PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ban Xing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Xing
vs
Newell

195 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ban Xing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tom Newell!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Xing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Newell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xing looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Newell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Xing to his feet.
Xing could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Newell slips a jab and a cross from Xing.

Newell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Newell seems to be working for a kimura but Xing defends the submission attempt.
Xing moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Xing working for a triangle but Newell defends it easily.
Xing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newell trying to control but Xing is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Xing throws his legs up looking for a submission but Newell uses it to pass to side control.
Xing is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Newell off and has taken his back!

Newell is in a bad position with Xing working for a choke. Newell manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Newell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Xing looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Xing is breathing heavily.

Xing is looking for a triangle but Newell pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Xing looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell trying to control but Xing is working from the bottom.
Newell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Newell trying to control but Xing is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tom Newell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A right-left combo lands from Xing.
Xing displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Newell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good exchange - Xing coming out on top.
Ban Xing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xing looks to land a combination. Newell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Xing stuns Newell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xing lands with a nice combination. Newell backs away looking to recover.
Xing scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Newell is rocked!
Xing is working the combinations to good effect here.
Xing lands a nice hook to Newell's body. Newell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xing misses with the combination.
Xing misses with a double jab.
Newell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xing avoids it really well and circles away.
Xing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Xing misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Xing.
Xing looks to land a combination. Newell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Newell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Xing circles away.
Newell slips a jab and a cross from Xing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newell looks for a takedown but Xing sprawls well.
Ban Xing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Newell.
Xing clobbers Newell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Newell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xing as he jumps to the side.
Xing throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Xing displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Newell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Xing is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Xing is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newell pulls his head out easily.

Xing looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Newell fails to land the takedown.
Xing looks to land a combination. Newell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Xing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xing is looking to wear down Newell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xing cracks Newell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Newell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xing.
Xing lands a jab to Newell's midsection.
Xing works over Newell's head and body with a nice combination.
Xing scores with a one two! Newell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Newell is still on wobbly legs! Can Xing finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xing scores with a body shot.
Newell seems to have recovered his senses.
Xing looks to score with a jab to the body but Newell is just out of range.
Xing jabs Newell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xing.
Newell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Xing defends it nicely.
Ban Xing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Newell.
Newell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newell was well out of range. Poor timing from Xing.
Xing scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newell shoots in for a takedown but Xing shows good takedown defense.
Xing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Newell dodges the punch combination from Xing.
Ban Xing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xing misses with a straight right.
Newell misses with a takedown attempt - Xing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Newell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A combination from Xing does no damage.
Xing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newell.
Newell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xing sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Newell has a takedown stuffed.
A punch lands to the side of Newell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Xing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Xing.
Newell shoots in but Xing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ban Xing is winning the standup battle so far.
Xing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newell.
Xing jabs at Newell's body.

Newell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Xing is trying to control but can't.
Newell wants to take a breather but Xing is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Newell is trying to work for a kimura but Xing is defending well.

Newell is trying to work for a kimura but Xing is defending well.
Xing wants to get back to full guard.
Newell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xing does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Xing wants to improve his position but Newell is controlling well.
Xing is positioning himself well to prevent Newell advancing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Newell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Xing scores with a one two! Newell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xing lands a jab to the nose.
Ban Xing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xing lands a jab to Newell's midsection.
Horrible takedown by Newell or perhaps it was just good defense by Xing which made him look bad.
Xing lands a nice looking body shot.
Xing misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Xing!
Xing throws a right and a left that Newell avoids nicely.
Xing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newell's hands.
Xing swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Newell or perhaps it was just good defense by Xing which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ban Xing dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Xing lands a right hook to the body.
Xing is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Xing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newell circles away quickly and effectively.
Xing defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newell.
Sloppy strikes from Xing. Those never looked like landing.

Xing gets caught flat footed, as Newell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Xing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Xing keeping moving, preventing Newell from controlling successfully.
Newell preventing the sweep.
Newell trying to control the position from guard on top but Xing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Xing had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Newell defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell trying to control but Xing is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tom Newell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Xing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xing as he avoids it easily.
Xing fails to land with a series of punches.
Newell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ban Xing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Newell.
Xing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Xing. No joy for Newell on that attempt.
Newell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xing is fending him off so far but Newell persists. Nope, Xing circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Xing catches Newell right on the button with a cross.
Newell slips a jab and a cross from Xing.
Ban Xing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Xing scores with a punch to the head.
Newell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xing.
Xing fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Xing enables Newell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xing manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Newell gets to his feet. Xing looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Newell avoids the body shot from Xing.
Newell looks for a takedown but Xing sprawls well.
Xing throws out a powerful jab.
Xing throws a nice looking combination but Newell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xing scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xing misses with a few strikes there.
Xing jabs at Newell's body.
Xing lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xing lands a jab to the head.
Xing's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Xing duly obliges.
Xing scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Newell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Xing connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Xing scores with a three punch combo!
Xing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newell on the side of the head.
Xing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xing's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Xing duly obliges.
Newell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Xing to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xing.
Xing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xing lands a slapping body shot.
Xing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newell circles away quickly and effectively.

Newell shoots in and gets a takedown into Xing's guard.
Newell wanted to stand there but Xing had control of the position.
Newell works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newell wants to take a breather but Xing is having none of it.

Newell seems to be looking for submissions.
Xing is doing well to control the position and prevent Newell from advancing to side control.

Newell wants to work for an arm triangle but Xing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tom Newell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Newell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Xing has his hands clasped together around Newell's back. He's all about the action.
Newell thows a huge punch but Xing dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Newell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xing has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ban Xing!