PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 1542 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Darrell Newsome (ranked 201 p4p, 310 weight class). Chomofsky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mastodon - Sleeping Giant. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chomofsky
vs
Newsome

178 cm
19
180
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
170
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newsome throws a lazy right hand but Chomofsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newsome changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chomofsky misses with a body shot.
Newsome wants to clinch up but Chomofsky keeps it at a distance.
Chomofsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chomofsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chomofsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newsome swivels and escapes.
Newsome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chomofsky throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chomofsky.
Chomofsky misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky shoots and misses
and Newsome counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linkavitch Chomofsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chomofsky staying out of range there.
Chomofsky half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Newsome throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chomofsky on the side of the head.
Chomofsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newsome manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chomofsky's head backwards.
Chomofsky misses with a takedown
and Newsome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newsome doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chomofsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newsome was well out of range. Poor timing from Chomofsky.

Newsome moves into range and clinches up with Chomofsky.
Newsome tries to throw a body punch but Chomofsky avoids it by throwing Newsome back against the cage.
Chomofsky blocks an uppercut.
Chomofsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chomofsky jumps guard but Newsome turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newsome.
Newsome lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chomofsky tries to pull guard but Newsome won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newsome lands with a right to the head.
Newsome doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Newsome.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chomofsky blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Newsome.
Newsome struggles to land a body shot inside as Chomofsky controls his hands.
Newsome softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Chomofsky jumps guard and drags Newsome to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Newsome sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Chomofsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chomofsky working for a triangle but Newsome defends it easily.
Chomofsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Newsome wants to control from the top but Chomofsky keeps moving.
Chomofsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four 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.

Chomofsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Chomofsky throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chomofsky is trying to control the position but Newsome postures up.

Chomofsky has his foot on Newsome's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newsome works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrell Newsome dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chomofsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Newsome misses with an uppercut. Chomofsky saw that one coming.
Chomofsky shoots in looking for a takedown but Newsome manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chomofsky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chomofsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chomofsky scores with a punch to the head.

Chomofsky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Newsome!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chomofsky is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Newsome's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky trying to control the position but Newsome is working away.
Chomofsky tries to advance to mount but Newsome denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chomofsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chomofsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Chomofsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newsome knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Chomofsky is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Newsome knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chomofsky moves into full mount!

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.

Chomofsky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Newsome really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chomofsky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Newsome avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky wants to improve his position but instead Newsome has moved into half guard.
Chomofsky wants to improve his position but Newsome is controlling well.

Chomofsky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newsome pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newsome sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chomofsky is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chomofsky wants to improve his position but Newsome is controlling well.
Chomofsky is trying to maintain the position but Newsome is very close to passing his half guard.
Chomofsky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Newsome is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Newsome controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chomofsky wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Linkavitch Chomofsky dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chomofsky closes the distance and clinches up with Newsome, looking for a takedown. Chomofsky pushes Newsome against the cage but Newsome circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chomofsky shoots in but no luck this time.
Chomofsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Chomofsky throws a hook but Newsome blocks it.

Chomofsky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Newsome was covering up waiting for the punch and Chomofsky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chomofsky pushing down on Newsome's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Chomofsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chomofsky is looking to take a break and control but Newsome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky content to control rather than advance.
Chomofsky is keen to just control but Newsome is a slippery customer.
Chomofsky is just content to waste time from the top position. Newsome takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chomofsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Linkavitch Chomofsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chomofsky looking to pass the guard.
Newsome pulls Chomofsky in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Newsome misses.
Chomofsky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newsome looks to land a right hand but Chomofsky moved out of range.
Chomofsky thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linkavitch Chomofsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chomofsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newsome swivels and escapes.
Newsome on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chomofsky misses the shot to the body.

Newsome instigates a clinch.
Newsome digs a right hand underneath Chomofsky's ribcage. Chomofsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Newsome lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chomofsky wants a takedown.
A short left from Newsome.
Newsome lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Newsome.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newsome.
Newsome has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome digs a right hand underneath Chomofsky's ribcage. Chomofsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Newsome misses with a punch to the body.
Newsome throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chomofskys head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newsome scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newsome.
Newsome swings wildly with an uppercut but Chomofsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Newsome.
Newsome is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Newsome lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chomofsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newsome working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chomofsky blocks a body shot from Newsome.
Newsome misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Newsome comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newsome has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Newsome!