PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen ARMIN VAN BUUREN - SAIL as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Shogun Silva enters the cage!

Newson
vs
Silva

175 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Newson.
No joy there for Newson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Newson misses.
Jase Newson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Newson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva looking to control.
Newson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Newson lands a couple of digs.
Newson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva throws a strike but Newson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Newson keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Newson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Newson working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Newson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Newson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Newson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Newson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to hold on but Newson pushes him away.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Newson controlling from mount.
Newson looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Newson with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Newson lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Newson finish him?
Newson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Silva scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Newson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Newson stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jase Newson!