PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 2025 p4p, 2059 weight class) and Tarik Oren (ranked 241 p4p, 244 weight class). Oren has chosen La Caution - Thé à la Menthe as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Newton
vs
Oren

189 cm
35
204
18 - 8 - 0

205 cm
30
220
13 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tarik Oren!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oren lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oren.
Oren scores with a leg kick.
Newton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Oren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oren throws a front kick aimed at Newton's knee but Newton avoids it well.
As Oren looks to move away, Newton throws a big counter combo but Oren just gets out of the way.
Newton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Newton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oren throws a front kick aimed at Newton's knee but Newton avoids it well.
Oren has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Newton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Oren is looking to slow Newton down with leg kicks.
Isaac Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Newton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Oren.
Oren explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oren! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Newton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Newton moves to clinch but Oren breaks away
and Oren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oren scores with a decent looking hook.
Oren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oren avoids the head kick by Newton.
Oren is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Newton misses with a left hand
and Oren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton throws a series of punches but Oren moves out of range.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Newton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oren is looking to land body kicks.
Oren throws out a loose jab but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton wants to clinch.
Newton digs a good hook to Oren's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oren!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Oren tenderised Newton's leg. Newton is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a lazy head kick
and Oren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oren has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Newton blocks a head kick by Oren.
Oren is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A left and a right from Newton both land. Nice combination.
Newton moves out of range as Oren strikes.
Oren walks into a stiff left hand from Newton.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newton's hands.
Oren thuds his right hand into Newton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Newton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Oren.
Newton misses with a head kick.
Oren buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Newton throws a right hand that Oren ducks under and follows up with a left that Oren also avoids with ease.
Newton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton throws a lazy head kick
and Oren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newton.

Newton has closed the distance and engaged Oren in a clinch.
Oren blocks a body shot from Newton.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Oren.

Oren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Newton moves out of range easily.
It looked like Newton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Newton misses with a hook.
Newton tries to clinch there but Oren circles away.
Oren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Oren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton swinging wildly here.
Oren replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Newton blocks it well.
Oren scores with a nice head shot.
Oren scores with a jab to the head.
Oren lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Newton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oren connects with a crisp jab.
Oren loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Oren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oren is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Newton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Oren throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Oren is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Newton clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Newton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Newton tries to break the clinch but Oren is controlling the position.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Oren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oren misses with a head kick.
Oren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newton. That did some damage!
Oren is looking to score with low kicks.
Newton takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Oren dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oren tries to score with a low kick but Newton moves his leg out of the way.
Isaac Newton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton works over Oren's head and body with a nice combination.
Oren is looking to land body kicks.
Newton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Newton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oren thumps Newton with a low kick.
Newton is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Oren's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Oren looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
Oren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Newton.
Newton lands a jab to the nose.
Newton throws a head kick but Oren moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oren! But no joy.
Oren throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton avoids the head kick by Oren.
Oren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Newton pushes Oren up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Oren breaks the clinch.
Newton throws a jab when Oren was well out of range.
Oren looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oren misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oren - that will leave a mark!
Oren throws a leg kick but Newton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oren connects with a high kick.
Newton 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 gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick
and Newton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oren scores with a jab to the head.
Newton tries to clinch up.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Newton scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oren throws an overhand right that lands on Newton's shoulder, as Newton tries to avoid the shot.
Newton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oren throws a body kick that misses.
Oren throws a right hand that Newton ducks under and follows up with a left that Newton also avoids with ease.
Oren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Oren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oren misses with the combination.
Newton avoids the head kick by Oren.
Oren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newton blocks a jab.
Newton avoids the head kick by Oren.
Oren is breathing heavily.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Newton.
Newton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Newton tries to clinch but Oren is having none of it.
Oren throws a series of punches but Newton avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Oren.
Oren throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Oren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton moves away from the strike by Oren.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Newton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oren throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Newton blocks the leg kick.
Oren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oren thinks about the counter body kick.
Oren lands a head kick. Newton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Newton moves in looking to clinch but Oren pushes him off.
Newton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Newton.
Newton blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
Oren misses with an uppercut.
Tarik Oren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton throws a lazy uppercut
and Oren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Oren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
Oren defending well as Newton loads up on a big left hand.
Oren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Newton lands a jab to the nose.
Oren connects with a solid leg kick.
Newton misses with a series of wild punches.
Newton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton walks into a left hand.
A jab from Oren misses.
Newton misses with a double jab
and Oren counters with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Oren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oren attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oren throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Oren tenderised Newton's leg. Newton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Newton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oren.
Newton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oren counters with a nice uppercut.
Newton slips under a jab.
Oren tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Oren.
Oren throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oren fakes the leg kick and cracks Newton in the body.
Newton darts in trying to clinch
and Oren counters with a body kick that stops Newton in his tracks momentarily.
Oren throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Newton misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oren looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Newton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oren is looking to score with low kicks.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Oren lands with a right hand.

Newton clinches up against the cage.
Newton tries to break the clinch but Oren is controlling the position.
Oren cracks Newton with a nice body shot.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Oren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newton misses with a hook. Oren ducked under it nicely.
Oren missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton avoids a kick to the body.
Oren throws a leg kick but Newton checks it.
Newton avoids the head kick by Oren.
Isaac Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newton misses with the combination.
Oren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Oren.
Oren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Oren throws a head kick but Newton moves out of range.
Newton throws a right hand that Oren ducks under and follows up with a left that Oren also avoids with ease.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oren misses with a head kick.
Oren throws a leg kick but Newton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Newton swings for the body but Oren moves out of range.

Newton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Newton tries to break free but Oren pushes him back against the cage.

Oren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oren misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a left and a right that stings Oren.
Newton throws a head kick but Oren moves out of range.
Newton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren blocks a head kick by Newton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oren misses with a head kick.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oren.
Oren looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
Oren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Newton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Newton throws a head kick but Oren moves out of range.
Newton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Newton backs off Oren throws a huge counter combo but Newton manages to avoid it all.
Newton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newton.
It seemed like Oren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oren throws a big shot that misses.
Newton throws a quick counter head kick but Oren was just out of range.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oren.
Oren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Newton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton needs to keep his hands up - Oren had a free shot at his head there.
Oren jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tarik Oren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oren tries a head kick but it misses.
Oren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Newton momentarily.
Newton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oren lands an overhand right.
Oren scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarik Oren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oren winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarik Oren!
An intense looking Tarik Oren took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Now I will take MY TITLE UP TO 265LB. I am the final boss! Jayson "The Praying Mantis" Francis (389670) prepare to be knocked out!'.