PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Webb has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Webb
vs
Blackwell

178 cm
37
145 lbs
33 - 15 - 2

164 cm
26
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Blackwell!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackwell throws a right and a left that Webb avoids nicely.
Blackwell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Webb dodges the punch combination from Blackwell.
Blackwell throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Webb - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut lands for Webb. That snapped Blackwell's head back.
Webb takes a swing at Blackwell's ribcage but misses.
Blackwell misses with a body shot.
Blackwell misses with a head kick.
Blackwell throws a leg kick
and Webb counters with a one-two to the body.
Webb tries to clinch but Blackwell is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Blackwell scores with a four punch combination!
Webb throws a sloppy head kick and Blackwell moves out of range easily.
Blackwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Webb is looking to clinch but Blackwell is avoiding it.
Blackwell throws a front kick aimed at Webb's knee but Webb avoids it well.
Webb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blackwell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Webb lands with a slapping head kick.
Webb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Webb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell throws a head kick but Webb moves out of range.
Webb is looking to clinch but Blackwell is avoiding it.
Webb scores with a one two! Blackwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blackwell throws a push kick but Webb slaps the foot to one side.
Webb misses with a body kick.
Blackwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Webb.
Webb tries to clinch there but Blackwell circles away.
Webb misses with the combination.
Webb moves out of range of the body kick from Blackwell.
Webb throws a body punch but Blackwell moves out of range.
Webb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Webb scores with a spinning back kick!
Blackwell looks to land a body kick but Webb moved away.
Blackwell misses with a low kick.
Blackwell cracks Webb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Webb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Webb blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell throws a leg kick but Webb moved away.
Blackwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Webb.
Blackwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Webb blocks a low kick nicely.
Blackwell throws a jab when Webb was well out of range.
Tyrone Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwell throws the kick towards the body but Webb avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blackwell!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Webb moves into range and clinches up with Blackwell.
Blackwell managing to block the knees to the body from Webb.
Webb crunches a lovely knee into Blackwell's ribcage.
Webb with a knee to the head.
Webb landing knees to the body.
Blackwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Webb won't allow it.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Blackwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Webb.
Blackwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Webb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Blackwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Webb connects with a knee to the head.
Blackwell wants to stall.
Blackwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Webb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blackwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackwell misses with a punch to the body.
Blackwell is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
Webb landing knees to the head.
Webb landing knees to the body.
Webb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Webb has him pressed against the cage.
Webb scores with a knee to the head.
Webb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Blackwell misses with a punch on the inside.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackwell avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Webb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackwell wants to break free but Webb has control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webb landing knees to the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackwell avoids it.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Blackwell blocks with his arms.
Blackwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Webb's elbow.
Webb prevents Blackwell from breaking the clinch.
Blackwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Webb.
Blackwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Blackwell manages to break the clinch.
Blackwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Webb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackwell keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Webb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blackwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Webb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Webb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Webb dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Webb.
Tyrone Webb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Webb moves into range and clinches up with Blackwell.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blackwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Webb keeps control of Blackwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Webb has double underhooks.
Tyrone Webb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Webb landing knees to the head.
Webb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Webb prevents Blackwell from breaking the clinch.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackwell avoids it.
Blackwell is trying to break the clinch but Webb has him pressed against the cage.
Blackwell tries to circle away but Webb has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Webb.
Blackwell wants to break free but Webb has control.
Webb landing knees to the head.
Webb lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackwell tries to circle away but Webb has him pinned against the cage.
Webb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blackwell takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackwell's efforts to push away.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Blackwell blocks it.
Webb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Webb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackwell is trying to push Webb away but Webb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webb connects with a knee to the head.
Webb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackwell's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Blackwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blackwell tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the cage.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackwell is defending well for now.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackwell misses with some punches.
Blackwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Webb.
Blackwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Webb won't allow it.
Blackwell takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb keeps control of Blackwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackwell won't want to take too many of those.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackwell avoids the damage to the body.
Blackwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Webb has him pressed against the cage.
Blackwell is trying to push Webb away but Webb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blackwell tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the cage.
Blackwell can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackwell is trying to break free.
Webb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blackwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Webb lands an elbow inside that Blackwell shrugs off.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
Webb lands an elbow that stopped Blackwell in his tracks for a moment.
Webb landing knees to the body.
Blackwell working hard to break the clinch.
Webb is trying to maintain a safe position but Blackwell gets an underhook and turns Webb into the cage.
Webb has Blackwell pressed against the cage, preventing Blackwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blackwell takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell managing to block the knees to the body from Webb.
Blackwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blackwell can't break the clinch.
Webb lands a knee to the head.
Blackwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blackwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb lands a nice elbow.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Blackwell blocks with his arms.
Webb putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackwell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackwell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackwell avoids it.
Blackwell managing to block the knees to the body from Webb.
Blackwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blackwell avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Blackwell blocks it.
Blackwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell can't break the clinch.
Blackwell wants to break free but Webb has control.
Webb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blackwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Webb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Blackwell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Webb.
Webb blocking some punches.
Blackwell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blackwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Webb is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Webb prevents Blackwell from breaking the clinch.
Blackwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Webb has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Webb keeps control of Blackwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackwell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blackwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Blackwell is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Webb dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Blackwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Blackwell finds it's target.
Webb moves out of range as Blackwell throws a body kick.
A left and a right from Webb both land. Nice combination.
Webb misses with a wild combination.
Tyrone Webb is winning the standup battle so far.

Webb closes the distance and pushes Blackwell back into the cage.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Blackwell is blocking nicely.
Blackwell can't find room to land a body shot as Webb controls the action.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Blackwell is trying to break the clinch but Webb has him pressed against the cage.
Blackwell is looking to control Webb's arms but Webb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackwell has his back to the cage.
Webb lands a knee to the head.
Webb prevents Blackwell from breaking the clinch.
Webb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackwell up against the cage.
Blackwell is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb blocks an uppercut.
Blackwell working aggressively here.
Blackwell can't find room to land a body shot as Webb controls the action.
Blackwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackwell avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Blackwell is trying to maintain a safe position but Webb gets an underhook and turns Blackwell into the cage.
Blackwell has had enough of the clinch but Webb keeps him there for the moment.
Blackwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Webb has him pressed against the cage.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Blackwell tries to stall but Webb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blackwell tries to break the clinch but Webb is controlling the position.
Blackwell misses with the head strike.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
Blackwell is looking to control Webb's arms but Webb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackwell has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackwell's face.
Blackwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Webb.
A frustrated look appears on Blackwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Webb blocks an uppercut.
Blackwell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Webb has double underhooks.
Blackwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blackwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blackwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Webb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackwell blocks it with crossed arms.
Webb blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blackwell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Blackwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Webb has Blackwell pressed against the cage, preventing Blackwell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Webb scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackwell avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Webb.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackwell avoids the damage to the body.
Blackwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackwell avoids it.
Blackwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Blackwell is blocking nicely.
Blackwell can't break the clinch.
Webb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackwell's efforts to push away.
Webb connects with a knee to the head.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Webb crunches a lovely knee into Blackwell's ribcage.
Tyrone Webb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Webb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackwell is defending well for now.
Webb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackwell is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blackwell tries to break free but Webb pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blackwell fails to land.
Marvin Blackwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackwell throws a head punch that misses.
Blackwell is trying to push Webb away but Webb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webb with a knee to the head.
Blackwell tries to circle away but Webb has him pinned against the cage.
Blackwell tries to break the clinch but Webb is controlling the position.
Blackwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blackwell is trying to break the clinch but Webb is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Webb won't allow it.
Blackwell misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackwell has had enough of the clinch but Webb keeps him there for the moment.
Webb lands a knee to the body.
Webb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackwell.
A knee to the head by Webb.
Blackwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Webb.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marvin Blackwell.
Well Webb has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

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