PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glass Joe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Judah's chin.

Joe
vs
Judah

183 cm
28
195 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

188 cm
28
195 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Sin City Allstars

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glass Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judah lands a body punch.
Joe avoiding damage as Judah throws knees to the body.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judah is keeping busy.

Joe pulls guard effortlessly.
Judah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Judah won't allow Joe to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah wants to stand but Joe is controlling his posture from full guard.

Judah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Judah has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Judah looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.

Judah clinches.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Joe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Judah prevents a body shot from Joe.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Joe.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.

It looks like Glass Joe has been cut.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Judah after a bit of a struggle.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.

Joe pulls Judah into guard.
Judah tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom.

Joe looking for a guillotine here but Judah defends easily.
Judah sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Joe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Judah tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judah stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Judah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big right from Judah misses.
Joe is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Judah.
Judah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Judah clinches with his opponent.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Judah being controlled against the cage.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joe stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position.
Judah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Joe prevents a body shot from Judah.
Joe is pushing Judah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniel Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe is trying to pull guard but Judah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe blocks a body shot from Judah.
Judah pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Judah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
Judah lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
A nice left hand lands by Judah.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah working Joe over with knees to the body.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah prevents a body shot from Joe.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
Judah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Judah can turn it around.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe misses with some punches.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe tries to pull guard but Judah holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Judah - that landed with a thud.
Joe throws a head punch that misses.
Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but Joe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Joe working aggressively here.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Joe lands a body punch.
Joe tries to pull guard but Judah holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Judah.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe lands a right hand.
Joe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Joe won't want to take too many of those.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.
A short right from Judah on the inside.
Joe misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Judah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Judah darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!

Joe drags the fight down to the ground.
Judah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe working a defensive guard here.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judah's guard.

Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Judah wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Judah's brow.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Judah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Judah is retaining full guard.
Joe being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Judah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah.
Joe tries to counter with a takedown but Judah is quick to defend against it.

Judah moves into the clinch.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judahs head.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah lands a damaging elbow.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Joe.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Judah is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judah with a knee to the head.

Joe is rocked!
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Joe.
Joe trying to stall but Judah improves his position.
Judah lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Joe.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Judah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Judah lands a nice elbow.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Joe fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Judah smiles and moves away.
Judah thumps Joe with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah lunges at Joe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joe's hand.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joe at a distance.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.

Judah clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Judah.
Joe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Judah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt - Judah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Judah - that will leave a mark!
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Judah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Judah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.