PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena has chosen Booty Work as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Joseph
vs
Cena

185 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cena scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Joseph wants to improve his position but Cena is controlling well.
Well, if Cena 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.
Joseph wants to improve his position but Cena is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cena looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cena winds up and cracks Joseph with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Joseph looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cena prevents Joseph from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Cena escapes and gets back to his feet.

Cena fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Joseph sprawls well initially but Cena persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joseph is looking to control Cena's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joseph avoid being mounted?

Joseph looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cena pushes past his half guard into mount!
Joseph keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena landing strikes from the mount.

Cena has control of Joseph's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Joseph regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph reaches up to try and control the position but Cena seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Joseph rolls and tries to escape and now Cena has his back!
Cena trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Joseph doesn't escape.
Cena keeps control of the position as Joseph tries to break free.
Joseph trying to control the hands but Cena won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to break free.
Joseph trying to control the hands but Cena won't let him.

Cena has got one arm under Joseph's chin. This could be trouble... Joseph trying to control the other hand but Cena gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Joseph has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Cena!
An out of breath John Cena thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.