PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Newton (ranked 1759 p4p, 251 weight class) and Connor MacLeod (ranked 3330 p4p, 435 weight class). Newton comes to the cage accompanied by Superman. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Newton
vs
MacLeod

196 cm
36
226 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

189 cm
29
212 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cam Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor MacLeod!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacLeod circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Newton.

It looks like Connor MacLeod has been cut.
Newton throws a one two combo.
A big right from Newton misses.
MacLeod drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Newton defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Newton.

Newton drops MacLeod with a beautiful combination! MacLeod stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Newton is looking for the KO!

MacLeod is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Newton.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton looks to land a right hand but MacLeod moved out of range.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
MacLeod with the counter takedown but Newton avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Newton lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacLeod doesn't seem phased though.
Newton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and MacLeod counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Newton is defending against the submission attempts here by MacLeod.
Newton is looking to escape.

MacLeod is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Newton is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Newton wants to get back to his feet.

Newton kicks MacLeod off and gets back to his feet.
MacLeod takes one to the side of the head.

That has opened up Connor MacLeod's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newton.
A telegraphed right hand from Newton misses the target.
Newton looks to land a combination but MacLeod avoids it well.
Newton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but MacLeod circles away quickly and effectively.
MacLeod misses with a low kick.
Newton missing with a left hand there. MacLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton misses with a hook. MacLeod ducked under it nicely.
Newton swings away with a body shot that misses

and MacLeod counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Newton!

MacLeod is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Newton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

MacLeod wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Newton, who protects the arm well.
Newton tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Newton is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if MacLeod gets his way!

MacLeod is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Newton has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Newton preventing the rear naked choke attempt from MacLeod.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cam Newton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor MacLeod's cut.
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.

Newton connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacLeod throws a leg kick
and MacLeod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newton missing with a left hand there. MacLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton scores with a hook to the body. MacLeod takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

The cut above Connor MacLeod's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
MacLeod has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod slips under a jab from Newton.
MacLeod is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacLeod can do to turn this around?
Newton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacLeod drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Newton defends it well.
Newton seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and MacLeod counters with a shoot takedown. Newton fights it but they end up in guard.
Newton can't keep his opponent in guard - MacLeod advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Newton is trying to stand up here but MacLeod is controlling him well.

MacLeod is working for a submission of some sort.
Newton won't allow MacLeod to pass to mount.
Newton is trying to stand back up but MacLeod is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.

MacLeod is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Newton tries to kick MacLeod off but MacLeod keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

MacLeod is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Newton sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacLeod trying to mount his opponent but Newton defends it.
Newton is trying to stand.

MacLeod seems to be working for a kimura but Newton defends the submission attempt.

MacLeod is looking for a kimura but Newton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for MacLeod to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

MacLeod is looking for a kimura here.

MacLeod is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Newton is looking to escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cam Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cam Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacLeod.
MacLeod is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newton.
MacLeod moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Newton misses with a body punch

and MacLeod counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by MacLeod.

Newton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from MacLeod.

Newton manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Newton misses the target.
MacLeod misses with a takedown
and MacLeod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cam Newton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Connor MacLeod's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Newton throws a series of punches but MacLeod moves out of range.
MacLeod with the counter takedown but Newton avoids it easily.
Newton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacLeod moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And MacLeod tries to counter it with a takedown but Newton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacLeod.
Newton looks to land a combination but MacLeod avoids it well.
MacLeod drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Newton defends it well.
MacLeod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newton's sensitive parts.
Newton lands with a shot to the body.
MacLeod blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacLeod shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacLeod throws a leg kick
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newton tries to avoid it but MacLeod manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newton to the ground. Newton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Newton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacLeod ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newton scores with a decent looking hook.
Cam Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton throws out a loose jab but MacLeod uses good head movement to avoid it.

Oooooh!!! Newton has knocked MacLeod down with a huge combo! Newton steps away and waves a wobbly MacLeod back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
MacLeod is still on wobbly legs! Can Newton finish him?
Newton misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacLeod is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newton fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops MacLeod to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! MacLeod looks to clinch but Newton throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! MacLeod taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cam Newton!
During a confident post fight interview, Cam Newton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.