PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cattag Dogmock (ranked 24621 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Joseph (ranked 24762 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dogmock
vs
Joseph

183 cm
18
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cattag Dogmock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Dogmock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joseph.
Dogmock blocks an uppercut.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Dogmock avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Dogmock controls his hands.
Joseph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dogmock or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dogmock tries to throw a body punch but Joseph avoids it by throwing Dogmock back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Dogmock controls the action.
Dogmock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.

Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dogmock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joseph counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dogmock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Joseph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joseph tries to work over Dogmock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dogmock tries to throw a body punch but Joseph avoids it by throwing Dogmock back against the cage.
Dogmock is looking for a takedown.
Joseph drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogmock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph blocks a body shot from Dogmock.
Dogmock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Dogmock controls the action.
Joseph stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dogmock struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.

Joseph manages to break the clinch.
Joseph is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Dogmock misses its target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dogmock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Joseph dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Joseph darts in and clinches Dogmock up against the cage.
Joseph misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph is struggling to control the position.
Dogmock tries to land knees in the clinch but Joseph avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogmock managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
Joseph goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to throw a body punch but Dogmock avoids it by throwing Joseph back against the cage.
Joseph tries a body shot but Dogmock blocks it.
Dogmock misses with a punch to the body.
Joseph can't find room to land a body shot as Dogmock controls the action.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dogmock tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Joseph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dogmock closes the distance and clinches.
Joseph lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dogmock or not.
Dogmock presses Joseph against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dogmock can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Joseph.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dogmock tries a body shot but Joseph blocks it.
Dogmock struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Joseph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dogmock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joseph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dogmock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph struggles to land a body shot inside as Dogmock controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dogmock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dogmock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joseph tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dogmock's elbow.
Joseph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joseph misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogmock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joseph gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joseph is working for takedown but Dogmock is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogmock misses with a punch on the inside.
Dogmock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Dogmock blocks a body shot from Joseph.
Joseph tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dogmock smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Joseph clinches.
Dogmock struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph controls his hands.
Joseph taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jesus Joseph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joseph tries a body shot but Dogmock blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joseph turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Dogmock sneaks out the side door and pushes Joseph away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Joseph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dogmock moves in looking to clinch but Joseph pushes him off.
Dogmock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Joseph counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Joseph has closed the distance and engaged Dogmock in a clinch.
Dogmock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cattag Dogmock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Joseph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dogmock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joseph wants a takedown.
Cattag Dogmock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Joseph.
Dogmock can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cattag Dogmock.
I think Joseph has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Joseph!