PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Webster (ranked 3050 p4p, 4804 weight class) and Victor Andres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Webster
vs
Andres

190 cm
19
155
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Andres!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andres shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Webster napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Webster parries the strikes from Andres easily there. Andres is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Webster to escape.
Webster is trying to get back to half guard.
Webster keeps Andres under control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webster tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Andres presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Webster is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Webster slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Andres is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Webster looking for submissions off his back.

Andres seems to be working for a kimura but Webster defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Webster is looking to escape.
Andres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Andres takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Andres's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Andres throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Webster tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Andres is in Webster's guard.
Webster wants to get back to his feet but Andres passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Webster actively working from the bottom here.
Webster trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Andres prevents Webster from getting the reversal.
Webster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Webster avoids a series of strikes thrown by Andres.
Webster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Andres unloads with some shots from mount but Webster bucks and avoids them well.
Webster really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Andres there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Andres blocks Webster's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Andres looking to finish with strikes here!
Andres thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Andres is working for a guillotine from mount but Webster frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Webster is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Andres dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Andres shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Webster wants to control but Andres is keeping busy.
Webster is not content to let Andres control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webster is looking to escape.
Andres stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Webster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andres is taking a breather. Webster says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Andres decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Andres swats away the attempt to clinch by Webster.
Webster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andres lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster tries for a takedown but Andres circles away easily
and Andres counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andres throws a head kick that misses.
Webster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Andres is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Webster's half guard.
Webster pushes Andres off but Andres dives into side control.
Andres gets to mount! Webster was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andres throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres looking to ground and pound but Webster is blocking nicely.
Webster avoids a series of strikes thrown by Andres.
Victor Andres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andres thowing shots but they're missing.
Webster is in all sorts of trouble here.
Andres looking to ground and pound but Webster is blocking nicely.
Andres controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andres sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Andres throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Andres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andres is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Andres 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. This is the final round!

Andres scores with a jab to the head.

Andres closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Webster's guard.
Andres forces his way into half guard.
Andres trying to control the pace.
Andres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Webster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andres content to control rather than advance.
Webster tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Andres has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andres controlling the position easily from mount.
Andres punching from mount but Webster doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Webster wants to control but Andres is having none of it.
Andres connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Andres goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Webster turns into him and now he's in Andres's guard.
Andres controlling Webster's posture.

Andres looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Webster passes into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster wants to control but Andres is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webster working the ground and pound.

Webster stands up.

Andres drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Webster bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Webster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Victor Andres!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Victor Andres!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Victor Andres!

Victor Andres wins by unanimous decision!