PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabry Teboulbi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joseph
vs
Teboulbi

182 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
213 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabry Teboulbi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teboulbi throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph cracks Teboulbi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Teboulbi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teboulbi misses with a hook.
Teboulbi misses with a body shot
and Joseph counters with a head kick.
Joseph scores with a kick to the body.
Teboulbi misses with a right hand
and Joseph counters with an outside leg kick.
Teboulbi looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Teboulbi misses with a hook to the body
and Joseph counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sabry Teboulbi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Teboulbi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Teboulbi throws a body kick the misses
and Joseph counters with a leg kick.
Teboulbi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joseph counters with a low kick, right behind Teboulbi 's knee.
Teboulbi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi punishes Joseph's body with a nice straight punch.
Joseph lands a nice looking body shot.
Joseph wants to slow Teboulbi down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Teboulbi misses
and Joseph counters with a head kick.
Joseph lands a head shot.
Sabry Teboulbi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Teboulbi back to the cage. Joseph follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A left lands for Joseph.
Teboulbi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teboulbi misses with a lunging right hand
and Teboulbi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Teboulbi misses.
Joseph walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teboulbi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joseph counters with a big head kick but Teboulbi shrugs it off.
Teboulbi misses with a left hand
and Joseph counters with a head kick. That will keep Teboulbi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice straight punches there by Teboulbi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teboulbi.
Teboulbi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi stuffs the takedown.
Teboulbi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Joseph.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
A nice combination there by Teboulbi.

Anthony Joseph's cut is getting worse.
Teboulbi misses with a leg kick
and Joseph counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Teboulbi throws a poor cross that misses
and Joseph counters with a leg kick.
Teboulbi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teboulbi scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Teboulbi.
Teboulbi misses with a lunging right hand
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joseph cracks Teboulbi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Teboulbi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joseph defending well as Teboulbi loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a poor cross that misses
and Joseph counters with a stiff right hand.
Teboulbi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joseph darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Teboulbi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joseph fails to land with a series of punches.
Teboulbi scores with a nice head shot.
Teboulbi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph counters with a series of strikes. Teboulbi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Joseph pivots, looking for a leg kick but Teboulbi is out of range and Joseph settles back down.
Joseph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teboulbi.

Joseph gets a clinch.
Teboulbi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Teboulbi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Teboulbi fails to land.
Teboulbi is looking to control Joseph's arms but Joseph gets an underhook and turns him. Now Teboulbi has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Teboulbi.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teboulbi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Sabry Teboulbi has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Teboulbi takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Joseph.
Teboulbi looks gassed!
Joseph is leaning against Teboulbi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Joseph has clasped his hands together around Teboulbi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Joseph cracks Teboulbi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Joseph lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joseph cracks Teboulbi with a big right hand but Teboulbi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Teboulbi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joseph lands a few punches from side control.
Joseph working the ground and pound.
Joseph fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Joseph.
Joseph with the ground and pound from mount.
Joseph scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Joseph dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Joseph gets a double leg takedown into Teboulbi's guard.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teboulbi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Teboulbi keeping full guard, as Joseph tries to pass.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teboulbi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joseph with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joseph throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joseph content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Teboulbi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joseph's guard.
Teboulbi trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.

Joseph looking for a guillotine here but Teboulbi defends easily.
Joseph has his hands on Teboulbi's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi looking to pass the guard.
Joseph looking to hit a scissor sweep but Teboulbi is one step ahead there.
Teboulbi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joseph pulls Teboulbi in close to prevent any damage.
Joseph lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Teboulbi!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Joseph working the ground and pound effectively.
Teboulbi wants to hold on but Joseph pushes him away.
Joseph putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Teboulbi working to try and regain half guard.
Teboulbi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Joseph tries to control but Teboulbi wriggling away.
Joseph is landing with some decent strikes but Teboulbi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anthony Joseph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teboulbi regains half guard.
Joseph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joseph thows a huge punch but Teboulbi dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joseph lands a nice short elbow.
Joseph working the head and body with strikes.
Joseph looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Teboulbi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Joseph landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Joseph is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Teboulbi taking some punishment here, with Joseph in his half guard.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teboulbi keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joseph connects with a nice short shot to Teboulbi's temple.
Teboulbi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Teboulbi to regain full guard.
Joseph lands a couple of elbows.
Teboulbi is pulling down on Joseph's head. It's preventing any offense from Joseph, at least for the moment.
Teboulbi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teboulbi is breathing heavily.
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joseph in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joseph stands up over Teboulbi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joseph lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Teboulbi wants to stand and escape but Joseph is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teboulbi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
Joseph passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joseph misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Joseph dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Teboulbi misses with a leg kick
and Joseph counters with an outside leg kick.
Teboulbi throws an off balance right hand
and Joseph counters with a two punch combo.
Joseph looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Teboulbi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joseph scores with a jab to the head.
Joseph cracks the inside of Teboulbi's front leg.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Teboulbi moves out of range easily.
Teboulbi misses with a left hand
and Joseph counters with a leg kick.
No joy there for Teboulbi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teboulbi throws an off balance right hand
and Joseph counters with a big head kick but Teboulbi shrugs it off.
Teboulbi throws a combination that misses
and Joseph counters with a thumping low kick.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Teboulbi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teboulbi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joseph counters with a flying knee. Nice.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joseph gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joseph creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joseph cracks Teboulbi with a nice body shot.
Teboulbi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joseph makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Joseph.

Joseph decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Joseph is on top in guard.
Joseph working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teboulbi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joseph works over Teboulbi with some ground and pound from guard.
Joseph distracts Teboulbi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph stands up over Teboulbi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joseph lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sabry Teboulbi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teboulbi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joseph's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joseph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Teboulbi keeping full guard, as Joseph tries to pass.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Teboulbi.
Joseph tries to free his leg and advance position but Teboulbi is retaining full guard.
Teboulbi looking to control.
Teboulbi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Joseph is one step ahead there.
Joseph postures up and lands a big shot to Teboulbi's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Teboulbi's head.
Joseph is working Teboulbi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Teboulbi trying to control the position.
Joseph lands a couple of digs.
Joseph with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joseph works over Teboulbi with some ground and pound from guard.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Teboulbi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Teboulbi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joseph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joseph with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joseph being controlled here momentarily.
Joseph landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joseph with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teboulbi is trying to control the position but Joseph postures up.
Joseph is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joseph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Teboulbi keeping full guard, as Joseph tries to pass.
Joseph working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Teboulbi looking for a guillotine here but Joseph defends easily.
Joseph postures up and lands a big shot to Teboulbi's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joseph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joseph has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Joseph!