PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xanadu Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - Hot In Herre. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lewis
vs
Newton

182 cm
26
179 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xanadu Newton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Lewis blocks the low kick.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
Newton slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newton's head backwards.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Newton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Newton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Newton scores with a one two! Lewis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xanadu Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton throws a leg kick but Lewis checks it.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Lewis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Newton tries to land a leg kick but Lewis saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Newton is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Newton throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Newton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newton throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Newton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
Newton throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Newton is looking to score with low kicks.
Newton avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis moves forwards but Newton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Newton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Newton throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Lewis is looking to score with low kicks.
Lewis checks a low kick from Newton.
Newton throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Newton tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Newton digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Newton.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Newton counters with a good, hard body kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Newton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lewis rather than just go for the knockout.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
Newton lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
Newton throws a leg kick that misses.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Xanadu Newton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lewis checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Newton.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newton.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lewis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lewis tries to work over Newton's front leg with a kick but Newton checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Newton throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
A jab from Lewis finds it's way through Newton's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newton, as that shot connected.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Newton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Newton connects with a body shot.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Newton's ribs.
Xanadu Newton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton lands a body shot.

Lewis darts in and clinches Newton up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Come on Newton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Lewis works on Newton's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton blocking some punches.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Newton digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Newton lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis works on Newton's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis gets through Newton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
Newton taking a breather.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Newton.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Newton.
Newton lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Newton tries to tie him up.
Newton lands a shot to the body.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis catches Newton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis thuds a left hand into Newton's body.
Lewis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newton walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
Newton misses with a looping right.
Lewis catches Newton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Newton connects with a body shot.
Newton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Newton
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis throws a hook but Newton blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Lewis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Newton counters with a solid body kick.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newton's head backwards.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton thumps Lewis with a low kick.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Newton's head back.
Newton is looking to clinch.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newton pushes Lewis away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newton.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Newton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Newton throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Newton misses its intended target.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.

Lewis darts in and clinches Newton up against the cage.
Lewis pushes Newton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Newton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lewis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton working aggressively here.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Newton lands a shot to the body.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Newton feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.

Newton has managed to clinch.
Newton stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.

Newton jumps into guard, dragging Lewis to the mat.

Newton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lewis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Newton is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Newton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newton has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.

Newton has his foot on Lewis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lewis works his way back into a safe position though.
Lewis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lewis pushing down on Newton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Newton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Lewis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Newton.
Lewis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Newton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Xanadu Newton just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newton slips a jab from Lewis.
Newton misses with a straight left.

Lewis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Newton, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Newton.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
Newton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Lewis.
Newton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Newton or not.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newton ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis moves out of range of the leg kick from Newton.
Lewis scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lewis feints and then cracks Newton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newton down.
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!
Lewis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newton.
Newton throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Newton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Newton misses with a leg kick.
Newton takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Newton.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Newton. Newton obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Newton.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Newton.
Newton cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Newton misses with a leg kick.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Lewis had his way with Xanadu Newton in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Newton moves away and avoids it.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newton misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand

and Newton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Newton.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Newton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newton.
Newton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lewis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
Newton blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Newton taking a breather.
Newton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis pushes Newton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis connects with a knee to the head.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Newton. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lewis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lewis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lewis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Newton is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton throws a low kick but Lewis avoids it.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Newton is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a chopping leg kick but Lewis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Lewis takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Newton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lewis's calf.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Newton moved out of range.

Lewis moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Newton has Lewis pressed against the cage, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Newton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newton.
Newton throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Newton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis connects with a crisp jab.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lewis lands with a straight right. Newton didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis throws the left hand but Newton avoids the punch easily.
Newton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Newton scores with a shot to the body.
Newton throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Newton wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Newton avoids them all with ease.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Newton. Newton obviously looking to wear him down.
Newton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Lewis!
During a confident post fight interview, Ray Lewis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.