PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigandi Legendary (ranked 3302 p4p, 2513 weight class) and Hezekiel Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Legendary
vs
Joseph

225 cm
25
130
3 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
146
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

WW clothing

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sigandi Legendary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hezekiel Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Legendary was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Joseph pushes Legendary up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Joseph.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Legendary is trying to push Joseph away but Joseph has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Legendary's ribcage. Legendary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Legendary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Legendary tries to circle away but Joseph has him pinned against the cage.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Legendary tries to circle away but Joseph has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph has Legendary pressed against the cage, preventing Legendary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Legendary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
Joseph scores with a shoulder strike.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joseph digs a right hand into Legendary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legendary's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Legendary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joseph manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Legendary is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph has double underhooks.
Joseph keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legendarys head.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Legendary is trying to break the clinch but Joseph is controlling him.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Legendary really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joseph lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joseph pushes Legendary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legendary takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
Legendary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
A short right from Joseph.
Joseph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Legendary tries to circle away but Joseph has him pinned against the cage.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legendary tries to break free but Joseph pushes him back against the cage.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
Joseph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joseph is working Legendary over against the cage.
A short left from Joseph.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
Joseph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Legendary or not.
A short left from Joseph.
Joseph keeps control of Legendary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Joseph.
Joseph keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legendary's efforts to push away.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legendary tries to circle away but Joseph has him pinned against the cage.
Legendary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
Legendary is trying to push Joseph away but Joseph has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hezekiel Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joseph throws a body shot but no joy.
Joseph throws a body punch but Legendary moves out of range.
Legendary seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Joseph pushes Legendary up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Joseph as the two fighters clinch.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.
We've been informed that Joseph has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Joseph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Legendary's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Legendary is breathing heavily.
Joseph lands a body punch.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Joseph digs a right hand into Legendary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legendary's gas tank.
Joseph is working Legendary over against the cage.
Joseph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Joseph.
Joseph lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Joseph keeps him there for the moment.
Joseph cracks Legendary with a nice body shot.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Joseph scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hezekiel Joseph 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.

Legendary on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Legendary is rocked!
Joseph fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legendary manages to avoid it.
Joseph scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Legendary is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joseph is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legendary.

Joseph clinches with his opponent.
Legendary seems to have got his legs back now.
Joseph lands with a light punch inside.
Joseph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Legendary or not.
Joseph pushes Legendary back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Legendary wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joseph has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph prevents Legendary from breaking the clinch.
Joseph throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legendarys head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph prevents Legendary from breaking the clinch.
Legendary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joseph lands a body punch.
Legendary has had enough of the clinch but Joseph keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph keeps control of Legendary as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joseph can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Joseph - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph is working Legendary over against the cage.
Joseph works on Legendary's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Joseph lands a hook that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph prevents Legendary from breaking the clinch.
Joseph lands with a right to the head.
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Legendary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Joseph scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joseph cracks Legendary with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legendary is looking to break free of the clinch but Joseph has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Joseph.
Legendary takes a shot to the head.
Joseph lands a shot to the body.
Joseph lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Joseph lands a nice shot to the body.
Hezekiel Joseph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
Joseph scores with a shot to the side of Legendary's head.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph digs a right hand into Legendary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Legendary's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.
Joseph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Legendary's ribcage. Legendary let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Joseph.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a hook to the body.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joseph lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joseph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joseph lands a right hand.
A short right from Joseph on the inside.
Joseph lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joseph softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Legendary can't break the clinch.
Joseph lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joseph lands a right hand that snaps the head of Legendary backwards.
Legendary is trying to push Joseph away but Joseph has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joseph lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph lands with a left to the head.
Joseph creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Legendary's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Legendary drops to his knees and Joseph pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hezekiel Joseph!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hezekiel Joseph waved his t-shirt featuring WW clothing's logo in front of the cameras.