PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Webb (ranked 25303 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Blanco (ranked 3819 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Webb
vs
Blanco

183 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

176 cm
25
156 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Webb defends it nicely.
Blanco moves in looking to clinch but Webb pushes him off.

Webb closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Webb lands in his opponent's guard.
Webb controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Webb wants to control from the top but Blanco keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanco working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Webb's guard.

Webb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Webb can't keep his opponent in guard - Blanco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blanco is keen to just control but Webb is a slippery customer.
Webb is in trouble now - Blanco has advanced to mount!
Webb on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Webb tries to get out of the position.
Blanco misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blanco.
Blanco looking to control but Webb is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Webb is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Webb wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Blanco has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Webb has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb is trying to stand back up.
Webb covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Blanco misses with punches from the back.
Webb is trying to break free.

Blanco working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Blanco trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Blanco.
Webb wants to control his opponent's hands but Blanco gets his hands free.

Blanco is persistently looking for the submission but Webb is defending it well.
Blanco is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Blanco's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Blanco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blanco shoots in looking for a takedown. Webb tries to sprawl out of it but Blanco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Webb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Blanco tries to sprawl but Webb drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blanco makes his way to full guard, as Webb worked for a kimura.
Blanco looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Blanco is looking for a triangle but Webb pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb tries to free his leg and advance position but Blanco is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Webb postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blanco is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Webb, into his guard.

Webb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blanco on the ground.
Webb keeping moving, preventing Blanco from controlling successfully.
Webb is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blanco trying to control but Webb is working from the bottom.
Blanco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Webb is adopting a defensive guard.
Blanco trying to control the position from guard on top but Webb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Webb stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Webb wants it to stay on the feet.
Webb thinks about countering with a body kick.
Webb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blanco shoots in looking for a takedown. Webb tries to sprawl out of it but Blanco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Webb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tommy Webb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Blanco.

Webb clinches with his opponent.
Blanco working Webb over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Webb walks away with a smile on his face. Blanco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tommy Webb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blanco tries to close the distance and clinch but Webb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Webb misses with a head kick.
Blanco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Webb circles away.
Webb throws a right hand that Blanco ducks under and follows up with a left that Blanco also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blanco wants to clinch up but Webb keeps it at a distance.
Webb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Webb shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco looking for a sweep. Not yet Blanco, not yet.
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 Tommy Webb will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Blanco or perhaps it was just good defense by Webb, which made it look bad.
Blanco throws a lazy head kick

and Webb counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blanco trying to hold on to Webb's head to control him but Webb postures up.
Webb prevents Blanco from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb lands strikes from half guard.
Webb is trying to control the action in half guard but Blanco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Webb is working away from the top position though.
Blanco is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Blanco actively working from the bottom here.
Blanco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blanco trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Webb dives in for a single leg takedown but Blanco sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blanco tries to counter by closing the distance.

Webb fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blanco to the ground. Webb is now in Blanco's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb is looking to pass into half guard but Blanco pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Blanco is in guard.

Webb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blanco.
Blanco trying to control the position from guard on top but Webb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blanco passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Webb is trying to control Blanco's posture but Blanco avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco has control of an arm but Webb manages to advance to Blanco's back!
Blanco breaks Webb's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Blanco wants to control from the top but Webb keeps moving.
Blanco is pushing down on Webb's leg trying to pass to half guard. Webb is fighting to maintain full guard but Blanco has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blanco passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Webb!
Blanco trying to control but Webb is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blanco looking to isolate an arm here. Webb doesn't see it coming and as Blanco extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Blanco!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Blanco!