PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isac Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and david tho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Diablo - The Preacher. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Newton
vs
tho

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, david tho!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
tho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Newton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Newton wants to control from the top but tho keeps moving.
tho has his hands on Newton's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

tho wriggles free and stands up.

tho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
tho has Newton pushed against the cage.
Newton is looking to break free of the clinch but tho has double underhooks.
Newton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
tho gets underhooks to prevent Newton's takedown attempt.
tho stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

tho breaks from the clinch.

tho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from tho.

It looks like Isac Newton has been cut.
Newton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isac Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

tho breaks the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Newton.

Newton tries for a kimura but tho is defending well.
Newton trying to control the action but tho is working from the bottom.
Newton is breathing heavily.
tho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Newton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
tho manages to work his way to half guard, despite Newton's best efforts.

tho pushes Newton off and gets back to his feet.
Newton shoots in and drives through. tho sprawls well.
tho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newton.
Newton closes the distance looking to clinch

and tho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Newton is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! tho rolls with it to try and escape but Newton cranks on the arm and tho is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isac Newton!