PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Yosef (ranked 24502 p4p, 2917 weight class) and Lyle Rock (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.

Yosef
vs
Rock

191 cm
18
170
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
175
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Yosef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyle Rock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yosef gets tackled into the cage by Rock. Rock maintains the clinch.
Rock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Joseph Yosef has been cut.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yosef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yosef takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yosef has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yosef is breathing heavily.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
Rock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rock has Yosef pressed against the cage.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
Rock working Yosef over with knees to the body.
Rock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yosef's defenses.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Rock lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rock.
Rock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yosef takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yosef takes an elbow to the temple.
Yosef takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Rock.
Rock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yosef's face.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rock with a knee to the head.
Yosef takes an elbow to the temple.
Rock lands a knee to the body.
Rock lands an elbow just above Yosef 's eye.
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!
Rock lands an elbow just above Yosef 's eye.

Yosef is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rock.
Oh Yosef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yosef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rock lands a nice knee to the body.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
Rock scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
Rock lands a big knee to the head and Yosef goes down! Rock pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyle Rock!