PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mia Milson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jase Newson (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.

Milson
vs
Newson

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mia Milson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newson wants to clinch up but Milson keeps it at a distance.
Newson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milson sizes up Newson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Milson clinches up with Newson and pushes him back against the cage.
Milson prevents Newson from breaking the clinch.
Milson is trying to break free.

Milson manages to break the clinch.
Newson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newson. That did some damage!
A jab from Milson finds it's way through Newson's defenses.

Milson has Newson up against the cage in a clinch.

Newson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newson misses with a body kick.
Milson feints and then cracks Newson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newson down.
Newson throws a right and a left that Milson avoids nicely.

Milson moves into range and clinches up with Newson.

Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milson looks to land a combination. Newson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milson.
Milson lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newson throws a combination that misses
and Milson counters with a good low kick that Newson was not able to check.
Milson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Milson duly obliges.
Newson looks gassed!
Milson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Milson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Milson.

Milson has Newson up against the cage in a clinch.

Newson breaks from the clinch.
Newson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a nice body kick.
Milson scores with a nice body kick.
Milson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milson is looking to clinch.
Mia Milson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milson darts in trying to clinch
and Newson counters with a two punch combo.
Milson tries to close the distance and clinch but Newson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Milson moves into the clinch successfully.

Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Milson forces Newson back against the cage and clinches.

Newson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milson throws a series of strikes that have Newson backpedaling.
Newson throws a head kick that misses
and Milson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Milson throws a one two combo.
Milson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Newson misses with a combination
and Milson counters with a low kick, right behind Newson 's knee.
Milson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Newson tries to clinch
and Milson counters with a big head kick but Newson shrugs it off.
Milson throws a leg kick which misses Newson's front leg but catches the back leg as Newson tries to avoid it.
Milson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab, jab by Milson - just one landing.
Newson keeps the fight on the outside.
Milson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Milson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Newson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Milson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Milson throws a front kick that sends Newson stumbling back into the cage.
Milson is looking to clinch but Newson is avoiding it.
Milson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Milson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Milson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milson throws a head kick that Newson semi-blocks.
Newson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Milson counters with a body kick that stops Newson in his tracks momentarily.
Milson jabs at Newson's body.
Newson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Milson.
Milson fakes the leg kick and cracks Newson in the body.
A nice combination there by Milson.
Newson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Milson!

Milson gets a clinch.
Milson is trying to break the clinch but Newson has him pressed against the cage.
Newson working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milson can't break the clinch.
Newson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Milson manages to break the clinch.
Milson clinches but Newson breaks the clinch

and Newson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Newson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Newson's back!
Milson lands punches and elbows.
Milson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Newson is in bad spot here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newson wants to control his opponent's hands but Milson gets his hands free.
Milson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mia Milson dominated that round.
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.

Newson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newson misses with a leg kick
and Milson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Newson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Milson doesn't manage to clinch there - Newson circles away.
Milson lands a high kick!
Milson throws a head kick that Newson semi-blocks.
Newson keeps the fight on the outside.
Milson lands a head kick. Newson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Milson lands a two punch combo.
Nice body kick from Milson.
Milson lands a nice looking body shot.
Mia Milson is winning the standup battle so far.
Milson connects with a high kick.
Milson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milson pushes Newson away with a front kick.
Newson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Milson scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newson misses with a double jab
and Milson counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newson.
Newson wants to clinch up but Milson keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Milson!
Newson looks to clinch

and Milson counters by clinching up.
Milson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Newson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Newson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newson tries to clinch up
and Milson counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Milson.
Milson moves in looking to clinch but Newson pushes him off.
Milson tries to clinch but Newson is having none of it.

Newson forces Milson back against the cage and clinches.
Milson blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson tries to stall but Milson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Milson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Milson has had enough of the clinch but Newson keeps him there for the moment.

Milson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newson tries to clinch up.
Newson misses with a wild body shot.
Milson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Newson counters by clinching up.

Milson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Milson rushes Newson and presses him up against the cage.

Newson breaks from the clinch.
Milson scores with a leg kick.
Newson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Milson clinches with his opponent.
Newson keeps control of Milson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Newson throws a punch but it's blocked by Milson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Milson wants to get back to striking at distance but Newson won't allow it.
Milson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Milson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milson fakes the leg kick and cracks Newson in the body.
Newson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Milson. Milson obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Milson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Milson lands with a slapping head kick.
Newson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Milson counters with a leg kick.
Newson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Milson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Newson misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Milson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newson's calf.
A left and a right from Milson both land. Nice combination.
Mia Milson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Milson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Newson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milson tries to clinch but Newson moves away

and Newson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Newson.

Milson breaks the clinch.
Milson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Newson.
Milson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Newson backs up against the cage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Milson manages to break the clinch.
Newson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Milson's hands.
Milson is looking to clinch but Newson is avoiding it.
Newson misses with a takedown attempt - Milson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mia Milson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Milson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Newson misses the target.

Milson closes the distance and clinches.
Milson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Newson manages to break the clinch.
Newson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Mia Milson has been cut.
Newson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Milson there.
Newson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milson. That's going to slow Newson down.
Newson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from Milson. No joy for Newson on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Milson. That's going to slow Newson down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milson throws a series of punches but Newson moves out of range.
Milson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Newson counters with a left and a right that stings Milson.
Milson throws a head kick that half lands.
Milson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newson misses with a double jab
and Milson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Newson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Milson tries to close the distance and clinch but Newson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Milson drives through and clinches with Newson against the cage.

Newson breaks the clinch.
Milson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Newson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with an outside leg kick.
No joy there for Newson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milson lands a jab to the nose.
Milson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Milson slips a straight right by Newson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milson wants to clinch up but Newson keeps it at a distance.
Milson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newson shoots in for a double leg but Milson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Newson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milson has time to react.
Milson slips under a jab from Newson.
Newson misses with a double jab
and Milson counters with a big head kick but Newson shrugs it off.
Newson misses with a double jab
and Milson counters with an inside leg kick.
Newson misses with a wild combination.
Milson misses with a double jab.
Newson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Milson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Milson.
Newson misses with a combination
and Milson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Newson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Milson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Newson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Milson counters with a nice leg kick.
Milson misses with a double jab.
Jase Newson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Newson closes the distance and clinches.
Milson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Newson keeps control of Milson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Newson lands with a light punch inside.
Milson wants to get back to striking at distance but Newson won't allow it.

Newson manages to break the clinch.
Milson closes the distance but Newson moves to the side

and Newson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson has had enough of the clinch but Milson keeps him there for the moment.

Milson manages to break the clinch.
Newson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Milson.
Newson misses with a combination
and Milson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Newson shoots for a takedown but Milson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mia Milson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jase Newson.

Milson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Newson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Milson manages to break the clinch.
Newson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Milson counters with a nice leg kick.
Milson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Newson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Milson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mia Milson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Newson tries to clinch but Milson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mia Milson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Milson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mia Milson!