PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saunders
vs
Webb

182 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliot Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Webb!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders throws out a loose jab but Webb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saunders throws a nice looking combination but Webb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Saunders shoots in and bounces Webb off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Webb keeping moving, preventing Saunders from controlling successfully.
Webb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders with a nice head shot there.
Saunders lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders throws and elbow that misses. Webb uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saunders's guard. Nice move by Webb!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webb chips away with some ground and pound.
Saunders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saunders is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Saunders has momentary wrist control but Webb slips an elbow through the middle.
Saunders is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Webb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Webb won't allow Saunders to sweep him here.
Saunders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Webb throwing strikes but missing.
Webb cracks Saunders with a solid left hand.
Webb works over Saunders with some ground and pound from guard.
Saunders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb throwing strikes from guard but Saunders blocks nicely.
Webb scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saunders might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saunders is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Webb makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saunders lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Webb!
Saunders working Webb over with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Webb can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saunders has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Webb's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saunders putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a big shot there that rocks Webb but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Webb is rocked!
Saunders looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Webb covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elliot Saunders!