PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Webbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Landeverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landeverde has chosen Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Webbs
vs
Landeverde

163 cm
30
135 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

170 cm
35
147 lbs
22 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Webbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Landeverde!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webbs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Landeverde throws out the jab.
Landeverde scores with a nice strike.
Landeverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Landeverde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Webbs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Webbs avoids the head kick by Landeverde.
A slow jab from Landeverde misses its intended target.
Landeverde takes a swing at Webbs's ribcage but misses.
Landeverde scoring well with a low kick there.
Landeverde misses the jab.
Landeverde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Webbs feinted with a counter takedown.
Landeverde misses with an uppercut. Webbs saw that one coming.
Landeverde dodges the punch combination from Webbs.
Webbs blocks a low kick nicely.
Webbs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webbs misses with a few strikes there.
Webbs throws a head kick but Landeverde moves out of range.
Landeverde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Landeverde cracks Webbs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Webbs lands with an uppercut that bounces Landeverde off the cage and back into range.
Webbs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Landeverde thows a leg kick but Webbs checks it
and Webbs counters with a left and a right that stings Landeverde.
Webbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Webbs throws out a loose jab but Landeverde uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Landeverde misses.
Webbs throws a head kick but Landeverde moves out of range.
A low kick from Landeverde is predictable there

and Webbs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Landeverde throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Webbs escapes and throws Landeverde's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Landeverde is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webbs lands some shots froms side control.
Landeverde tries to bench press Webbs off him but Webbs keeps the position.
Landeverde wants to control but Webbs postures up.
Landeverde manages to work his way to half guard, despite Webbs's best efforts.
Landeverde wants to get back to full guard but Webbs has mounted him!
Landeverde wants to control but Webbs is having none of it.
Webbs lands a couple of good shots and Landeverde has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Webbs lands with a hammerfist to the side of Landeverde's head.
Webbs throwing damaging strikes from the back! Landeverde could be in trouble here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde trying to control the hands but Webbs breaks the grip.
Webbs 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 Landeverde!
Webbs struggling to keep hold of the position.
Landeverde rolls, trying to escape but Webbs keeps control of the position.
Webbs is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Landeverde up.
Webbs lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Landeverde tries to roll but Webbs sticks to his back.
Landeverde is covering up but some of the strikes from Webbs are getting through and doing damage.
Webbs is trying to stick to Landeverde's back but Landeverde is turning into Webbs. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Webbs's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Landeverde.
Webbs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde wants to control from the top but Webbs keeps moving.
Webbs has Landeverde pulled in close to control his posture.
Landeverde trying to control the position from guard on top but Webbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Webbs trying to control the position.
Webbs pulls Landeverde in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Webbs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Landeverde.
Landeverde has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Webbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Landeverde can do to turn this around?
Landeverde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Ric Landeverde has been cut.
Landeverde throws a looping overhand right but Webbs ducks down to avoid it.
Webbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Webbs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Landeverde throws a head kick that half lands.
Webbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Landeverde misses with a jab, cross combination.
Webbs sizes up Landeverde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Landeverde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Webbs with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landeverde keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Landeverde sizes up Webbs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Landeverde scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Webbs is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webbs throws a chopping leg kick but Landeverde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Webbs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Landeverde finds it's way round the side to connect with Webbs's head.
Oh Webbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ric Landeverde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landeverde swinging wildly here.
Landeverde misses with a hook to the body
and Webbs counters with a leg kick.
Webbs seems to have got his legs back now.
Landeverde throws a poor cross that misses
and Webbs counters with a nice leg kick.
Landeverde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Landeverde misses with a right hand
and Webbs counters with a one-two to the body.
Landeverde looks to land a right hand but Webbs moved out of range.
Webbs connects with a solid leg kick.
Webbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Webbs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landeverde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Webbs counters with a leg kick.
Webbs throws out a leg kick but Landeverde moves out of range and Webbs only half commits.
Landeverde steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Webbs. That one must have hurt.
Webbs avoids the body shot from Landeverde.
Webbs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Landeverde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Landeverde throws a one two combo.
Landeverde avoids the head kick by Webbs.
Ric Landeverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landeverde misses with a looping left.
Webbs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Landeverde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Webbs's head backwards.
Landeverde cracks the inside of Webbs's front leg.
Landeverde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Webbs.
Webbs scoring well with a low kick there.
Landeverde tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webbs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landeverde.
Webbs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Webbs scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Landeverde does it's job there.
Landeverde takes a kick to the side of the head.
Landeverde throws a good cross that connects.
Webbs cracks a nice hook into Landeverde's ribs.
Landeverde staying out of range there.
Landeverde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Landeverde lands an overhand right.
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!
Webbs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Webbs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Landeverde checks a leg kick.
Landeverde swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webbs keeps Landeverde at a distance using the push kick.
Webbs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Webbs slips under a jab.
Webbs slips under a jab from Landeverde.
Nice defenses there by Webbs.
Landeverde misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Landeverde there.
Landeverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Webbs.
Webbs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Landeverde.
Landeverde swings widly with a right hand
and Webbs counters with a nice body kick.
Landeverde is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landeverde walks into a straight right hand from Webbs.
Landeverde tests Webbs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Webbs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oliver Webbs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ric Landeverde's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Webbs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Webbs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Webbs walks into a straight right hand from Landeverde.
Landeverde misses with a straight right.
Landeverde misses with a left hand
and Webbs makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Landeverde really felt that one!
Webbs connects with a leg kick. Landeverde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Webbs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Webbs misses with a head kick.
Webbs throws a body shot but no joy.
Landeverde goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Landeverde throws a leg kick
and Webbs counters with a big head kick but Landeverde shrugs it off.
Landeverde's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Webbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Landeverde fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Webbs on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landeverde looks to score with a jab to the body but Webbs is just out of range.
Landeverde fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landeverde throws a jab when Webbs was well out of range.
Webbs thinks about countering with a head kick.
Landeverde throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Webbs blocks a jab.
As Landeverde backs away, Webbs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Landeverde dodges the punch combination from Webbs.
Landeverde lands the left hand.
Landeverde misses with an uppercut. Webbs saw that one coming.
Webbs ducks right into an uppercut from Landeverde.
Landeverde tries to bum rush Webbs with a series of wild strikes but Webbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Webbs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Landeverde looks to throw the jab but Webbs is out of range.
Webbs connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Webbs blocks a head kick by Landeverde.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landeverde was well out of range. Poor timing from Webbs.
Webbs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webbs throws a leg kick but Landeverde checks it.
Landeverde misses with a shot to the body
and Webbs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Landeverde's knee momentarily.
Webbs tries a head kick but it misses.
Webbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landeverde takes a swing at Webbs's ribcage but misses.
Webbs thinks about countering with a head kick.
Landeverde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Webbs. Webbs obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Landeverde, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Webbs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Landeverde's sensitive parts.
Landeverde misses with a wild combination.
Webbs misses with a kick to the body.
Webbs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landeverde in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landeverde lands a right hook to the body.
Landeverde throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Webbs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Landeverde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Webbs doesn't seem phased though.
Webbs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Landeverde scores with a nice strike.
Webbs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Landeverde.
Landeverde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Landeverde throws a sloppy head kick and Webbs moves out of range easily.
Landeverde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Webbs throws a leg kick but Landeverde moved away.
Landeverde lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That kick from Webbs tenderised Landeverde's leg. Landeverde is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Landeverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Landeverde lands a nice hook to Webbs's body. Webbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webbs throws a looping overhand right but Landeverde ducks down to avoid it.
Webbs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Landeverde goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Webbs lands with a kick to the temple. Landeverde shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Webbs connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Landeverde to the floor! Webbs dives in looking for the finish!

Landeverde is rocked!
Webbs slips a nice elbow through Landeverde's hands, connecting with Landeverde's forehead.
Landeverde is still in real trouble! Can Webbs finish him?

Landeverde is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Webbs pulls his head out easily.
Ric Landeverde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Webbs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Webbs working Landeverde over with strikes.
Webbs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Webbs slips a nice elbow through Landeverde's hands, connecting with Landeverde's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landeverde tries to kick Webbs off in order to stand up. Webbs Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Landeverde manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Landeverde wants to get back to full guard.
Webbs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Landeverde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Webbs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oliver Webbs.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Webbs, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Webbs!
A relieved looking Oliver Webbs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.