PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Fukuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Newland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryo Fukuyama has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fukuyama
vs
Newland

176 cm
26
163 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryo Fukuyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zach Newland!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newland moves away.
Newland misses the body punch
and Fukuyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Fukuyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Fukuyama.
Newland prevents a body shot from Fukuyama.
Fukuyama digs a right hand into Newland's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newland's gas tank.
Fukuyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newland throws a head punch that misses.
Fukuyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fukuyama.
Fukuyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newland's elbow.
A hook to the body from Newland.
Fukuyama blocks an uppercut.
Fukuyama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newland.
Newland blocks a body shot from Fukuyama.
Newland takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukuyama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newland backwards.
Fukuyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fukuyama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Newland blocks an uppercut.
Fukuyama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Fukuyama.
Fukuyama pushes Newland back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fukuyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fukuyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fukuyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fukuyama lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fukuyama.
Newland blocks a body shot from Fukuyama.

Newland breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Newland misses
and Fukuyama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fukuyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newland misses with a hook.
Newland lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fukuyama backs up against the cage.

It looks like Ryo Fukuyama has been cut.
Newland throws a jab but it's blocked by Fukuyama.
Fukuyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newland.
Newland buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Fukuyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newland doesn't seem phased though.
Newland throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fukuyama.
Newland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fukuyama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fukuyama.
Fukuyama lands with a shot to the body.
Newland throws a shot from downtown. Fukuyama moves away and avoids it.
Newland scores with a leg kick.
Fukuyama misses with a wild body shot.
Fukuyama throws out a powerful jab.
Fukuyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Newland misses
and Newland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fukuyama slips under a jab from Newland.
Fukuyama throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newland counters with a nice uppercut.
Fukuyama lands with a good body shot.
Fukuyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newland throws out the jab.
Fukuyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newland was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukuyama.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukuyama throws a hook but Newland avoids it easily.
Fukuyama throws a hook but Newland avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ryo Fukuyama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryo Fukuyama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fukuyama digs a good body shot into Newland's ribs.
Newland thows a body shot but no joy.
Fukuyama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newland misses with a hook. Fukuyama ducked under it nicely.
Newland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fukuyama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fukuyama moves in looking to clinch but Newland pushes him off.
Fukuyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newland misses with a double jab
and Fukuyama counters with a nice body shot.
Fukuyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukuyama.
Fukuyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newland throws out the jab.
Fukuyama misses with an uppercut.
Fukuyama misses the jab.
Newland misses with a hook to the body
and Fukuyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newland thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukuyama takes one to the side of the head.
Fukuyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Newland circles away.
Newland looks to land a left hand but Fukuyama moved out of range nicely.
Newland looks to land a left hand but Fukuyama moved out of range nicely.
Fukuyama scores with a nice head shot.
Fukuyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Fukuyama misses.
A shot to the body from Newland misses
enabling Fukuyama to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newland looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukuyama is just out of range.
Fukuyama scores with a jab to the body.
Fukuyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newland.
A telegraphed right hand from Newland misses the target.
Newland avoids a kick to the body.
Newland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Fukuyama counter with a right hand.
Fukuyama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newland misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fukuyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Newland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fukuyama stuns Newland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fukuyama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newland.
Fukuyama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fukuyama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Fukuyama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryo Fukuyama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Newland avoids the body shot from Fukuyama.
Fukuyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fukuyama to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newland. Fukuyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fukuyama counters with a right hand to the body.
Newland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newland moves out of range as Fukuyama strikes.
Newland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fukuyama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Fukuyama.
Fukuyama scores with a hook to the body. Newland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fukuyama throws a hook to the side of Newland's head but Newland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fukuyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newland throws out the jab.
Fukuyama is looking to wear down Newland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fukuyama throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fukuyama lands a nice shot that snaps Newland's head back.
Newland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukuyama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Fukuyama.
Fukuyama misses with a wild body shot.
Fukuyama throws a jab when Newland was well out of range.
Newland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukuyama.
Newland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newland looks to throw the jab but Fukuyama is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Fukuyama.
Newland is looking to score with low kicks.
Ryo Fukuyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Fukuyama connects with the punch.
Newland misses with a wild body shot.
Zach Newland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fukuyama lands with a good body shot.
Fukuyama moves forwards but Newland connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Newland slips under a jab from Fukuyama.
Newland throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fukuyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukuyama.
Fukuyama lands with an overhand left.
Fukuyama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newland throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fukuyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fukuyama stuns Newland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fukuyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryo Fukuyama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fukuyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Fukuyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fukuyama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Fukuyama!