PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Love could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Webster's chin.

Love
vs
Webster

175 cm
24
132 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

174 cm
20
141 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Webster!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Love fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Webster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Webster scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Webster displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Webster lands with a cross.
Love on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Love misses with a takedown
and Webster counters with a left to the body.
Webster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Webster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Webster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Love momentarily.
Love shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Webster counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Love doesn't seem bothered though.
Webster jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Love shoots in looking for a takedown but Webster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Love's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Love shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Webster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Webster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Webster.
Webster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Webster. Beautiful body shot.
John Webster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Webster lands with a shot to the body.
Love is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Love takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love wants to clinch but Webster slips to the side
and Webster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Webster as Love shoots in.
Webster with a nice cross.
Love takes one to the chin there.
Webster lands a nice shot to the body.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Love stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Webster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Webster lands with a shot to the body.
Webster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Webster lands a slapping body shot.
Webster lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Love takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Love fails with the takedown
and Webster counters with a nice body shot.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Webster counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster scores with a body shot.
Love shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Webster pinned against the cage. Webster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Webster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Love. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Webster swivels and escapes.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John Webster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Love really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Webster connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Webster dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Webster lands a right hook to the body.
Webster leaves Love with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Love looks for a takedown but Webster sprawls well.
Webster lands a head shot.
Webster digs a good hook to Love's body.
Nice cross by Webster.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Love tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Webster swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Love backs up against the cage.
Webster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Love shoots in but Webster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Webster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Webster scores with a shot to the body.
Webster jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Webster lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Webster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Love looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Webster connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Webster tries to avoid it but Love manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Webster to the ground. Webster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Webster. That snapped Love's head back.
Webster lands a nice looking body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Love might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Webster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Webster.
Webster digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Webster connects with a body shot that sends Love's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Webster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Webster.
Webster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Webster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster throws a combination. Love tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Webster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Love's sensitive parts.
Webster jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Webster cracks a nice hook into Love's ribs.
Webster digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Webster digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Webster lands with a shot to the body.
Love with a lazy takedown attempt
and Webster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Webster jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Love.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster throws a shot to the body.
Webster lands a body shot.
Love darts in looking for a takedown but Webster gets double underhooks and turns Love into the cage.

Webster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webster connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Webster scores with a sloppy right hand. Love should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Webster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Webster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Webster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Webster jabs at Love's body.
Love tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Webster defends well and Love ends up having to push Webster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Webster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Webster connects with a body shot that sends Love's belly button to the back.
Webster sizes up Love with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Webster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Webster scores with a decent looking hook.
Webster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster lands with a good body shot.
Webster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Love in his tracks.
Love on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Love looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Love is defended easily by Webster.
A solid leg kick lands there for Webster.
Webster lands with a hook. Love tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Love shoots in but Webster avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster looks to land a combination. Love sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circle momentarily. Webster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Webster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Webster cracks a nice hook into Love's ribs.
Webster lands a two punch combo.

Love is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Love changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Webster tries to avoid it but Love manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Webster to the ground. Webster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Webster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Love looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Love is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Webster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Love. Love circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Webster! Love is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Webster!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Webster thanked Fury Nutrition Inc. for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).