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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Mitchell (ranked 3926 p4p, 4781 weight class) and Desmond Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140
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140
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yusuf Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Joseph to the ground. Mitchell is now in Joseph's guard.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Joseph uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Joseph!
Joseph wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Mitchell controlling the position.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell pulls Joseph in to control the position.
Joseph content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Joseph being controlled here momentarily.
Joseph's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mitchell pulls Joseph in close to his closed guard and prevents Joseph from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joseph tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitchell swivels and escapes.
Joseph fails with the takedown.
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.
Mitchell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Joseph!
Joseph is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell is working Joseph over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mitchell in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Joseph looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mitchell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Joseph is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mitchell working the strikes but Joseph uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Joseph keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchell misses with a head shot. Joseph uses the momentum to regain guard.
Joseph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joseph is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mitchell manages to get himself to full guard.
Mitchell is controlling Joseph's posture.
Joseph won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
Mitchell has Joseph pulled in close to control his posture.
Joseph looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuf Mitchell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Joseph leaves Mitchell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mitchell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Joseph moves into full guard.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Joseph uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Joseph!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Joseph trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joseph's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joseph won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Mitchell pulls Joseph in close to his closed guard and prevents Joseph from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mitchell continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joseph circles away.
Joseph throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joseph counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuf Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Joseph landing a few strikes.
Mitchell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitchell is trying to work for a sweep but Joseph has mounted him!
Mitchell is desperately trying to improve his position but Joseph has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is bucking up trying to escape but Joseph cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Joseph raining down shots from the mount!
Desmond Joseph has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joseph avoids the attempt from Mitchell to control.
Mitchell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joseph lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joseph is nestled in close to Mitchell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joseph on the ground.
Joseph trying to control from half guard but Mitchell is working away.
Mitchell preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Joseph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph tries for a takedown but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitchell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joseph counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep. Joseph is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mitchell wants to control but Joseph is keeping busy.
Mitchell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchell tries to get out of the position.
Mitchell is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joseph landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mitchell trying to hold on to Joseph's head to control him but Joseph postures up.
Mitchell is refusing to be controlled, as Joseph sits in half guard.
Mitchell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joseph with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchell tries to get to full guard but Joseph has control of the leg.
Joseph winds up and cracks Mitchell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Joseph is controlling well.
Joseph thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joseph fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Joseph showed some decent athleticism there.
Mitchell trying to control here.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Joseph is controlling well.
Joseph takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joseph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joseph not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control but Joseph postures up.
Mitchell controlling the position for now.
Joseph controlling the action here.
Joseph seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mitchell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph wants to control but Mitchell is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Joseph!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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