PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Morimasa
vs
Joseph

194 cm
26
220 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

182 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Morimasa misses
and Joseph counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miyake Morimasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morimasa keeps Joseph at a distance using the push kick.
Joseph scores with a body shot.
Morimasa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morimasa.

It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morimasa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joseph crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morimasa - the referee stops the clock and Joseph gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morimasa. Joseph manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morimasa tries a head kick but it misses.

Oooooh!!! Morimasa has knocked Joseph down with a huge combo! Morimasa steps away and waves a wobbly Joseph back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Joseph is rocked!
Joseph looks gassed!
Morimasa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morimasa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morimasa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Morimasa loads up on a big right hand but Joseph slips the punch.
Morimasa throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Morimasa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joseph finds it's way round the side to connect with Morimasa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimasa looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
Morimasa blocks a jab.
Joseph misses the shot to the body.
Joseph gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morimasa.

That has opened up Anthony Joseph's cut even more.
Joseph misses with a body shot.

Morimasa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morimasa throws an elbow but misses.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morimasa's elbow.
Morimasa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morimasa looking to stall.
Morimasa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Joseph lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morimasa dodges an elbow strike from Joseph.
Joseph throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morimasa throws an elbow but it misses.
Joseph misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morimasa blocks the elbow strike.
Joseph takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morimasa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Joseph missing with knees to the body.
Joseph tries a knee to the head but Morimasa blocks it.
Joseph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morimasa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joseph avoids a wild elbow strike from Morimasa.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morimasa.
Joseph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morimasa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morimasa managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
Morimasa pushes off an throws an elbow but Joseph leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joseph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morimasa is struggling to control the position.
Joseph gets through Morimasa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joseph throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimasa prevents a body shot from Joseph.
Morimasa misses with an elbow over the top.
Joseph lands an elbow inside that Morimasa shrugs off.
Joseph blocks the elbow strike.
Joseph lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morimasa.
Joseph tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morimasa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Anthony Joseph's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joseph blocks an elbow strike from Morimasa.
Morimasa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morimasa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joseph is defending well for now.
Morimasa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph lands with a light punch inside.
Joseph lands an elbow just above Morimasa 's eye.

It looks like Miyake Morimasa has been cut.
Morimasa avoids the elbow strike from Joseph, against the cage.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Morimasa avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morimasa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Morimasa avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morimasa.

Anthony Joseph's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morimasa misses with an elbow over the top.
Joseph with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morimasa stalling in the clinch.
Joseph tries to work over Morimasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morimasa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joseph is defending well for now.
Morimasa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morimasa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joseph's defenses.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Joseph's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miyake Morimasa!