PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Newman
vs
Lock

200 cm
19
213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Newman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lock!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newman scores with a nice strike.
Lock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lock throws a series of punches but Newman avoids them all with ease.
Eric Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lock misses with a few strikes there.
Newman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newman looks to land a combination. Lock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Newman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lock.
Newman throws a leg kick which misses Lock's front leg but catches the back leg as Lock tries to avoid it.
Newman scores with a punch to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lock throws a leg kick
and Newman counters with a straight right hand.
Newman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lock cracks a nice hook into Newman's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Newman. That snapped Lock's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Lock as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Lock misses its intended target.
Lock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newman circles away quickly and effectively.
Lock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Newman counters with a low kick, right behind Lock 's knee.
Lock looks gassed!
Newman lands a head shot.
Newman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newman throws a leg kick which misses Lock's front leg but catches the back leg as Lock tries to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Newman there.
Lock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Newman counters with a nice uppercut.
Newman lands a really nice looking cross but Lock seems unphased.
Newman lands with a good body shot.
Newman cracks Lock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newman cracks a nice hook into Lock's ribs.
Newman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lock.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Newman.
Lock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Newman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newman catches Lock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lock walks into a stiff left hand from Newman.
Lock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A good leg kick by Newman.
Newman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lock on the side of the head.

Lock is rocked!
Newman walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lock drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Newman swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lock's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Newman!
Eric Newman is the new light heavyweight champion!