it's way through Wright 's defenses.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Wright blocks a head kick by Joseph.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Joseph moved away.
Wright misses with a hook. Joseph ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Wright backing away here, and Joseph unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Joseph lands with a nice body punch.
Joseph has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright .
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joseph's sensitive parts.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joseph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright .
Wright takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wright moves into the clinch.

Joseph breaks the clinch.
Wright lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Wright misses with a hook
and Joseph counters with a big head kick but Wright shrugs it off.
Wright has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright .
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lands a nice shot to the body.
Wright throws a hook but Joseph avoids it easily.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joseph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wright rather than just go for the knockout.
Good work by Wright as he checks the leg kick.
Joseph connects with a looping right hand.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Joseph manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joseph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joseph flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jihadi Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Joseph should have avoided that one.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joseph tests Wright 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joseph is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joseph counters with a straight right hand.

Wright is rocked!
Joseph circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Wright tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Joseph wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jihadi Joseph!
A victorious Jihadi Joseph thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Cleon Wright stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to mikie best manager in the game this can crusher is a bum im retiring cause ive got no chin in abit '.