PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ty Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carlos boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webb comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Alright. Ty Webb had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Webb
vs
boom

183 cm
23
174 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, carlos boom!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Webb blocks the leg kick.

Webb rushes boom and presses him up against the cage.

boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from boom.
boom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Webb's waist but Webb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing boom off to one side.
Webb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? boom is fending him off so far but Webb persists. Nope, boom circles away and we're back to standing.
boom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
boom misses with a kick to the body.
boom swinging wilding here.
Webb misses with a takedown

and boom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Webb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Webb lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for boom!

Webb goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now boom is on top in guard.
boom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Webb's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
boom is trying to get back to full guard.
Webb working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

boom looking for submissions off his back.
boom wants to control but Webb is keeping busy.
boom looks gassed!
boom is looking for a sweep. Webb is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
boom is trying to stand back up but Webb is controlling him
boom trying to control here.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
boom misses with the combination.

Webb scores a takedown into full mount!
Webb lands a nice shot to the head.
boom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Webb controlling from mount.
Webb in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Webb 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.
Webb is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
boom is wriggling around trying to escape.

Webb with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Webb content just to control the position here.
boom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Webb trying to control but boom is having none of it.
boom is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four 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 lands a big shot there that rocks boom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Webb wants to finish this one by submission but boom is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Webb.
boom tries to lock up and control but Webb gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Webb lands a nice shot to the head.
boom regains half guard.
Webb is looking to take a break and control but boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
boom wants to control but Webb is keeping busy and won't allow it.
boom trying to get back to full guard but Webb takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ty Webb dominated that round.
That's time! Webb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Webb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has boom pinned against the cage. boom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
boom misses with a low kick.
boom wants to clinch but Webb slips to the side

and Webb counters with a nice double leg into side control. boom won't be happy with that.
boom takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
boom is looking to regain half guard here but Webb keeps moving and retains side control.
boom manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

boom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webb works his way to full guard. Good work.
boom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
boom passes easily into side control. Nice work.
boom tries to stand but Webb is controlling his head.

boom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Webb can't do much from the bottom here.
boom tries to advance to mount but Webb denies him.

That's two 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.
boom wants to stand but Webb has his arm trapped.
Webb sneaks back into half guard.

boom decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Webb scores with a jab. boom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Webb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and boom counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by boom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
boom throws a right hand that Webb ducks under and follows up with a left that Webb also avoids with ease.

Webb feints and as boom raises his hands in defense, Webb changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Webb trying to control the position from guard on top but boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
boom trying to keep a closed guard but Webb is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed boom's guard.
Webb trying to control the action but boom is working from the bottom.
boom wants to get back to full guard.
boom wants to control but Webb is keeping busy.
boom gets full guard.
Webb stopping the sweep attempt from boom.
boom throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four 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.
boom looking for a sweep. Not yet boom, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Webb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from boom.

Webb has boom up against the cage in a clinch.

boom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
boom circles away from the clinch attempt

and boom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by boom.

Webb had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. boom is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Webb Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take boom's back instead.
boom is trying to get back to his feet but Webb has full control of the position and if anything, boom has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Webb is trying to stick to boom's back but boom is turning into Webb. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Webb's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by boom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ty Webb will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

boom throws a series of punches but Webb avoids them all with ease.
boom lands a nice looking body kick.
Webb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? boom is fending him off so far but Webb persists. Nope, boom circles away and we're back to standing.

boom looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

boom is looking for a kimura here.
boom is pressing down on Webb's thigh, looking to free his foot. Webb is holding on for now.
boom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
boom is looking to take a break and control but Webb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
boom wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Webb uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
boom looking to pass the guard.
boom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Webb's guard.
boom 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Webb tries to clinch but boom is having none of it.
Webb fails with a takedown attempt.
boom thuds his shin into the meat of Webb's side.

That's two 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.
boom has his takedown stuffed

and Webb counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Webb.
boom looking for a sweep. Not yet boom, not yet.
boom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Webb is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
boom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Webb is looking to escape.
boom looking to finish with strikes here!

boom stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

boom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Webb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Webb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but boom swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
boom closes the distance and clinches up with Webb, looking for a takedown. boom pushes Webb against the cage but Webb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
boom tries to bum rush Webb with a series of wild strikes but Webb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
boom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Webb's sensitive parts.
boom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Webb counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Webb looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks boom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
boom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

boom kicks off Webb and gets to his feet.
Webb takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Webb tries to clinch
and boom counters with a left to the body.
boom misses with a takedown

and Webb counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

boom is defending against the submission attempts here by Webb.

boom kicks off Webb and gets to his feet.
boom fails with the takedown

and Webb counters with a nice double leg into side control. boom won't be happy with that.
boom is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Webb has just dragged him back down to the mat.
boom manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
boom manages to get to full guard.
boom is trying to control the position but Webb postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Webb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Webb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ty Webb!