PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Culguy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Newport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Love
vs
Newport

169 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Culguy Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Newport !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newport .
Love looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Love dives in and grabs Newport 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Newport pushes down on Love's head and hops out.
Newport lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Love rushes Newport and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Newport softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newport .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newport .
Newport doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newport throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loves head.
Newport swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Love tries to break free but Newport pushes him back against the cage.
Love has been working on his balance at Island Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Newport .
Newport lands with a left to the head.
Newport lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newport lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newport scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Newport .
A bit of stalling here from Newport .
Newport blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newport lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport scores with a nice hook to the head.
Newport working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newport throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Newport swings wildly with an uppercut but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newport scores with a shoulder strike.
Newport tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Love's elbow.
Newport scores with a shot to the side of Love's head.
Newport lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newport lands with a light punch inside.
Newport lands a hook that snaps the head of Love backwards.
Newport lands an uppercut.

Love is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newport scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Love is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newport lands a body punch.
Love takes a shot to the head.
Newport is stalling here.
Newport throws a big uppercut that drops Love! More strikes from Newport and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Love lies dazed against the cage as Newport celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Newport !
Ed Newport seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.