PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cd
vs
Joseph

192 cm
36
220 lbs
31 - 20 - 2

182 cm
30
215 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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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 31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cd.
Cd moves out of range as Joseph throws a body kick.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph swings for the body but Cd moves out of range.
Cd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Cd.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cd was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph throws an off balance right hand
letting Cd counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cd.

Cd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joseph has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cd working hard to break the clinch.
Joseph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Cd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joseph creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cd is trying to push Joseph away but Joseph has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joseph blocks an elbow strike.
Joseph has Cd pressed against the cage, preventing Cd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joseph avoids a wild elbow strike from Cd.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cd.
Cd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Joseph successfully pulls guard.
Joseph looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joseph is pulling down on Cd's head to control his posture.
Joseph's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Joseph looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joseph controlling Cd's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Joseph was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cd - that will leave a mark!
Cd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joseph takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd tests Joseph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cd is looking to land body kicks.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Cd's head but Cd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
Cd thuds his shin into the meat of Joseph's side.
Joseph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joseph lands with a good body shot.
Cd lands with a straight right. Joseph didn't see that one coming.
Joseph shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joseph dips to his left and cracks Cd with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Joseph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cd is out of range.
Cd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Cd there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph is looking to chop away at Cd's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph avoids a kick to the body.
Joseph lands a head kick. Cd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cd scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cd.
Joseph misses with a right hand
and Cd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
Cd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph swinging wildly here.
Cd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Cd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cd throws a series of strikes that have Joseph backpedaling.

It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Cd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Cd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cd tries to land a leg kick but Joseph saw it coming and moves away.
Cd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joseph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joseph throws a shot from downtown. Cd moves away and avoids it.
Joseph throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Cd to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph misses with an uppercut
and Cd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Joseph misses.
Cd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joseph in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Joseph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cd looks for the body kick but Joseph saw that one coming.
Cd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Cd.
Cd scores with a leg kick.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cd counters with a nice leg kick.
Cd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joseph finds it's way round the side to connect with Cd's head.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Cd moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd blocks the body kick.
Cd scores with a punch 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!
A big left from Joseph misses.
Joseph with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cd to score with a decent uppercut.
Joseph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cd scores with a push kick.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cd counters with a low kick, right behind Joseph 's knee.
Joseph on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joseph.

Joseph clinches up against the cage.
Cd gets underhooks to prevent Joseph's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.

Cd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cd works the jab nicely.
Joseph is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Cd feints and then cracks Joseph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joseph down.
Joseph has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cd.
Joseph walks into a jab.
Cd clobbers Joseph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joseph throws a lazy head kick
and Cd counters with an inside leg kick.
Cd lands a nice looking body shot.
Anthony Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Cd pushes Joseph away with a front kick.
Cd walks into a stiff left hand from Joseph.
Joseph punishes Cd's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Cd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joseph's sensitive parts.
Cd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Cd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph misses with a combination
and Cd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cd cracks the inside of Joseph's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cd is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Cd - just one landing.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Cd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cd is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.

Joseph rushes Cd and presses him up against the cage.
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Joseph just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cd's brow.

Cd breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Joseph misses
and Cd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cd moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Cd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
Cd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joseph back to the cage. Cd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cd moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joseph crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cd - the referee stops the clock and Joseph gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cd. Joseph manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cd ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Noah Cd is winning the standup battle so far.
Cd moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd blocks a head kick by Joseph.
Cd connects with a nice looking jab.
Joseph takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice straight punches there by Cd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cd.
Cd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Cd off balance momentarily.
Cd tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cd walks into a straight right hand from Joseph.
Cd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Cd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph misses with a left hand

and Cd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Cd.
Noah Cd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd blocks an elbow strike from Joseph.
Cd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joseph is trying to drag Cd to the mat but Cd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Cd pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cd is defending well for now.
Cd managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
Cd connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cd.
Joseph working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cd avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
Joseph presses Cd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Cd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joseph.
Cd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joseph.
Cd tries to land knees in the clinch but Joseph avoids the damage to the body.
Anthony Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Cd.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Cd's ribcage. Cd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Joseph throws an elbow but misses.
Joseph pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cd avoids it.
Joseph tries for a takedown. No joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Cd!
Noah Cd thanked the fans post fight for their support.