PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conley Barbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Barbee
vs
Newell

165 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conley Barbee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Newell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newell works the jab nicely.
Newell misses with a left hand
and Barbee counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbee slips a jab from Newell.
Newell punishes Barbee's body with a nice straight punch.
Barbee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbee lands a nice hook to Newell's body. Newell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newell misses with a hook.
Newell misses with a straight right.
Barbee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Conley Barbee has been cut.
Newell misses with a straight right.
Newell throws a hook to the side of Barbee's head but Barbee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Newell misses the target.
Newell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbee.
A slow jab from Barbee misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newell swinging wildly here.
Newell jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell throws a lazy uppercut
and Barbee counters with a left to the body.
Newell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbee thows a body shot but no joy.
Newell misses with a hook
and Barbee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Newell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbee.
Andy Newell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newell throws a body punch but Barbee moves out of range.
Barbee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbee is looking to wear down Newell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newell. Barbee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newell lunges at Barbee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbee's hand.
Newell throws an off balance right hand
and Barbee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newell.
Newell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell lands a nice looking body shot.
Newell looks to land a right hand but Barbee moved out of range.
Newell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbee throws a body punch but Newell moves out of range.
Barbee slips under a jab from Newell.
Barbee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newell.
Newell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barbee shoots in but no luck this time.
Newell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newell swings for the body but Barbee moves out of range.
Barbee slips under a jab.
Newell misses with an uppercut.
Newell throws the left hand but Barbee avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell looks to throw the jab but Barbee is out of range.
Barbee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newell.
Newell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbee manages to avoid it.
A combination from Newell does no damage.
Barbee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbee throws a shot to the body.
Newell lands a glancing blow to the side of Barbee's head.
Newell throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbee counters with a right hand to the body.
Newell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andy Newell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newell scores with a body shot.
Newell looks to land a combination but Barbee avoids it well.
Newell sizes up Barbee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Newell looks winded!
Newell throws a hook but Barbee blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Newell takes a swing at Barbee's ribcage but misses.
Barbee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Newell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbee somewhat.
Barbee slips under a jab from Newell.
Newell misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbee slips a jab from Newell.
Barbee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newell jabs at Barbee's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbee manages to avoid it.
Barbee slips a jab from Newell.
Newell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbee circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Newell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conley Barbee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Good standup being displayed there by Newell as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbee. Newell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbee swings for the body but Newell moves out of range.
Barbee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Newell tries to bum rush Barbee with a series of wild strikes but Barbee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barbee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newell.
Newell looks to land a left hand but Barbee moved out of range nicely.
Newell throws the left hand but Barbee avoids the punch easily.
Barbee scores with a decent looking hook.
Barbee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Newell misses the target.
Barbee misses with a wild body shot.
Newell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newell loads up on a big right hand but Barbee slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell throws out a loose jab but Barbee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newell misses with a hook.
Barbee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Newell throws a hook to the side of Barbee's head but Barbee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbee.
Newell thows a body shot but no joy.
Newell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbee was well out of range. Poor timing from Newell.
Andy Newell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbee defending well as Newell loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Newell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newell is breathing heavily.
Newell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbee counters with a left to the body.
Newell looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbee is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell lands a slapping body shot.
Newell misses the jab.
Newell misses with an uppercut
and Barbee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Newell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbee manages to avoid it.
Barbee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newell.
Newell throws a looping overhand right but Barbee ducks down to avoid it.
Newell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbee stuns Newell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Newell does no damage.
Newell misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbee counters with a left to the body.
Newell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Newell misses with an uppercut
and Barbee counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Newell coming out on top.
Newell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbee was well out of range. Poor timing from Newell.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barbee might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Newell misses with an uppercut
and Barbee counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Newell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbee.
Barbee slips a jab from Newell.
Barbee swings for the body but Newell moves out of range.
Barbee misses with a wild combination.
Barbee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newell.
Newell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Newell lands with a nice body punch.
Newell stuffs the takedown.
Barbee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newell throws a shot from downtown. Barbee moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbee throws a shot from downtown. Newell moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Newell misses
enabling Barbee to counter with a crisp jab.
Newell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbee shoots in for a double leg but Newell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newell. Barbee does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Newell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Newell.
Newell lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbee misses with a looping left.
Newell throws a lazy right hand but Barbee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Newell misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Newell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conley Barbee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Newell. Barbee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbee avoids the body shot from Newell.
Barbee moves away from the strike by Newell.
Barbee misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Barbee.
Newell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Newell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Newell sprawls well. Newell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barbee gets slowly back to his feet.
Newell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell misses with a straight right.
Newell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbee manages to avoid it.
Newell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barbee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newell.
Newell swings widly with a right hand
and Barbee counters with a three punch combo that has Newell backing up. Newell nods at Barbee to acknowledge the strikes.
Newell misses the shot to the body.
Barbee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newell misses with a looping right.
Newell throws a hook but Barbee blocks it.
Newell lands a head shot.
A left lands for Barbee.
Barbee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbee there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Newell lands a nice hook to Barbee's body. Barbee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbee on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Newell. That snapped Barbee's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newell looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbee is just out of range.
Newell looks to throw the jab but Barbee is out of range.
Nice jab there from Barbee.
Good exchange - Barbee coming out on top.
Newell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbee manages to avoid it.
Barbee looks to land a combination but Newell avoids it well.
Barbee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newell.
Newell misses with an uppercut. Barbee saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Newell throws a hook but Barbee blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Newell. Those never looked like landing.
Newell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barbee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conley Barbee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Barbee catches Newell right on the button with a cross.
Barbee misses with a hook.
Newell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newell.
A slow jab from Newell misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newell moves away.
Barbee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Newell throws a right hand that misses
and Barbee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Newell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbee misses with the combination.
Barbee connects with a right hand. Newell shakes it off.
A left and a right from Newell both land. Nice combination.
Newell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Newell throws a lazy right hand but Barbee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andy Newell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Newell throws a shot from downtown. Barbee moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Newell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Newell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Andy Newell!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Andy Newell!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Andy Newell!

Andy Newell wins by unanimous decision!