PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Webb will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jack
vs
Webb

200 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

193 cm
25
232 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Webb!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Webb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jack scrambles back to his feet.
Webb looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Webb connects with a solid leg kick.
Dennis Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jack. Jack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Webb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack closes this distance looking for a takedown but Webb circles away.

Webb gets caught flat footed, as Jack shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jack scoring with some ground and pound.
Webb keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully.
Jack cracks Webb with a solid left hand.
Webb throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've been hearing that Jack has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jack sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Webb's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack passes to side control.

Jack is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Webb knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jack advances to full mount.

Jack has hold of Webb's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Webb manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jack with the ground and pound from mount.
Jack connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb is desperately trying to improve his position but Jack has a good base and remains in mount.
Webb felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jack pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jack is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Webb has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Webb is squirming around, avoiding Jack's attempts to control the action.
Jack unloading with bombs!

Jack working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Webb tries to buck Jack off but he can't manage it.
Jack 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jack cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Jack has hold of Webb's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Webb manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Jack with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Webb is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jack has hold of Webb's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Webb manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Webb is looking to improve his position but Jack isn't that keen on the idea.
Jack wants to control the pace but Webb is squirming around nicely.

Jack is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Jack extends the arm and Webb is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keith Jack!