PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orh Urdaalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urdaalen comes to the cage accompanied by Dope - I'm Back . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Urdaalen
vs
Joseph

194 cm
21
268 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orh Urdaalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Joseph!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urdaalen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Urdaalen dives in and grabs Joseph's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joseph pushes down on Urdaalen's head and hops out.
Joseph throws a shot to the body.
Joseph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joseph throws a body punch but Urdaalen moves out of range.
Urdaalen avoids the body shot from Joseph.

Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joseph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!

Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urdaalen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urdaalen is breathing heavily.
Urdaalen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joseph ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urdaalen blocks a head kick by Joseph.
Joseph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joseph. That's going to slow Urdaalen down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urdaalen circles away quickly and effectively.
Joe Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph fails to land with a series of punches.
Joseph fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urdaalen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Joseph shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Urdaalen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joseph postures up in Urdaalen's guard and throws a big left but Urdaalen blocks it.
Joseph is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Joseph's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urdaalen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urdaalen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joseph slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Urdaalen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joseph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Joseph creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Urdaalen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Urdaalen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Urdaalen tries to get out of the position.
Urdaalen regains half guard, as Joseph was trying to land strikes.
Joseph missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joseph thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joseph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joseph works his way into side control.
Joseph throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Joseph trying to control the position but Urdaalen is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Joseph dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Joseph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urdaalen circles away quickly and effectively.
Joseph lands with an uppercut that bounces Urdaalen off the cage and back into rage.
Joseph lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joseph cracks the inside of Urdaalen's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Joseph. That snapped Urdaalen's head back.

It looks like Orh Urdaalen has been cut.
Joseph scores with a push kick.
Joseph feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Urdaalen's calf.
Joseph throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joseph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Urdaalen rather than just go for the knockout.
Urdaalen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.

Urdaalen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joseph with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joseph with a flurry of punches that miss.
Urdaalen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joseph on the ground.
Joseph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urdaalen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Urdaalen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph is pushing down on Urdaalen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Urdaalen is fighting to maintain full guard but Joseph has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Joseph scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Joseph missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joseph thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Joseph is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Urdaalen has hold of Joseph's hands but Joseph slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Joseph seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Urdaalen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joseph.
Joseph lands strikes from half guard.
Joseph takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joseph winds up and cracks Urdaalen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joseph moves into full mount! Urdaalen won't be happy about that!
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joseph controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urdaalen takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Joseph's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Joseph!