PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Yankee Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yankee Sullivan has chosen Fisticuffs as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Yankee Sullivan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Webb
vs
Yankee Sullivan

187 cm
21
200 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

191 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Webb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Yankee Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Webb tries to clinch but Yankee Sullivan moves out of range.
Yankee Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb tries to clinch but Yankee Sullivan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Webb.
Yankee Sullivan keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Yankee Sullivan.
Webb is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yankee Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yankee Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webb wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yankee Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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.
Webb doesn't manage to clinch there - Yankee Sullivan circles away.
Steven Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yankee Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yankee Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Webb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like James Yankee Sullivan has been cut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Webb rushes Yankee Sullivan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Webb is controlling the position.
Webb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yankee Sullivan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Webb scores with a knee to the head.
Webb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yankee Sullivan's face.
Yankee Sullivan tries to circle away but Webb has him pinned against the ropes.
Webb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan looks gassed!
Webb connects with a knee to the head.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Webb has Yankee Sullivan pressed against the ropes, preventing Yankee Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Webb keeps control of Yankee Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Yankee Sullivan tries to circle away but Webb has him pinned against the ropes.
Yankee Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the ropes.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks it.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Webb has double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break free.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks with his arms.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to force a seperation but Webb has the dominant position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yankee Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Yankee Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Webb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free but Webb has control.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb connects with a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Yankee Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Webb has double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb has him pressed against the ropes.
Webb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Webb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yankee Sullivan's efforts to push away.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's eight 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.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan can't break the clinch.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Yankee Sullivan is blocking nicely.
Yankee Sullivan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Webb keeps control of Yankee Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webb has Yankee Sullivan pressed against the ropes, preventing Yankee Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yankee Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Webb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free but Webb has control.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Yankee Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks it.
Yankee Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Webb won't allow it.
Webb keeps control of Yankee Sullivan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yankee Sullivan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yankee Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Webb is controlling the position.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Yankee Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Webb keeps him there for the moment.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yankee Sullivan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb prevents Yankee Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Yankee Sullivan blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yankee Sullivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Webb has him pressed against the ropes.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yankee Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Webb won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Webb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Yankee Sullivan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A left and a right from Yankee Sullivan both land. Nice combination.
Yankee Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Yankee Sullivan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yankee Sullivan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yankee Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Webb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

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.
No joy there for Yankee Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Webb is looking to clinch but Yankee Sullivan is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Yankee Sullivan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to clinch up.
Webb wants to clinch.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yankee Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yankee Sullivan misses with a two punch combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webb tries to clinch but Yankee Sullivan moves out of range.
Webb doesn't manage to clinch there - Yankee Sullivan circles away.

That's six 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.
Webb moves in looking to clinch but Yankee Sullivan pushes him off.
Yankee Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Webb tries to clinch up.
Webb wants to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries a head kick but it misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yankee Sullivan misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Yankee Sullivan misses its intended target.
Webb wants to clinch up but Yankee Sullivan keeps it at a distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yankee Sullivan throws a series of punches but Webb moves out of range.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yankee Sullivan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Webb tries to clinch up but Yankee Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Webb lands a big head kick that sends Yankee Sullivan tumbling to the mat! Webb takes a step backwards and waves Yankee Sullivan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Webb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Yankee Sullivan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Webb is looking to clinch.
Webb tries to clinch there but Yankee Sullivan circles away.
Yankee Sullivan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steven Webb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yankee Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yankee Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Webb doesn't manage to clinch there - Yankee Sullivan circles away.
Webb tries to clinch but Yankee Sullivan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yankee Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Webb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yankee Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yankee Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yankee Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webb tries a head kick but it misses.
Yankee Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webb lands a brutal head kick. Yankee Sullivan looks out on his feet and Webb throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Steven Webb!
Steven Webb retains his light heavyweight title!