PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamari Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Zimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boy. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Webster
vs
Zimmer

181 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamari Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Zimmer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster throws a head kick that misses
and Zimmer counters with a nice body kick.

Zimmer gets caught flat footed, as Webster shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Zimmer kicks Webster off and gets to his feet.
Zimmer wants to clinch but Webster slips to the side

and Webster counters by moving into the clinch.

Zimmer manages to break the clinch.

Webster manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zimmer on his heels. He'll look to pass Zimmer's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webster tries to free his leg and advance position but Zimmer is retaining full guard.
Zimmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webster.

Zimmer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zimmer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zimmer trying to control the position.
Webster preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer is trying to control the position but Webster postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Webster stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Webster defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zimmer.
Zimmer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zimmer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Webster circles away from the clinch attempt.

Webster clinches with his opponent.

Webster lands a takedown into guard.
Webster is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmer is trying to control the position but Webster postures up.
Webster seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Zimmer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer trying to control the position.
Webster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zimmer wants to sweep but no luck.

Zimmer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zimmer wants to get back to his feet but Webster is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Webster won't allow Zimmer to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Webster wants to control from the top but Zimmer keeps moving.
Webster postures up in Zimmer's guard and throws a big left but Zimmer blocks it.
Webster trying to control but Zimmer is working from the bottom.
Zimmer wants to get back to his feet but Webster is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zimmer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Webster is looking to work some ground and pound but Zimmer has wrist control.
Webster throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zimmer 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.

Zimmer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Webster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Webster is looking to stand up but Zimmer won't let him.
Webster stops Zimmer from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zimmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vitor Zimmer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Webster misses with a wild body shot.

Oooooh!!! Zimmer has knocked Webster down with a huge combo! Zimmer steps away and waves a wobbly Webster back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Webster is rocked!

It looks like Jamari Webster has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zimmer tries to clinch but Webster moves out of range.
Oh Webster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Zimmer tries to sprawl but Webster drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Webster seems to have got his legs back now.
Webster stops Zimmer from getting back to his feet.
Webster prevents Zimmer from improving his position.
Webster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zimmer is looking for a sweep. Webster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zimmer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Webster postures up in Zimmer's guard and throws a big left but Zimmer blocks it.

Webster drops back looking for a leg! Zimmer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zimmer manages to kick Webster off! Webster jumps back into Zimmer's guard.
Zimmer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Zimmer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Webster is aware though and is defending well.
Jamari Webster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Webster trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zimmer's guard.
Webster won't allow Zimmer to get back to his feet.
Webster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Webster trying to control but Zimmer is working from the bottom.
Zimmer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Webster is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Webster is one step ahead there.
Webster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zimmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zimmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Webster's guard.
Zimmer wants to stand but Webster has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Webster wants to sweep here but Zimmer controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zimmer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Webster is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Webster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zimmer postures up.
Zimmer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zimmer postures up in Webster's guard and throws a big left but Webster blocks it.
Zimmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Webster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zimmer defends well.
Zimmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zimmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zimmer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zimmer tries to clinch but Webster is having none of it.
Zimmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Webster pinned against the cage. Webster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Webster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zimmer is working for takedown but Webster is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zimmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zimmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Webster.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zimmer tries to pull guard but Webster won't allow it.
Jamari Webster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Zimmer.

Webster ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Webster no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Webster keeping moving, preventing Zimmer from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Zimmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamari Webster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Webster shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Webster was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Webster controlling the position easily from mount.
Zimmer is looking to get to half guard.
Webster trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer is working to get back to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Webster blocks Zimmer's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Webster wants to control the pace but Zimmer is squirming around nicely.
Zimmer tries to reverse the position but Webster maintains control.
Webster trying to control but Zimmer is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer regains half guard.
Webster content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jamari Webster just wasn't active enough.
Zimmer wants to clinch up but Webster keeps it at a distance.
Zimmer tries to clinch there but Webster circles away.

Zimmer gets a double leg takedown into Webster's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Webster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zimmer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster is not content to let Zimmer control the position.
Zimmer has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Webster!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zimmer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Zimmer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Zimmer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Zimmer lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer landing strikes from the mount.

Zimmer looking to secure an arm triangle but Webster defends it well.
Webster squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Zimmer lands a big shot there that rocks Webster but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zimmer landing shots from mount.
Zimmer landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmer lands a big shot there that rocks Webster but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zimmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jamari Webster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitor Zimmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zimmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Zimmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zimmer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Zimmer!