PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Newgate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Aurelio
vs
Newgate

180 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Bulk Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Newgate!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newgate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Newgate keeps the fight on the outside.

Aurelio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aurelio lands in his opponent's guard.
Newgate keeping moving, preventing Aurelio from controlling successfully.
Newgate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newgate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aurelio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Newgate wants to hit a switch here but Aurelio passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Newgate there!
Aurelio throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aurelio lands a nice shot to the head.
Aurelio trying to control but Newgate is having none of it.
Newgate is looking to improve his position but Aurelio isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newgate wants to control but Aurelio is having none of it.
Newgate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelio avoids the attempt from Newgate to control.
Newgate tries to reverse the position but Aurelio maintains control.
Aurelio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Newgate is looking to escape.
Aurelio avoids the attempt from Newgate to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Newgate is working to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Aurelio there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aurelio thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Newgate is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Aurelio there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Newgate is looking to improve his position but Aurelio isn't that keen on the idea.
Aurelio 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.
Aurelio avoids the attempt from Newgate to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newgate is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aurelio thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Newgate can't escape the position.
Aurelio lands a big shot there that rocks Newgate but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Aurelio.
Newgate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aurelio punching from mount but Newgate doing a good job of avoiding damage.

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.
Newgate is looking to improve his position but Aurelio isn't that keen on the idea.
Newgate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Newgate tries to hold on but Aurelio postures up.
Newgate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aurelio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Newgate hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Aurelio dominated that round.
That's time! Aurelio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aurelio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Newgate's head.
Aurelio scores with a head kick.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aurelio.
Aurelio closes the distance and clinches up with Newgate, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes Newgate against the cage but Newgate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aurelio shoots in looking for a takedown. Newgate tries to sprawl out of it but Aurelio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Newgate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newgate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Aurelio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Newgate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Newgate showed some decent athleticism there.
Newgate wants to free his trapped foot but Aurelio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Newgate passes to side control.
Aurelio is not content to let Newgate control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newgate misses with the ground and pound.
Newgate wants to control but Aurelio is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aurelio misses with a takedown attempt

and Newgate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Newgate moves into full mount! Aurelio won't be happy about that!
Newgate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aurelio is looking to escape.
Newgate avoids the attempt from Aurelio to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newgate tries to control but Aurelio wriggling away.

Newgate has hold of Aurelio's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Aurelio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Newgate is looking to work his way around to Aurelio's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Newgate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Newgate thowing shots but they're missing.
Newgate tries to control but Aurelio wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Newgate looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aurelio is controlling an arm, preventing Newgate from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Newgate is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aurelio is surviving well by controlling Newgate's body position as best he can.
Aurelio tries to hold on but Newgate postures up.
Newgate unloads with some shots from mount but Aurelio bucks and avoids them well.
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 Marco Aurelio will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aurelio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Newgate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Newgate.
Newgate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newgate wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
Newgate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newgate preventing the sweep.
Newgate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newgate trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newgate wants to pass the guard but Aurelio is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aurelio misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a takedown

and Newgate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Newgate is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Aurelio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Newgate wants to take a breather but Aurelio is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Newgate in particular looking to stall.
Newgate works his way into full mount!
Newgate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Newgate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aurelio is looking to escape.
Newgate pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Aurelio is squirming around, avoiding Newgate's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newgate is trying to take his opponent's back.

Newgate jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Aurelio is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Aurelio and Newgate has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Newgate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newgate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Newgate trying to control the position but Aurelio is working away.

Newgate is trying to get an arm triangle but Aurelio is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Newgate working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Newgate is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Aurelio's shoulder. That is not cool.
Edward Newgate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newgate trying to control the action but Aurelio is working from the bottom.
Aurelio is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Newgate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aurelio 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marco Aurelio!