PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hayden Vega (ranked 4119 p4p, 4924 weight class) and Anthone Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Vega
vs
Joshua

178 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
155
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hayden Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthone Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega shoots for a double leg takedown but Joshua sprawls well. He's pushed Vega's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joshua is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vega fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Vega.
A nice side step and Joshua releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joshua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vega takes a swing at Joshua's ribcage but misses.
Joshua throws a counter combo.
Vega cracks Joshua with an open hand slap.
Vega misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vega catches Joshua with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Vega forces Joshua back against the cage and clinches.
Vega lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega misses with a body punch.

Vega breaks from the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vega.
Joshua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vega.
Joshua is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vega lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vega lands a jab to Joshua's midsection.
Vega lands a lovely overhand right.
Vega is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vega clobbers Joshua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left and a right from Vega both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Vega. Those never looked like landing.
Joshua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Joshua staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega scores with a decent looking hook.
Vega moves in looking to clinch but Joshua pushes him off.
A combination from Vega does no damage.
Vega takes a swing at Joshua's ribcage but misses.
Joshua throws a counter combo.
Vega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Vega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joshua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vega.
Joshua throws a counter combo.
Joshua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joshua lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vega misses with a body punch
and Vega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Joshua's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vega cracks Joshua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vega throws a body punch but Joshua moves out of range.
As Vega backs off Joshua throws a huge counter combo but Vega manages to avoid it all.
A shot to the body from Vega misses
and Joshua counters with a straight right hand.
Vega throws a one two combo.
Vega throws a good cross that connects.
We've been informed that Joshua has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joshua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Vega is rocked!
Vega misses with the body kick
and Joshua counters with a right hand from hell and Vega is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthone Joshua!