PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Federov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb comes to the cage accompanied by Brush Away by Alice in Chains. Federov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back in Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Webb
vs
Federov

183 cm
23
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Federov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb swats away the attempt to clinch by Federov.

Webb tries to keep at a distance but Federov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Federov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Webb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Federov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Webb.
Federov tries a knee to the head but Webb blocks it.
Federov scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like James Webb has been cut.
Webb tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Federov smiles and moves away.
Webb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Federov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Federov closes the distance and pushes Webb back into the cage.
Federov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Federov misses with a knee strike.
Federov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webb jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Federov walks away with a smile on his face. Webb gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb blocks the body kick.
Federov doesn't manage to clinch there - Webb circles away.
Federov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Federov doesn't manage to clinch there - Webb circles away.

Federov has managed to clinch.
Webb could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Federov.

Federov breaks the clinch.
Federov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Federov is looking to clinch.
Federov moves in looking to clinch but Webb pushes him off.
Federov wants to clinch.
Federov tries to close the distance and clinch but Webb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Federov closes the distance and pushes Webb back into the cage.
Federov looking to throw knees to the head but Webb is blocking nicely.
Federov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Federov scores a nice knee to the body.
Federov misses with a knee strike.
Webb tries to pull guard but Federov holds him up against the cage and eventually Webb drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Federov.
Federov crunches a lovely knee into Webb's ribcage.
Webb is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webb fails to pull guard.
Webb tries to pull guard but Federov won't allow it.
Federov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Federov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Federov.
Federov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Federov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Webb's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Federov has Webb pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Webb manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Federov on the inside.

Federov breaks from the clinch.
Webb swats away the attempt to clinch by Federov.
Federov tries to clinch up.

Federov moves into range and clinches up with Webb.
A knee to the head by Federov.
Federov crunches a lovely knee into Webb's ribcage.
Webb blocks an elbow strike.
Federov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Webb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Federov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Webb's brow.
Federov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Federov lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb jumps guard but Federov stands there with Webb around his waist. Webb gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Federov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Webb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Federov misses with a knee to the head.
Federov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Webb blocks it with crossed arms.
Federov misses with a knee to the head.
Webb tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Federov smiles and moves away.
Federov misses with a head kick.
Viktor Federov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Federov wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Federov throws a leg kick but Webb sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Federov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Webb'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.

Federov swings for the body but Webb moves out of range.
Federov tries a head kick but it misses.
Federov tries to clinch but Webb is having none of it.
Federov tries to clinch but Webb is having none of it.
Federov tries to clinch up but Webb circles away and keeps his distance.
Webb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Federov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Federov throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Federov lands with a kick to the temple. Webb shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Federov tries to clinch but Webb is having none of it.
Federov tries to clinch up.
Federov lands a head kick!

James Webb's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Federov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Federov moves in looking to clinch but Webb pushes him off.

Federov closes the distance and clinches.
Webb fails to pull guard.
Federov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Webb avoids the elbow strike from Federov, against the cage.

Webb gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Webb wants to control but Federov is keeping him busy.
Webb looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Federov tries to get to full guard but Webb has control of the leg.
Federov is in trouble now - Webb has advanced to mount!
Federov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Webb raining down shots from the mount!
Webb looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Federov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Webb working the ground and pound effectively.
Webb looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Webb goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Federov is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webb is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Federov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Webb avoids the head kick by Federov.
Federov throws a body kick that misses.
Federov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Webb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Federov tries to avoid it but Webb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Federov to the ground. Federov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Federov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Federov.
Federov wants to clinch up but Webb keeps it at a distance.
Federov feints and then cracks Webb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Webb down.
A head kick misses from Federov.
Federov throws a sloppy head kick and Webb moves out of range easily.
Federov wants to clinch up but Webb keeps it at a distance.
Federov tries a head kick but it misses.
Federov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Federov tries to clinch up.
Webb shoots for a double leg takedown but Federov sprawls well. He's pushed Webb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Viktor Federov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Webb'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. This is the final round!

Federov throws a half hearted mid kick.

Webb gets a takedown into half guard.
Webb throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Webb throwing shots but Federov is blocking nicely.
Federov controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Federov is looking to control Webb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Federov avoid being mounted?
Webb moves into full mount! Federov won't be happy about that!
Federov tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Webb with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Federov tries to hold on but Webb postures up.
Webb trying to control but Federov is having none of it.
Federov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Webb wants to control the pace but Federov is squirming around nicely.
Webb lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Federov?

Webb goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Federov is on top in guard.
Federov wants to control from the top but Webb keeps moving.
Federov wants to get up but he can't break Webb's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Webb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Federov pushing down on Webb's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Webb trying to control from the bottom.
Webb tries to get to full guard but Federov has control of the leg.
Federov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Webb keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to get to full guard but Federov has control of the leg.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Federov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Webb wants a takedown.
Federov lands a knee to the body.
Federov misses with a knee strike.
Federov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Webb blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Federov.
Federov misses with a knee strike.
Federov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Webb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Webb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James Webb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Federov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Federov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Webb.
Federov fails to pull guard.
Viktor Federov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Webb jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Federov walks away with a smile on his face. Webb gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Federov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Webb fails to land the takedown.
Federov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Webb counters with a nice double leg into side control. Federov won't be happy with that.
Federov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Webb connects with a decent elbow.
Federov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Federov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Webb landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Webb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Federov 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Federov!