PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Newson
vs
Zaire

175 cm
25
180 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

182 cm
24
183 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newson jabs at Zaire's body.
Zaire shoots for a double leg takedown but Newson sprawls well. He's pushed Zaire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Newson cracks Zaire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zaire looks to land a left hand but Newson moved out of range nicely.
Newson lands a glancing blow to the side of Zaire's head.

Zaire instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newson.
Zaire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Newson blocks a body shot from Zaire.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire prevents a body shot from Newson.
A head punch on the inside from Newson fails to land.
Newson blocking some punches.
Zaire has a couple of punches blocked by Newson.
Nice elbow from Zaire.
Still in the clinch, Newson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zaire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newson.
Zaire has a couple of punches blocked by Newson.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zaire blocks a body shot from Newson.
Newson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaire blocking some punches.
Zaire lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Zaire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newson is defending well for now.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zaire pushes off an throws an elbow but Newson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zaire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zaire lands an uppercut.
Zaire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newson tries a body shot but Zaire blocks it.
Newson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newson takes an elbow to the forehead.

Newson breaks from the clinch.
Zaire fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaire misses the target.
Zaire defending well as Newson loads up on a big left hand.
Zaire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newson tries to avoid it but Zaire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newson to the ground. Newson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jase Newson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdullah Zaire.
Newson fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaire takes a swing at Newson's ribcage but misses.
Zaire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newson.
Newson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Newson throws a good cross that connects.
Newson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zaire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Newson looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
Zaire doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Newson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zaire moves out of range of the leg kick from Newson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Newson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Newson misses with a jab to the body
and Zaire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaire doesn't manage to clinch there - Newson circles away.
Zaire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zaire loads up on a big right hand but Newson slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jase Newson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Newson thumps Zaire with a low kick.
Zaire shoots for a double leg takedown but Newson sprawls well. He's pushed Zaire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zaire is trying desperately to land a takedown but Newson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zaire.
Newson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zaire throws a combination that misses
and Newson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Newson moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newson swivels and escapes.
Newson scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Newson cracks Zaire with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Newson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zaire to stand back up!

Zaire is rocked!
Newson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Newson finish him?
Newson throws a series of punches but Zaire avoids them all with ease.
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Newson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaire's sensitive parts.
Newson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newson scores with a nice body kick.
Zaire seems to have recovered his senses.
Newson lands a jab to the head.
Newson cracks a nice hook into Zaire's ribs.
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!
A good leg kick by Newson.
Newson cracks Zaire with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Zaire tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Newson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Zaire is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jase Newson!
Jase Newson is the new welterweight champion!
Jase Newson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.