PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 2078 p4p, 251 weight class) and Akili Webb (ranked 4094 p4p, 408 weight class). Akili Webb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darwin
vs
Webb

190 cm
21
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Tauromorphous Threads ~ 15% Laundry

Velocity Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akili Webb!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Darwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webb avoids it.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darwin.

Webb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Darwin moves into the clinch.
Darwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
A short right from Darwin.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Webb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darwin.
Webb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darwin cracks Webb with a nice body shot.
Darwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin keeps control of Webb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Darwin digs a right hand into Webb's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Webb's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.
Darwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Webb tries to break free but Darwin pushes him back against the cage.
Webb tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Webb looking to stall.
Webb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Webb is trying to break the clinch but Darwin has him pressed against the cage.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.

Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webb misses with a wild combination.
Darwin tries to counter by clinching up but Webb breaks away and moves out of range.
Webb has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Webb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Darwin lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Darwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Darwin lands with a left to the head.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Darwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Webb.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Webb can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Darwin.
Darwin prevents Webb from breaking the clinch.
Darwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Webb avoids the damage to the body.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Webb is trying to break free.
Darwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
Darwin lands a body shot.
Webb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Webb is trying to force a seperation but Darwin has the dominant position.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Darwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Webb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Webb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Darwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
Darwin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Webb is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
Webb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darwin has him pressed against the cage.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin missing with knees to the body.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Darwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webb avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Darwin.
Webb wants to get back to striking at distance but Darwin won't allow it.
Webb is trying to break the clinch but Darwin has him pressed against the cage.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
A short left from Darwin.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Darwin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Webb throws a lazy right hand but Darwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Darwin clinches up with Webb and pushes him back against the cage.
Darwin pushes Webb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Webb can't break the clinch.
Darwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Webb can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Darwin.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.
Webb is looking to break free of the clinch but Darwin has double underhooks.
Webb is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Webb has his back to the cage.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darwin obliges.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Charlie Darwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Webb wants to break free but Darwin has control.
Webb working aggressively here.
Darwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Webb's efforts to push away.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webb misses with a knee strike.
Darwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Darwin avoids the damage to the body.
Darwin lands a shot to the body.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Darwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Webb swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webb is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Webb has his back to the cage.
Darwin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Webb is defending well for now.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Webb throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin missing with knees to the body.
Webb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webb avoiding damage as Darwin throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Darwin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Webb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Webb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Webb is trying to push Darwin away but Darwin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
Webb is trying to break free.
Darwin pushes Webb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darwin landing knees to the body.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Darwin has Webb pressed against the cage, preventing Webb from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Darwin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Webb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darwin is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a nice uppercut.
Darwin pushes Webb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin keeps control of Webb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Webb.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Webb tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Darwin lands with a left to the head.
Webb wants to break free but Darwin has control.
A nice left hand lands by Darwin.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
A short left from Darwin.
A hook to the body from Darwin.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Darwin lands a shoulder strike.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Webb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Webb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Webb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darwin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Webb manages to circle out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darwin.
A shot to the liver by Darwin. Beautiful body shot.
Darwin lands a really nice looking cross but Webb seems unphased.
Akili Webb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darwin lands the left hand.

Webb is rocked!
Darwin checks a low kick from Webb.

Darwin closes the distance and clinches.
Darwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darwin obliges.
A short right from Darwin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darwin as Webb tries to tie him up.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webb avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Darwin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Webb tries to keep at a distance but Darwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Webb tries to break the clinch but Darwin is controlling the position.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Webb is trying to stall.
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Darwin.
Darwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webb avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Darwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Webb wants to get back to striking at distance but Darwin won't allow it.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Webb tries to break free but Darwin pushes him back against the cage.
Webb is looking to control Darwin's arms but Darwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Webb has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darwin lands with a right to the head.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
Webb avoiding damage as Darwin throws knees to the body.
Webb tries to break free but Darwin pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Darwin.
Darwin avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Darwin lands a body punch.
Darwin lands a left hand.
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Darwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Webb.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Darwin blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webb wants to break free but Darwin has control.
Webb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darwin has him pressed against the cage.
Darwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin scores with a shot to the side of Webb's head.
Darwin lands with a left to the head.
Darwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Webb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darwin avoids it.
Webb looking to stall.
Darwin lands a body shot.
Webb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Webb managing to block the knees to the body from Darwin.
Webb tries to break free but Darwin pushes him back against the cage.
Webb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darwin lands a good knee to the midsection. Webb won't want to take too many of those.
Webb misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin pushes Webb back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charlie Darwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Webb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Darwin moves into the clinch successfully.

Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Webb.
A nice combination there by Darwin.
Akili Webb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Darwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Webb.

Webb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darwin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Webb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Webb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Darwin closes the distance and clinches.
Webb wants to break free but Darwin has control.
Webb is trying to force a seperation but Darwin has the dominant position.
Darwin lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Webb tries to circle away but Darwin has him pinned against the cage.
Webb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darwin trying to land knees to the body.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Webb.
Darwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Webb.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Darwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Darwin!
A less than humble Charlie Darwin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.