PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akimbo Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Run to the Hills by Iron Madien . Webster has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Akimbo Jabbar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jabbar
vs
Webster

217 cm
28
267 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

182 cm
26
236 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akimbo Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Webster!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster shoots and misses
letting Jabbar counter with a right hand.
Webster looks gassed!

Jabbar clinches up with Webster and pushes him back against the cage.
Jabbar misses with a knee to the head.
Jabbar lands a knee to the body.

Jabbar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jabbar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Jabbar finds it's way through Webster's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jabbar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jabbar throws a knee to the head but misses.

Jabbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jabbar clinches.
Jabbar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jabbar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ben Webster has been cut.
Jabbar misses with a knee to the head.

Jabbar breaks from the clinch.
Jabbar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Jabbar rushes Webster and presses him up against the cage.

Jabbar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jabbar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jabbar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jabbar landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a nice shot to the head.

Jabbar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Webster is surviving well by controlling Jabbar's body position as best he can.
Jabbar landing punches.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Webster is in trouble!
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!

Jabbar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Webster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jabbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jabbar looking to secure an arm triangle but Webster defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Webster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Jabbar working for a submission but Webster is keeping him at bay.
Jabbar breaks from Webster's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jabbar tries to control but Webster wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabbar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jabbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jabbar with a couple of short strikes.

Jabbar working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Webster is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabbar loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Webster scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Jabbar land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Jabbar stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akimbo Jabbar!