PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Joseph (ranked 212 p4p, 22 weight class) and Mookie Blaylock (ranked 629 p4p, 81 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Joseph might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lamb of God-512. Blaylock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Joseph
vs
Blaylock

204 cm
37
232 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

195 cm
40
279 lbs
45 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FORCEE
RAGS of a RONIN

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joseph definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blaylock takes a swing at Joseph's ribcage but misses.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Blaylock closes the distance and clinches.

Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaylock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaylock scores with a body shot.
We've been informed that Blaylock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Joseph paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaylock.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph sets himself, and Blaylock steps forward looking for the clinch! Joseph avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Joseph misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaylock. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.

Blaylock has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Blaylock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph looking to slow down the pace here.
Blaylock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Joseph.
Blaylock misses with a punch to the body.
Blaylock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Joseph slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Joseph.
Joseph lands a nice knee to the body.
Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Blaylock gets an underhook and turns Joseph into the cage.
Blaylock misses with a punch on the inside.
Joseph tries a body shot but Blaylock blocks it.
Blaylock blocks a body shot from Joseph.

Joseph manages to break the clinch.
Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Blaylock wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Joseph tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaylock closes the distance but Joseph moves to the side
and Joseph counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Blaylock misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaylock is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Joseph went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blaylock takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like Mookie Blaylock has been cut.
Joseph is looking to wear down Blaylock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joseph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joseph misses the jab.
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaylock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Blaylock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph clobbers Blaylock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mookie Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaylock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joseph's corner calls for a 1-2. Joseph obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid body kick from Joseph.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaylock doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Joseph.

Joseph tries to keep at a distance but Blaylock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blaylock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blaylock.
Joseph doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Joseph as the two fighters clinch.
Blaylock avoiding damage.
Joseph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaylock.
Blaylock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaylock's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
Blaylock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaylock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Josephs head.
Joseph throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaylock.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joseph lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards.

Blaylock is rocked!
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blaylock is still on wobbly legs! Can Joseph finish him?
Joseph lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joseph misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Joseph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mookie Blaylock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blaylock avoids the body shot from Joseph.
Blaylock seems to have recovered his senses.
Joseph keeps the fight on the outside.
Joseph connects with a nice looking jab.
Joseph just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaylock swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Joseph is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaylock can do to turn this around?
Blaylock moves in looking to clinch but Joseph pushes him off.
Joseph digs a good body shot into Blaylock's ribs.

Blaylock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joseph digs a right hand into Blaylock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaylock's gas tank.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Blaylock.
Nice body punch from Blaylock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaylock tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.
Blaylock lands with a right to the head.
Blaylock prevents a body shot from Joseph.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaylock.
Anthony Joseph has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaylock's elbow.
Blaylock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaylock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joseph slowing the pace effectively.
Blaylock lands a left hand.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
Joseph throws a head punch that misses.
Blaylock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaylock pushes Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Joseph.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaylock misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Joseph.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.
Blaylock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaylock.

Joseph manages to break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Joseph here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
No luck for Blaylock with that takedown attempt.
Joseph is looking to counter the offense by Blaylock and move into the clinch.
Blaylock swinging wildly here.
Blaylock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joseph counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaylock thinking.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaylock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph punishes Blaylock's body with a nice straight punch.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaylock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph steps in with a hook that catches Blaylock right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Joseph follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Blaylock looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Joseph!
A very excited looking Anthony Joseph made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.