PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Newheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gillingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillingham has chosen The Lucky Bullets "Cross the Line" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Newheart
vs
Gillingham

193 cm
26
267 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

210 cm
21
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Newheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Gillingham!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillingham misses with a series of wild punches.

Gillingham pushes Newheart up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gillingham.

It looks like Kyle Newheart has been cut.

Gillingham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newheart with a jab.

It looks like Gary Gillingham has been cut.
Newheart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gillingham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Newheart lands a left and a right that send Gillingham crashing to the mat, dazed. Newheart thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Gillingham moves forwards but Newheart connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Gillingham is rocked!
Gary Gillingham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newheart punishes Gillingham's body with a nice straight punch.
Gillingham looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Newheart.
Gillingham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newheart was well out of range. Poor timing from Gillingham.

Newheart has Gillingham up against the cage in a clinch.
Newheart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gillingham backwards.
Newheart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newheart lands an uppercut.
Newheart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Newheart.
Gillingham is still on wobbly legs! Can Newheart finish him?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Newheart lands with a right to the head.
Gillingham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gillingham seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Newheart.
Gillingham throws a punch but it's blocked by Newheart.
Newheart landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newheart.

That has opened up Gary Gillingham's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newheart lands with a light punch inside.
Newheart effectively controlling the action here.
Newheart lands an elbow inside that Gillingham shrugs off.
Newheart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gillingham backwards.
Gillingham letting Newheart take a breather here.
Newheart gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Newheart lands an elbow that stopped Gillingham in his tracks for a moment.
Newheart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gillingham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Newheart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gillingham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Newheart has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Newheart.
Newheart landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Newheart lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newheart.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newheart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Newheart manages to pull guard.

Newheart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gillingham defends it easily.

Newheart looking for a triangle here. Gillingham is fighting it but it looks tight! Newheart pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gillingham is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kyle Newheart!