PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ever Last (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Newton
vs
Last

170 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ever Last!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Last misses with a two punch combination.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Last tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Last tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Last's head.
Last shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Newton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Last letting Newton take a breather here.
Last can't break the clinch.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Newton avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Newton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton lands a left hand.
Newton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Last's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Last looks gassed!
Newton crunches a lovely knee into Last's ribcage.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Last backwards.
Newton lands a damaging elbow.
Newton scores with a knee to the head.

Last is rocked!

It looks like Ever Last has been cut.
Newton lands a knee to the body.
Newton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Newton.
Newton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Last.
Nice body punch from Newton - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Newton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Last takes an elbow to the forehead.
Newton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Last's face.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Newton.
A shot in the inside from Newton.
A right handed body shot lands from Newton.
Newton landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Newton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Newton has Last pushed against the cage.
A short right from Newton on the inside.
Newton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Newton pushes Last back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Newton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Newton lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newton.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Newton - that landed with a thud.
Newton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Newton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Last in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Newton scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Newton working Last over with knees to the body.
Newton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Newton lands a knee to the body.
Last is trying to break free.
Newton lands a body shot.
Newton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Last's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newton.
Newton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Newton.
Newton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Newton.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Newton.
A body shot lands from Newton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands an elbow inside that Last shrugs off.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Last takes an elbow to the temple.
Newton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Newton lands a nice elbow.
Newton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newton effectively controlling the action here.
Last wants to break free but Newton has control.
A body shot lands from Newton.
Newton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Last backwards.
Last takes a knee to the side of the body.
Newton lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Last takes a knee right on the jaw!
Newton landing knees to the body.
Last takes a knee right on the jaw!
Newton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lasts head.
Newton stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Newton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ever Last's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Newton gets a clinch.
Newton prevents the takedown attempt.
Newton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newton slowing the pace effectively.
Newton lands with a left to the head.
Last tries to pull guard but Newton holds him up against the cage and eventually Last drops back down to his feet.
Newton lands with a short shot to the head.
Newton lands a good knee to the midsection. Last won't want to take too many of those.
Newton lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Newton.
Newton with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Newton obliges.
Newton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Newton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton landing knees to the body.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Newton lands with a right to the head.
Last misses with the head strike.
Newton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Last can do to turn this around?
Newton lands a nice elbow.
Newton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Last fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andrew Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ever Last.
Newton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Last.
Newton presses Last against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Newton digs a right hand underneath Last's ribcage. Last let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Newton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Newton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Newton gets through Last's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newton leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Newton obliges.
Newton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Newton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Newton.
Newton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Last backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Newton.
Newton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Newton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Newton leaning against his opponent.
Newton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Last's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Newton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Newton.
Newton is struggling to control the position.
Newton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newton crunches a lovely knee into Last's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Newton.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newton.
Last looking for a takedown.
Last tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Newton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Newton.
Last looking for a takedown.
Newton lands a hook that snaps the head of Last backwards.
Good body shot from Newton.
Newton landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton working Last over with knees to the body.
Newton pushes Last back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Last or not.
Newton lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Newton to work.
Last tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Newton presses Last against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Newton.
Newton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Newton obliges.
Last letting Newton take a breather here.
Newton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Last wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Newton lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Newton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ever Last's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Newton.

Newton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Last is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Newton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Last looking to stall.
Newton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lasts head.
Nice elbow from Newton.
Andrew Newton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Newton lands a nice elbow.
Newton keeps control of Last as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Newton lands a body shot.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton is stalling here.
Newton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Last's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Newton.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Newton.
Newton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Last lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Last takes an elbow to the forehead.
Newton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Newton cracks Last with a nice body shot.
Newton is working Last over against the cage.
Newton is pressed up against the cage. Last has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Newton down to the mat. Newton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Newton lands a nice hook to Last's body. Last takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Last walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newton connects with a nice looking jab.
Newton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Last. Last circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
Last takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Newton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Last. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Newton.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a head kick that Last semi-blocks.
Last takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab, jab by Newton - just one landing.
Newton lands with a good body shot.
Ever Last is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newton.
Newton lands with a slapping head kick.
Newton lands with a hook. Last tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Last on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Last with a lazy takedown attempt
and Newton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrew Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ever Last.
A shot to the liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Andrew Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Last has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Last there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newton tests Last's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a nice looking body kick.
Last has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newton.
Andrew Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Last tries to keep at a distance but Newton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Newton landing knees to the head.
Newton cracks Last with a nice body shot.
Last's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good body shot from Newton.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newton.
Newton lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Newton working Last over with knees to the body.
Newton lands a good knee to the midsection. Last won't want to take too many of those.
Newton scores a nice knee to the body.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Newton scores a nice knee to the body.
Newton with a knee to the head.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
Newton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton stalling.
Newton lands a damaging elbow.
Ever Last has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newton stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newton 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Newton!