PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coath comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Coath
vs
Newton

175 cm
30
189 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
203 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
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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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton tries to land a leg kick but Coath saw it coming and moves away.
Coath buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coath throwing a counter right hand but Newton manages to avoid it.
Coath checks a leg kick.
Newton misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Coath checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coath appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Newton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Coath on the side of the head.
Coath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coath on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Newton misses the body punch
and Coath counters with a slapping leg kick.
Newton misses with a looping right.
Coath connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newton. Newton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton lets loose with a powerful body kick. Coath will feel that in the morning.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton misses with a looping right.
Coath moves out of range of the leg kick from Newton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Newton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Newton.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Coath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Newton there.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Coath.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've been told by Coath's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Coath takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Newton throws a leg kick which misses Coath's front leg but catches the back leg as Coath tries to avoid it.
Newton tries to work over Coath's front leg with a kick but Coath checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Coath misses its target.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coath.
Coath jabs Newton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coath throws out a leg kick but Newton moves out of range and Coath only half commits.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Coath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coath clobbers Newton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coath moves out of range of the body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Coath misses its target.
Coath moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coath moves away.
Coath avoids the body shot from Newton.
Coath misses the body punch
and Newton counters with a nice body kick.
Coath is looking to wear down Newton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Newton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coath misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Newton throws a right hand that misses
and Coath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Coath ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Coath moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Coath lands a glancing blow to the side of Newton's head.
Newton misses with a shot to the body
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coath. Coath obviously looking to wear him down.
Coath fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coath checks a leg kick.
Coath avoids a kick to the body.
Coath bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newton's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Coath.
Newton misses with a low kick as Coath jumps back.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Coath lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Newton backs up against the cage.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton misses with a hook
and Coath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coath cracks Newton with a good jab.
Newton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Coath.
Coath is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Newton is looking to land body kicks.
Newton slips under a jab from Coath.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Coath throws a hook but Newton blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Coath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coath checks a low kick from Newton.
Newton misses with a straight left.
Coath throws out a loose jab but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newton! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coath.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coath.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coath wants to land a leg kick but Newton is out of range.
Newton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Coath throws a right hand that misses
and Newton counters with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Newton - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coath staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Coath throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coath defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coath lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Coath swings away with a body shot that misses
and Newton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newton misses with a low kick as Coath jumps back.
Coath wants to slow Newton down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aaron 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.

A big right from Coath misses.
Coath tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Newton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coath.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coath.
Newton throws a leg kick but Coath checks it.
Coath tries to clinch up.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Coath tenderised Newton's leg. Newton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Newton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coath misses the shot to the body.
Newton throws out a counter right but Coath avoids it with no problem.
Coath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath walks into a straight right hand from Newton.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
Coath swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses with a hook.
Newton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coath counters with a straight right hand.
Coath misses with a head kick.
Aaron Newton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coath throws out a loose jab but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath misses with a looping left.
Newton walks into a straight right hand from Coath.
Newton misses with a looping left.
Coath tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Newton manages to circle out of the way.
Coath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coath misses with a low kick.
Coath throws a sloppy head kick
and Newton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Newton defending well as Coath loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Coath.
Coath avoids the head kick by Newton.
Coath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Newton is out of range.
Coath misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath tries to clinch up.
Newton throws a jab but it's blocked by Coath.
Coath is looking to counter punch.
Coath lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton connects with a right hand. Coath shakes it off.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coath avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Newton connects with a body shot that sends Coath's belly button to the back.
Newton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newton throws a body kick that misses.
Coath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Coath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newton throws a leg kick that misses.
Newton cracks Coath with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Coath looks to land a combination but Newton avoids it well.
Coath throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath throws a low kick but it's checked well by Newton.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coath throws a nice looking combination but Newton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newton looks to throw the jab but Coath is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Coath.
A punch lands to the side of Coath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newton swats away the attempt to clinch by Coath.
A little jabbing left from Newton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coath throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coath misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newton.
Coath has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Newton clobbers Coath with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Newton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coath is able to avoid easily.
Newton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coath walks into a straight right hand from Newton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coath swings for the body but Newton moves out of range.
Coath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coath throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
Coath works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Newton walks into a stiff left hand from Coath.
Coath thuds his right hand into Newton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coath misses the jab.
Newton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Coath takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Newton avoids a kick to the body.
Coath turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Coath will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Newton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Newton misses with a straight right.
Newton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Coath misses with a straight right.
Newton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Coath throws a hook but Newton blocks it.
Newton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Newton follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Newton throws out a leg kick but Coath moves out of range and Newton only half commits.
Newton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Coath wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Newton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath misses with a looping right.
Coath misses with a left hand
and Newton counters with a nice leg kick.
Coath scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Coath checks a leg kick.
Coath tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Newton manages to circle out of the way.
Coath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Newton. Newton obviously looking to wear him down.
Coath slips a jab from Newton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton loads up on a big right hand but Coath slips the punch.
Coath throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
Newton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newton walks into a left hand.
Coath throws a head kick but Newton moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Coath blocks the low kick.
Coath misses with a straight left.
Newton misses with a hook.
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Coath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coath slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Coath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Coath uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newton has time to react.
A shot to the body from Newton misses
and Coath counters with a straight right hand.
Coath on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coath on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newton.
Coath dips to his left and cracks Newton with an uppercut!
Coath misses with an uppercut
and Newton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Coath misses with a low kick.
Coath cracks the inside of Newton's front leg.
Newton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coath misses with a wild body shot.
Coath waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Coath slips under a jab.
Newton punishes Coath's body with a nice straight punch.
Coath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coath listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coath.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Coath moved out of range nicely.
Newton walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coath ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Coath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Newton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Coath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Newton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coath lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newton misses with a straight right.
A jab from Newton misses.
Newton misses with a lunging right hand
and Coath counters with a left to the body.
Newton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Newton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a low kick but Coath avoids it.
It looked like Coath wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Newton slips a jab from Coath.
Coath misses the shot to the body.
Newton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newton.
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!
Coath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coath darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coath cracks a nice hook into Newton's ribs.
Newton throws a body punch but Coath moves out of range.
Coath throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Coath wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coath pivots, looking for a leg kick but Newton is out of range and Coath settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newton. That's going to slow Coath down.
Newton looks to throw the jab but Coath is out of range.
Coath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Coath.
Newton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

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 Chris Coath.
Well Coath 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Coath!
After the fight, Chris Coath was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.