PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michale Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Angelo Fernandes Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Webb
vs
Angelo Fernandes Souza

156 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michale Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel Angelo Fernandes Souza!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angelo Fernandes Souza throws a lazy head kick

and Webb counters with a shoot takedown. Angelo Fernandes Souza fights it but they end up in guard.
Angelo Fernandes Souza wants to stand up but Webb is controlling him.
Webb lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Webb really is a fat lump.
Angelo Fernandes Souza working a defensive guard here.
Angelo Fernandes Souza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Webb puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Angelo Fernandes Souza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Webb is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelo Fernandes Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Webb scores with a couple of nice shots.
Webb missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo Fernandes Souza wants to control but Webb passes into side.
Webb misses with the ground and pound.
Angelo Fernandes Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
Check out the look on Webb's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Angelo Fernandes Souza taking punishment in the form of punches.
Angelo Fernandes Souza can't do much from the bottom here.
Webb cracks Angelo Fernandes Souza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Angelo Fernandes Souza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo Fernandes Souza tries to buck Webb off but Webb is having none of it.
Angelo Fernandes Souza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Webb has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Webb tries for a kimura but Angelo Fernandes Souza is defending well.
Webb just content to control the position.
Webb scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Angelo Fernandes Souza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Angelo Fernandes Souza wants to control but Webb postures up.
Webb landing strikes.
Angelo Fernandes Souza is trying to control Webb's posture but Webb avoids it.

Webb goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Angelo Fernandes Souza rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Webb's guard! Nice work there by Angelo Fernandes Souza!

Webb is looking for a triangle but Angelo Fernandes Souza pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angelo Fernandes Souza has gone for a leg lock! Webb slips out almost immediately though and dives into Angelo Fernandes Souza's guard.

Webb lands a couple of digs.
Webb looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Webb lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michale Webb dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Angelo Fernandes Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Webb shoots in for a double leg but Angelo Fernandes Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Webb manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Angelo Fernandes Souza on his heels. He'll look to pass Angelo Fernandes Souza's guard now, I'm sure.

Angelo Fernandes Souza scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Webb dives in for a single leg takedown but Angelo Fernandes Souza sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Angelo Fernandes Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Webb defends it nicely.
No luck for Webb with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michale Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Webb feints and as Angelo Fernandes Souza raises his hands in defense, Webb changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Angelo Fernandes Souza manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angelo Fernandes Souza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Michale Webb has been cut.

Webb shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Angelo Fernandes Souza is trying to defend but Webb finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Angelo Fernandes Souza pushes Webb off and gets back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Angelo Fernandes Souza.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ground and pound from Angelo Fernandes Souza seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Angelo Fernandes Souza controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angelo Fernandes Souza decides to stand up, so the ref orders Webb to his feet.
Angelo Fernandes Souza slaps away a takedown attempt from Webb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Angelo Fernandes Souza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Webb counters with a straight right hand.
Angelo Fernandes Souza throws a right and a left that Webb avoids nicely.

Webb scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Angelo Fernandes Souza is trying to escape back to his feet but Webb uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Angelo Fernandes Souza can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo Fernandes Souza is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Webb is staying active.
Webb controlling the position.
Angelo Fernandes Souza takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Webb working the ground and pound.
Angelo Fernandes Souza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Webb working the ground and pound from side control.
Webb cracks Angelo Fernandes Souza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Webb content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Angelo Fernandes Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michale Webb's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Webb fails with a takedown attempt.
Angelo Fernandes Souza scores with a head kick.

Angelo Fernandes Souza drops Webb with a beautiful combination! Webb stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Angelo Fernandes Souza is looking for the KO!

Angelo Fernandes Souza tries to keep at a distance but Webb has taken the fight into the clinch.

Angelo Fernandes Souza has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Webb clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelo Fernandes Souza not allowing Webb to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb tries to escape but Angelo Fernandes Souza has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Angelo Fernandes Souza doesn't have the hooks in and Webb manages to turn into his guard.
Webb won't allow Angelo Fernandes Souza to sweep him here.

Angelo Fernandes Souza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Webb is aware though and is defending well.
Webb is working Angelo Fernandes Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Webb looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Webb is standing up over Angelo Fernandes Souza. Angelo Fernandes Souza looks to escape but Webb dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelo Fernandes Souza is trying to get back to his feet.
Webb scores with punches from side control.
Angelo Fernandes Souza trying to remain calm as Webb controls from the top position.
Webb seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Angelo Fernandes Souza for as long as he can get away with.
Webb continues to stall.
Angelo Fernandes Souza strikes from the bottom but Webb takes advantage and advances to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelo Fernandes Souza is working to get back to half guard.
Webb sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Angelo Fernandes Souza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Webb controlling the position easily from mount.
Webb breaks from Angelo Fernandes Souza's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Angelo Fernandes Souza tries to hold on but Webb postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Angelo Fernandes Souza can't escape the position.

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 Michale Webb.
I think Webb has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!