PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Gleeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gleeson's entrance music is Go the Fuck to Sleep - Read by Noni Hazelhurst. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gleeson
vs
Webster

190 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
27
214 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Gleeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andreas Webster!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gleeson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gleeson lands in his opponent's guard.
Webster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gleeson.
Webster has momentary wrist control but Gleeson slips an elbow through the middle.
Webster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gleeson works over Webster with some ground and pound from guard.
Webster controls Gleeson momentarily but Gleeson frees himself.
Webster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Webster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gleeson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Webster is keeping the position for now.
Gleeson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Webster is looking to regain half guard here but Gleeson keeps moving and retains side control.
Webster managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gleeson.
Gleeson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Webster down.
Gleeson scoring with punches and elbows.
Webster takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gleeson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleeson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gleeson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Webster takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gleeson looks up at the clock and then as Webster takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gleeson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gleeson tries to advance to mount but can't.

Gleeson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gleeson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gleeson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Webster is avoiding damage well.
Webster taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gleeson tries to score with some ground and pound. Webster controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gleeson looks up at the clock and then as Webster takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gleeson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gleeson lands some shots froms side control.
Webster stops Gleeson from passing to mount.
Gleeson is working Webster over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleeson throws an elbow but Webster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gleeson is chipping away with strikes.
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!
Gleeson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Webster is looking to regain half guard here but Gleeson keeps moving and retains side control.
Gleeson working the ground and pound.
Gleeson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Gleeson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Webster has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gleeson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Webster is looking to regain half guard here but Gleeson keeps moving and retains side control.
Gleeson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gleeson working the head with strikes.
Gleeson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gleeson working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gleeson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gleeson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gleeson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gleeson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Webster down.
Gleeson advances nicely into full mount.
Gleeson scoring with strikes but Webster is staying in there.
Gleeson is landing with some decent strikes but Webster is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gleeson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gleeson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gleeson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Webster looks gassed!
Gleeson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Webster covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Gleeson!