PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Grello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Webb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Webb
vs
Grello

178 cm
25
145 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Grello!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grello misses with an uppercut
and Webb counters with a nice leg kick.
Webb is looking to clinch but Grello is avoiding it.
Grello throws an off balance right hand

and Webb counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Grello taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grello working aggressively here.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grello is defending well for now.
Webb lands an elbow that stopped Grello in his tracks for a moment.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grello is defending well for now.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Webb blocks an uppercut.
Grello working hard to break the clinch.
Grello doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Webb throws an elbow but it misses.
Grello looking to stall.
Webb connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grello stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grello manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grello stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Webb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grello misses with a body punch.
Webb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grello up against the cage.
Grello lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Grello to work.
Webb lands an elbow that stopped Grello in his tracks for a moment.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Webb creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Webb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Grello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Grello blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Webb.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grello is trying to push Webb away but Webb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grello.
Webb prevents a body shot from Grello.
Grello scores with a shot to the side of Webb's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Grello avoids the damage to the body.
Webb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grello looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Webb.
Grello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grello avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Grello misses with a punch on the inside.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Webb is breathing heavily.
Grello is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Grello is trying to break free.
Webb blocking some punches.
Grello lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Webb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grello tries to break the clinch but Webb is controlling the position.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Grello.
Grello avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Grello presses Webb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grello is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Grello.
Webb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Grello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grello taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grello blocks it with crossed arms.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grello is defending well for now.
Grello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grello taking a breather.
Webb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Grello manages to break the clinch.
Webb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grello catches Webb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Webb avoids the body shot from Grello.
Decent striking displayed by Grello there.
Grello misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Grello. That snapped Webb's head back.

It looks like Tyrone Webb has been cut.
Grello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Webb moves into the clinch.
Webb creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grello blocks an elbow strike.
Grello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Grello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grello is defending well for now.
Grello is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Webb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grello blocks it with crossed arms.
Grello wants to stall.
Webb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grello's efforts to push away.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Grello blocks with his arms.
Grello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grello lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Grello pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grello throws a leg kick

and Webb counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Grello manages to break the clinch.
Grello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Webb counters with a head kick.
Grello misses with a jab to the body

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch.
Grello managing to block the knees to the body from Webb.
Webb throws an elbow but it misses.
Grello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Grello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Webb's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Grello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Webb.
Grello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grello avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Grello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Webb pushes off an throws an elbow but Grello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
Grello stalling against the cage.
Webb keeps control of Grello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grello swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grello can't break the clinch.
Webb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grello tries to stall but Webb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb lands a knee to the head.
Webb lands an elbow that stopped Grello in his tracks for a moment.
Grello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Webb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grello's efforts to push away.
Webb lands a damaging elbow.
Grello is looking to control Webb's arms but Webb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grello has his back to the cage.
Webb lands a knee to the body.
Grello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grello tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the cage.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Grello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grello has had enough of the clinch but Webb keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Webb throws an elbow but misses.
Webb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grello pushes Webb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Grello tries to work over Webb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grello makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Grello is trying to maintain a safe position but Webb gets an underhook and turns Grello into the cage.
Webb landing knees to the body.
Grello tries to stall but Webb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Grello is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grello tries to throw a body punch but Webb avoids it by throwing Grello back against the cage.
Webb lands a good knee to the midsection. Grello won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Grello fails to land.
Grello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Webb missing with knees to the body.

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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grello.
Grello fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
Grello blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grello.
Webb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grello has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Webb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Webb throws an elbow but it misses.
Webb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grello - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grello takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Webb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grello.
Grello cracks Webb with a nice body shot.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webb has Grello pressed against the cage, preventing Grello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grello swings wildly with an uppercut but Webb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Webb lands a good knee to the midsection. Grello won't want to take too many of those.
Grello managing to block the knees to the body from Webb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grello blocks an elbow strike.
Grello avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Grello dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Webb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Grello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grello misses with a body punch

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch.
Webb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grello blocks it with crossed arms.
Grello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Webb or not.
Webb lands a damaging elbow.

Grello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Webb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grello throws an overhand right that lands on Webb's shoulder, as Webb tries to avoid the shot.
Grello swings for the body but Webb moves out of range.
Grello throws a poor cross that misses

and Webb holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grello scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Webb misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grello in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Grello works on Webb's body with a couple of short punches.
Webb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grello's efforts to push away.
Grello tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the cage.
Webb scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grello.
Grello is trying to force a seperation but Webb has the dominant position.

Grello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Grello.
Webb throws a nice head kick!
Grello throws a right hand that misses

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Webb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Grello avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grello scores with a shot to the side of Webb's head.
A short body shot lands from Grello as the two fighters clinch.
Grello avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Grello is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Grello will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Webb's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Grello loads up on a big right hand but Webb slips the punch.
Grello misses the body punch

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch.

Grello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Grello - just one landing.
Grello misses with a hook to the body

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch.
Grello is looking to break free of the clinch but Webb has double underhooks.
A short right from Grello on the inside.
Grello tries to work over Webb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grello avoids the elbow strike from Webb, against the cage.
Webb prevents Grello from breaking the clinch.
Grello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Webb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grello misses with a punch on the inside.
Webb pushes off an throws an elbow but Grello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grello struggles to land a body shot inside as Webb controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Webb.
Webb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Grello breaks from the clinch.
Grello misses with a body punch

and Webb moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grello is defending well for now.
Webb lands an elbow inside that Grello shrugs off.
Grello avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.

Grello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grello swats away the attempt to clinch by Webb.
Grello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grello throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch.
Grello tries to work over Webb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Webb blocking some punches.
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Webb misses with an elbow over the top.

Grello manages to break the clinch.
Grello throws a poor cross that misses
and Webb counters with a slapping leg kick.
Webb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grello swings widly with a right hand
and Webb counters with a leg kick.
Tyrone Webb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grello misses with a hook

and Webb counters by moving into the clinch.
Grello misses with a body punch.
Will Grello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Webb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Grello.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Grello blocks an elbow strike.
Grello managing to block the knees to the body from Webb.
Webb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grello.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Grello blocks with his arms.
Grello avoids the elbow strike from Webb, against the cage.
Webb has Grello pushed against the cage.
Grello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Grello blocks an elbow strike from Webb.
Grello tries a body shot but Webb blocks it.
Webb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Webb misses with an elbow strike.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
Grello blocks an elbow strike.
Grello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Webb prevents a body shot from Grello.
Grello avoids a wild elbow strike from Webb.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grello is defending well for now.
Webb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grello lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Webb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grello.

That's four 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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grello.
Webb pushes off an throws an elbow but Grello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grello digs a right hand into Webb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Webb's gas tank.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Grello avoids the damage to the body.
Grello tries a body shot but Webb blocks it.
Grello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Grello has a couple of punches blocked by Webb.
Grello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grello.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grello avoids it.
Nice elbow from Webb.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Webb prevents Grello from breaking the clinch.
Grello managing to block the knees to the body from Webb.
Grello is struggling to control the position.
Grello blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Webb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grello 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!