PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 337 p4p, 372 weight class) and Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 47 p4p, 50 weight class). Bill Newton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Newton
vs
Ekstrovertti

184 cm
39
202
38 - 27 - 4

190 cm
39
194
30 - 21 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 27 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton is looking to clinch but Ekstrovertti is avoiding it.
Ekstrovertti lands with an overhand left.
Newton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Ekstrovertti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Ekstrovertti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton lands a glancing blow to the side of Ekstrovertti's head.
Newton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ekstrovertti under the eye.

Ekstrovertti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ekstrovertti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton is looking to reverse the position.

Ekstrovertti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ekstrovertti gets to mount! Newton was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ekstrovertti looking to control but Newton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Newton can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton tries to improve his position but instead Ekstrovertti has taken his back!
Newton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Newton is trying to break free.
Ekstrovertti is landing with strikes from the back.
Can Newton hold on?! Ekstrovertti is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ekstrovertti really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Newton.

Ekstrovertti is persistently looking for the submission but Newton is defending it well.

Ekstrovertti has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Newton turns into Ekstrovertti and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekstrovertti trying to keep a closed guard but Newton is proving a slippery customer.
Newton stands and throws Ekstrovertti's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Newton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ekstrovertti, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ekstrovertti has escaped the position, nice work there.

Newton is trying to get an arm triangle but Ekstrovertti is defending well.
Newton advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Newton is having none of it.

Newton is working for a guillotine from mount but Ekstrovertti frees his head quite easily.
Ekstrovertti can't escape the position.

Newton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Newton goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ekstrovertti turns into him and now he's in Newton's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Newton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ekstrovertti has passed into half guard!
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Ekstrovertti lands with a punch from half guard.
Newton works his way to full guard. Good work.

Ekstrovertti got a little sloppy there for a moment and Newton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ekstrovertti has managed to get both his arms back between Newton's legs - danger averted.
Ekstrovertti pushing down on Newton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Newton is staying active underneath Ekstrovertti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Newton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ekstrovertti pulls his head out easily.
Newton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Newton.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekstrovertti might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Newton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ekstrovertti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ekstrovertti throwing strikes but missing.

Newton has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ekstrovertti doesn't defend quickly enough and Newton has managed to lock this one up! Can Ekstrovertti escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Newton on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bill Newton!