PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cracker Barrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Newton
vs
Barrel

200 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gus Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cracker Barrel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Newton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barrel but Barrel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Newton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barrel as he avoids it easily.

Newton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Newton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barrel wants to control but Newton is keeping busy.
Newton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Newton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Newton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barrel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Newton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barrel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barrel wants to get back to full guard.
Newton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Newton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Newton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Newton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barrel's head.
Newton throwing shots but Barrel is blocking nicely.
Barrel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barrel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Newton.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrel keeps working.
Barrel won't allow Newton to pass to mount.
Barrel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Newton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barrel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Newton.
Newton trying to control the action but Barrel is working from the bottom.
Newton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Newton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Newton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Newton working Barrel over with strikes.
Newton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Newton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Newton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Newton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Newton thows a huge punch but Barrel dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barrel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Newton is trying to control the action in half guard but Barrel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throwing shots but Barrel is blocking nicely.
Newton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Newton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Newton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Newton misses with a head shot.
Barrel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Newton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Newton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Newton lands with some strikes.
Newton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Newton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton with shots to the head and body - Barrel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barrel taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Newton avoids the attempt from Barrel to control.
A nice elbow there by Newton.
Newton with shots to the head and body - Barrel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barrel is looking to improve his position but Newton isn't that keen on the idea.
Barrel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Newton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Newton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Newton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barrel because Newton loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus Newton 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.

Barrel leaves Newton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barrel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Newton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newton misses with a takedown
and Barrel counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Newton with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gus Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barrel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton fails with the takedown
enabling Barrel to counter with a crisp jab.
Newton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barrel scores with a counter punch that sends Newton to the canvas! Barrel smells blood - he's punishing Newton with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Newton has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cracker Barrel!