PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Webb (ranked 5259 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Alvaroo (ranked 6030 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Webb
vs
Alvaroo

180 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
29
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Likes musicals

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Owen Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Alvaroo!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvaroo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvaroo shoots for a takedown but Webb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Alvaroo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Webb did well to prevent Alvaroo getting side control.
Webb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvaroo on the ground.
Alvaroo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alvaroo working the head and body with strikes.
Alvaroo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webb wants to get back to his feet.
Alvaroo passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb tries to lock up and control but Alvaroo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Webb is working to get back to half guard.
Webb wants to hold on but Alvaroo pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvaroo landing strikes from the mount.
Alvaroo landing punches.
Alvaroo content just to control the position here.
Alvaroo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvaroo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Webb can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alvaroo controlling from mount.
It looks like Alvaroo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvaroo breaks from Webb's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvaroo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Webb is looking to get to half guard.
Alvaroo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alvaroo is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alvaroo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Webb tries to hold on but Alvaroo postures up.
Alvaroo cracks Webb with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alvaroo controlling the pace for now.
Alvaroo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Webb looks a forlorn figure.
Alvaroo landing strikes from the mount.
Webb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Webb is rocked!
Alvaroo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oh Webb is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Webb defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alvaroo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaroo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Webb seems to have got his legs back now.
Alvaroo with a couple of short strikes.
Alvaroo controlling his opponent.

Alvaroo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Webb to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Webb shrugs it off.
Alvaroo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Webb is in a horrible position here. Alvaroo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Webb really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Alvaroo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Alvaroo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alvaroo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Alvaroo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Webb hang on?
Eddie Alvaroo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvaroo lands a nice shot to the head.
Alvaroo controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvaroo landing punches.
Webb is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Alvaroo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Webb tries to lock up and control but Alvaroo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Alvaroo controlling from the full mount.
Alvaroo lands a big elbow.
Alvaroo content just to control the position here.
Alvaroo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Webb takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Webb keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvaroo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Alvaroo the control monster continue. Boring.
Alvaroo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Alvaroo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Alvaroo controlling the pace for now.
Alvaroo with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvaroo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Webb?
Webb in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alvaroo raining down shots from the mount!
Alvaroo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvaroo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alvaroo scoring with strikes but Webb is staying in there.
Alvaroo controlling his opponent.
Alvaroo avoids the attempt from Webb to control.
Webb takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaroo controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Alvaroo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alvaroo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvaroo looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Webb covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Alvaroo!