PBP Commentary

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

Webb
vs
Sogen

170 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 Amsterdam, Charles Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riki Sogen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Webb closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sogen to the mat! Sogen manages to get full guard.
Webb is stalling in the full guard.
Webb lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sogen is looking to stand up but Webb isn't so interested in that idea.
Webb slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Webb taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Webb is controlling him well.
Webb scoring with punches from side control.
Webb is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sogen is pushing Webb's head away, looking to escape. Webb manages to hold on to the position though.
Sogen is looking to get back to his feet here but Webb is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sogen's back.
Sogen looks gassed!
Webb is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Webb seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sogen for as long as he can get away with.
Webb connects with a big shot to the side of Sogen's head.
Webb looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sogen is trying to get back to his feet but Webb has full control of the position and if anything, Sogen has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Sogen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Webb.
Webb punches Sogen on the ear.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Webb punches Sogen on the ear.
Webb is riding his opponent, not letting Sogen buck him off.

Webb working for the choke.
Webb has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Webb is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sogen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Webb throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sogen!
Webb lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Webb.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Webb is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sogen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sogen holding both Webb 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Webb dominated that 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.

Sogen gets caught flat footed, as Webb shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Webb looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Sogen is working an open guard so Webb takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Webb scores with a takedown into Sogen's guard.
Sogen wants to stand and escape but Webb is having none of it.
Sogen is breathing heavily.
Webb slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sogen has momentary wrist control but Webb slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb landing some decent shots from guard.
Webb sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Webb wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Webb rushes Sogen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Webb gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sogen taking some punishment here, with Webb in his half guard.
Webb is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sogen!
Webb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Webb has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Webb controlling his opponent.
Webb 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Webb dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sogen throws a wild body kick that Webb sees coming a mile off.
Sogen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Webb closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sogen quickly recovers to half guard.
Webb slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Webb decides to stand and escape the position.
Sogen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Webb clinches up against the cage.
Sogen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Webb has Sogen pressed against the cage, preventing Sogen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sogen is trying to force a seperation but Webb has the dominant position.
Webb keeps control of Sogen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Webb pulls guard.
Webb has control of Sogen's left arm, preventing Sogen from doing any damage.
Webb manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Webb controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Webb landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb controlling the pace for now.
Webb lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Webb landing strikes from the mount.
Sogen is trying to stand but he's just given Webb his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Webb cracks Sogen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sogen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Webb controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Webb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Webb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:25

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