PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Newheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gable has chosen Rick Derringer - I am a Real American as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Newheart
vs
Gable

193 cm
29
267 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

201 cm
29
282 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Newheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newheart lands a high kick!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gable misses with an uppercut
and Newheart makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gable really felt that one!
A shot to the body from Gable misses
and Newheart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gable misses with a takedown attempt
and Newheart counters with a nice leg kick.
Newheart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gable blocks a head kick by Newheart.
Gable dips to his left and cracks Newheart with an uppercut!

It looks like Kyle Newheart has been cut.
Newheart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gable has his takedown stuffed

and Newheart counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newheart lands a nice uppercut.
Gable blocks the elbow strike.
Newheart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Newheart throws an elbow that misses.
Gable takes a shot to the head.
Newheart connects with a knee to the head.
Newheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gable.

That's two 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.
Newheart missing with knees to the body.
Newheart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Newheart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newheart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gable is trying to push Newheart away but Newheart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newheart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gable is trying to break the clinch but Newheart has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newheart pressing his opponent against the cage.
Newheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Newheart pressing his opponent against the cage.
Newheart with a knee to the head.

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.
Newheart lands with a left to the head.
Newheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gable has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newheart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Newheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Newheart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Newheart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newheart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gable tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kyle Newheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Gable.
Gable blocks an elbow strike from Newheart.
Gable is trying to break the clinch but Newheart is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Newheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Newheart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Newheart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gable lands a lovely overhand right.
Gable misses with a left hand
and Newheart counters with a nice leg kick.
Gable misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Newheart to counter with a crisp jab.
Gable misses with a lunging right hand
and Newheart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A good leg kick by Newheart.
Gable takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Newheart tries to clinch there but Gable circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Newheart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gable doesn't seem phased though.
Newheart connects with a leg kick. Gable looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gable misses with a jab to the body
and Newheart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newheart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gable's calf.
Gable chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newheart can pounce on him.
Newheart throws a low kick but Gable avoids it.
Newheart scores with a hook to the body. Gable takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gable takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newheart darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Newheart tries to clinch but Gable is having none of it.
Gable takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gable's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch lands to the side of Gable 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newheart throws a leg kick which misses Gable's front leg but catches the back leg as Gable tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Gable misses
and Newheart counters with a three punch combo that has Gable backing up. Gable nods at Newheart to acknowledge the strikes.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Gable chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Newheart can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Newheart instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Newheart smiles and moves away.
Gable throws an off balance right hand
and Newheart counters with an inside leg kick.
Gable misses with a hook
and Newheart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Newheart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Newheart clinches up with Gable and pushes him back against the cage.
Newheart is stalling here.
Newheart gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newheart pushes Gable back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newheart looking to throw knees to the head but Gable is blocking nicely.
Newheart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gable blocks it with crossed arms.
Newheart misses with an elbow strike.
Newheart missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Newheart.
Newheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gable fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Newheart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Newheart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Newheart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gable throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newheart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gable's knee momentarily.
Gable shoots and misses
and Newheart counters with a head kick. That will keep Gable thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gable misses with a hook
and Newheart counters with a low kick, right behind Gable 's knee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Newheart.
Newheart keeps Gable at a distance using the push kick.
Newheart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gable takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newheart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gable misses with a hook

and Newheart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Newheart.
Gable tries to stall but Newheart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Newheart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Newheart.
Newheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Newheart connects with a knee to the head.
Newheart is struggling to control the position.
Newheart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dan Gable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Newheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Newheart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Newheart landing knees to the head.

It looks like Dan Gable has been cut.
Newheart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gable or not.
Newheart is pushing Gable up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newheart misses with a knee to the head.
Newheart digs a right hand underneath Gable's ribcage. Gable let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on Newheart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Newheart.
Newheart fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gable throws a lazy uppercut
and Newheart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Newheart lands with a straight right. Gable didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newheart throws a head kick but Gable moves out of range.
Gable misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Newheart counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newheart.
Gable misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Newheart takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Newheart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gable misses with a lunging right hand
and Newheart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gable's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Newheart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newheart 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kyle Newheart!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Kyle Newheart!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Kyle Newheart!

Kyle Newheart wins by unanimous decision!