PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Sopranos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Webcke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sopranos
vs
Webcke

200 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
269 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Sopranos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Webcke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Webcke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sopranos pushes Webcke off looking to stand but Webcke dives back in and keeps control.
Webcke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sopranos's head.
Webcke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sopranos's head.
Webcke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Webcke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sopranos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sopranos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Webcke.
Webcke with the ground and pound but Sopranos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Webcke throwing strikes but missing.
Webcke throws and elbow that misses. Sopranos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Webcke's guard. Nice move by Sopranos!
Sopranos is looking to work some ground and pound but Webcke has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sopranos wants to stand and escape but instead Webcke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Webcke stands up over Sopranos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Webcke throwing strikes from guard but Sopranos blocks nicely.
Webcke throws a strike but Sopranos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sopranos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Webcke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sopranos.
Webcke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sopranos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Webcke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webcke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sopranos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webcke thowing shots but they're missing.
Webcke throws a wild left hand from mount and Sopranos manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Webcke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Webcke slips a nice elbow through Sopranos's hands, connecting with Sopranos's forehead.
Webcke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Webcke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sopranos swinging wildly here.
Sopranos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sopranos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sopranos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Webcke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sopranos's head.
Webcke thuds his right hand into Sopranos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Webcke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anthony Sopranos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sopranos misses with the combination.
Webcke lands with a straight right. Sopranos didn't see that one coming.
Sopranos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Webcke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Webcke looking to control but Sopranos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sopranos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Webcke.
Webcke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webcke cracks Sopranos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Webcke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Webcke with a couple of short strikes.
Webcke thowing shots but they're missing.
Webcke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sopranos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sopranos is bucking up trying to escape but Webcke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Webcke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Webcke throws some wild stikes that Sopranos manages to avoid easily.
Webcke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webcke scoring with strikes but Sopranos is staying in there.
Webcke landing shots from mount.
Webcke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sopranos looks a forlorn figure.

Sopranos is rocked!
Webcke unloading with bombs!
Webcke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sopranos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Webcke landing shots from mount.
Webcke is landing with some decent strikes but Sopranos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Webcke looking to finish with strikes here!
Sopranos is bucking up trying to escape but Webcke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Webcke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Webcke scores with a nice head shot.

Webcke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Webcke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Webcke.
Webcke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by Webcke there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Webcke punching from mount but Sopranos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Webcke thowing shots but they're missing.
Webcke throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Webcke with shots to the head and body - Sopranos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Webcke unloads with some shots from mount but Sopranos bucks and avoids them well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Webcke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webcke landing shots from mount.
Webcke lands a big elbow.
Sopranos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Webcke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Webcke dominating with strikes here.
Webcke working Sopranos over with strikes here.
Sopranos is bucking up trying to escape but Webcke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Webcke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Webcke landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sopranos taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webcke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sopranos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Webcke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Webcke.
Shane Webcke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Webcke content just to control the position here.
Webcke raining down shots from the mount!
Shane Webcke has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webcke lands a big shot there that rocks Sopranos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Anthony Sopranos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Webcke scoring with strikes but Sopranos is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Webcke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Webcke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Webcke!