PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RUMBLE-BEE. Webb has chosen Hells Bells by AC/DC as his entrance music. Jimmy Webb told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bee
vs
Webb

193 cm
24
275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
250 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Webb!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bee looks to land a combination but Webb avoids it well.
Webb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Webb shoots in and bounces Bee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Webb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Webb wants to pass the guard but Bee is keeping the position.
Webb throws a big right hand that misses.
Bee trying to strike off his back.
Webb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Webb trying to control the position from guard on top but Bee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Webb drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Webb jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Webb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Jimmy Webb has been cut.
Webb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bee misses with a double jab

and Webb counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Webb trying to control the action but Bee is working from the bottom.
Bee is trying to control but Webb manages to pass to mount!
Webb is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb throwing strikes here but Bee is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Webb goes for an armbar but Bee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bee.
Webb is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Webb is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bee tries to get out of the position.

Webb decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Webb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bee doesn't seem phased though.
No joy there for Webb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Webb scores with a jab.
Webb lands a jab to Bee's midsection.
Webb takes a swing at Bee's ribcage but misses.
Bee ducks right into an uppercut from Webb.
Webb shoots in but Bee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bee lands a two punch combo.
Webb looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Webb takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Bee drives through and clinches with Webb against the cage.
Bee lands a knee to the head.
Bee scores with a knee to the head.
Bee landing knees to the body.
Bee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bee.
Webb takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee landing knees to the head.
Webb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bee has him pressed against the cage.
Webb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bee looking to throw knees to the head but Webb is blocking nicely.
Webb fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Webb's face.
Bee looking to throw knees to the head but Webb is blocking nicely.
Webb is trying to break the clinch but Bee is controlling him.

Webb successfully pulls guard.
Webb is trying to keep Bee in close.
Webb doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bee is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bee trying to control the position from guard on top but Webb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Webb's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Webb lands an overhand right.
Bee throws a combination that misses
and Bee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Webb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Webb.
James Bee is winning the standup battle so far.

Webb gets the takedown into side control.
Webb landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bee is looking for a sweep.
Webb looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bee is avoiding damage well.

Webb stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A nice combination there by Webb.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bee blocks a jab.
Webb lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bee.
Webb lands a head shot.
Webb tries for a takedown but Bee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bee tries to clinch but Webb moves out of range.
Webb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Webb.
Webb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Webb.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webb grinds an elbow into Bee's temple.
Webb trying to control the action but Bee is working from the bottom.
Webb slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb is putting a hurting on Bee here, landing some big shots from side control.

Webb is trying to get an arm triangle but Bee is defending well.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Webb. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bee tries to control but Webb manages to take his back.
Webb softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Webb is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Webb gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Webb gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Webb apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Webb scores with a body shot.
James Bee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Webb lands with a shot to the body.

Webb shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Webb passes into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Webb stands up and beckons Bee to join him on the feet.
Webb throws a series of punches but Bee moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Webb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Webb connects with a jab.
Webb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Webb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Webb shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bee's guard.
Bee is trying to keep Webb in close.
Webb with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Webb is in close to Bee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Webb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Webb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Webb's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Webb closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Webb misses with an uppercut. Bee saw that one coming.
Webb throws a big shot that misses.

Webb feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Webb connects with a couple of short punches.
Bee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Webb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Webb cracks Bee with a solid left hand.
Bee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bee is working hard here to advance position.
Jimmy Webb has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb throwing strikes but missing.
Webb trying to control the position from guard on top but Bee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Webb scoring with some ground and pound.
Webb advances position into side control!
Bee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb trying to control the action but Bee is working from the bottom.

Webb stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webb.
Bee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Webb shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Webb distracts Bee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Webb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb forces his way into half guard.
Webb seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Webb.
Bee is not content to let Webb control the position.
Webb scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bee is defending against the submission attempts here by Webb.
Webb throws a strike but Bee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bee keeping moving, preventing Webb from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Webb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Webb has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29

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