PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newmark's entrance music is Marilyn Manson - Rock is Dead. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Newmark
vs
Geissen

194 cm
20
204 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Geissen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Newmark.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geissen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses.
Newmark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Geissen misses with a hook.
Newmark misses with a kick to the body.
Geissen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newmark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Geissen's knee momentarily.
Geissen throws a shot from downtown. Newmark moves away and avoids it.
Newmark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geissen.
Geissen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Geissen misses with a hook
and Newmark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Geissen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Geissen misses with a left hand
and Newmark counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geissen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Newmark moves out of range of the strikes.
Newmark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
Shawn Geissen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geissen misses with a hook
and Newmark counters with a body kick that stops Geissen in his tracks momentarily.
Newmark fakes the leg kick and cracks Geissen in the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newmark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Geissen.
Geissen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Newmark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Newmark blocks a jab.
Newmark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Geissen.
Geissen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newmark.
Geissen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newmark.
Geissen misses with an uppercut. Newmark saw that one coming.
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Newmark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Geissen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geissen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newmark counters with an outside leg kick.
Geissen throws a lazy uppercut
and Newmark counters with a body kick.
Newmark moves out of range of the strikes.
Geissen jabs Newmark right on the nose. Newmark blinks but takes it well.
Geissen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geissen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Newmark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Geissen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Geissen moves out of range as Newmark throws a body kick.
Newmark moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Newmark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Geissen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark lands a high kick!
Geissen misses with a right hand
and Newmark counters with a body kick that stops Geissen in his tracks momentarily.
Newmark scores with a kick to the body.
Geissen looks gassed!
Newmark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Newmark misses with a body kick.
Newmark connects with a high kick.
Newmark slips a jab and a cross from Geissen.
Newmark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Geissen's sensitive parts.
Geissen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Newmark explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Geissen misses with a right hand
and Newmark counters with a nice body kick.
Geissen swings widly with a right hand
and Newmark counters with a nice leg kick.
Newmark lands a head kick. Geissen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newmark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newmark throws a sloppy head kick and Geissen moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen blocks a head kick by Newmark.
Geissen throws a lazy uppercut
and Newmark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Geissen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Geissen throws a right hand that Newmark ducks under and follows up with a left that Newmark also avoids with ease.
Newmark ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Newmark lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Newmark.
Newmark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Newmark misses with a head kick.
Newmark throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Newmark scores with a head kick.
Geissen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newmark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Geissen misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Newmark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geissen.
Newmark lands with a kick to the temple. Geissen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newmark lands a nice looking body kick.
Newmark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geissen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Newmark.
Newmark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Geissen takes a step back to recover.
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Newmark counters with a big head kick but Geissen shrugs it off.

Geissen is rocked!
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Newmark slips a straight right by Geissen.
Geissen misses with a lunging right hand
and Newmark counters with an inside leg kick.
Geissen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Newmark. That one must have hurt.
Nice body kick from Newmark.
Newmark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geissen.
Newmark connects with a high kick.
Newmark moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newmark throws a sloppy head kick and Geissen moves out of range easily.
Newmark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Geissen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newmark counters with an inside leg kick.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Newmark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Geissen moves out of range as Newmark throws a body kick.
Geissen looks to land a left hand but Newmark moved out of range nicely.
Newmark throws a head kick but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newmark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Geissen misses with a right hand
and Newmark counters with an inside leg kick.
Newmark tries a head kick but it misses.
Newmark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Newmark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newmark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newmark ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Geissen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Newmark is out of range.
Newmark lands with a slapping head kick.
Geissen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Bobby Newmark has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Newmark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Newmark. That's going to slow Geissen down.
Newmark looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen misses with a few strikes there.
Geissen is breathing heavily.
Geissen misses with a straight left.
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Newmark - that will leave a mark!
Newmark scoring well with a low kick there.
Geissen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newmark throws a head kick that half lands.
Newmark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Geissen takes a step back to recover.
Geissen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Geissen misses the jab.
Geissen throws a hook but Newmark avoids it easily.
Geissen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Newmark slips a straight right by Geissen.
Newmark misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newmark throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses.
Geissen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Newmark tenderised Geissen's leg. Geissen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Geissen throws a right hand that misses
and Newmark counters with a good, hard body kick but Geissen shrugs it off.
Bobby Newmark is winning the standup battle so far.
Newmark scores with a spinning back kick!
Newmark scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Geissen.
Geissen moves out of range of the body kick from Newmark.
Newmark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geissen's calf.
Newmark connects with a leg kick. Geissen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Newmark lands a head kick!
Geissen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newmark.
Newmark throws a front kick that sends Geissen stumbling back into the cage.
Geissen throws a big shot that misses.
Newmark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Geissen can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newmark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newmark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Geissen blocks a head kick by Newmark.
Geissen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Newmark's head.
Geissen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newmark.
Newmark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Geissen's calf.
Newmark throws a leg kick which misses Geissen's front leg but catches the back leg as Geissen tries to avoid it.
Newmark lands with a kick to the ribs.
Geissen throws a hook to the side of Newmark's head but Newmark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Geissen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newmark connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Geissen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newmark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Geissen.
Newmark moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Geissen throws a right hand that misses
and Newmark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Newmark lands but Geissen takes it in his stride.
Geissen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newmark makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Geissen really felt that one!
Newmark misses with a head kick.
Newmark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newmark throws a nice head kick!
Newmark moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Newmark throws a sloppy head kick and Geissen moves out of range easily.
A big right from Geissen misses.
Newmark connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Newmark. Geissen shrugs it off though.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Geissen misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geissen throws a poor cross that misses
and Newmark finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newmark pushes Geissen away with a front kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Geissen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Newmark has got the better of the exchanges.
Newmark misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Newmark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Newmark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Newmark throws a wild body kick that Geissen sees coming a mile off.
Newmark misses with a kick to the body.
Newmark blocks a jab.
Newmark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Newmark slams his shin into Geissen's torso.
Newmark tries a head kick but it misses.
Newmark lands a high kick!
Geissen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geissen misses the jab.
Newmark delivers a nice body kick.
Geissen misses with a hook. Newmark ducked under it nicely.
Newmark moves out of range as Geissen strikes.
Geissen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Newmark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Geissen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Newmark - the referee stops the clock and Geissen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Newmark. Geissen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Geissen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Geissen moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newmark throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Newmark.
Newmark fakes the leg kick and cracks Geissen in the body.
A head kick misses from Newmark.
Geissen misses the jab.
Geissen looks to land a left hand but Newmark moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Geissen missing with a left hand there. Newmark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geissen throws an off balance right hand
and Newmark counters with a nice leg kick.
Geissen throws an overhand right that lands on Newmark's shoulder, as Newmark tries to avoid the shot.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geissen moves out of range of the body kick.
Newmark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newmark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Newmark is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Newmark cracks the inside of Geissen's front leg.
Geissen misses with a looping right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Newmark!
Geissen misses with a lunging right hand
and Newmark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from Geissen misses.
Nice body kick from Newmark.
Geissen lands with an uppercut that bounces Newmark off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Geissen misses.
Newmark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newmark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Geissen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Geissen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Newmark lands with a kick to the ribs.
That kick from Newmark tenderised Geissen's leg. Geissen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Geissen misses with a wild combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Newmark.
Newmark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Newmark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Geissen misses.
That kick from Newmark tenderised Geissen's leg. Geissen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Geissen misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Geissen.
Newmark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newmark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geissen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newmark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen misses with an uppercut
and Newmark counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Geissen swings widly with a right hand
and Newmark counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Newmark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Newmark lands a high kick!
Newmark throws a push kick but Geissen slaps the foot to one side.
Newmark defending well as Geissen loads up on a big left hand.
Newmark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geissen.
Newmark tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geissen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newmark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newmark slips under a jab.
Shawn Geissen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newmark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Newmark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newmark 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Newmark!
A relieved looking Bobby Newmark thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.