PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Christ had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Christ
vs
Newell

197 cm
22
184 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
183 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Declan Newell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newell fails to land with a series of punches.
Newell tries to bum rush Christ with a series of wild strikes but Christ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Newell misses.

Christ shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Newell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christ really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Christ trying to stand up but can't free himself from Newell's guard.
Christ has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Newell is looking to stand up but Christ isn't so interested in that idea.
Newell wants to sweep but no luck.
Christ lands a couple of digs.

Newell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Christ fails to land with a series of punches.
Newell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Christ stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Christ drives through with a takedown into guard.
Newell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christ manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Newell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christ lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Newell!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell is desperately trying to improve his position but Christ has a good base and remains in mount.
Christ sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Christ scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Christ is breathing heavily.
Christ looking to control but Newell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Newell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Christ lands a nice shot to the head.
Newell is trying desperately to improve position.
Christ with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Newell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Newell is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Newell regains half guard.
Newell tries to kick Christ off but Christ keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Christ stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Newell to get to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Christ.
A jab from Newell finds it's way through Christ's defenses.
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newell paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Christ has Newell up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Newell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Christ wants a takedown.

Newell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newell cracks Christ with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newell.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Newell sprawls well. Newell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Christ gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Newell to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Newell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though.
Newell lands with a hook. Christ tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newell misses with a few strikes there.
Newell throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newell scores with a three punch combo!
Newell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Newell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Newell misses.
Newell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christ throws a hook but Newell blocks it.
Newell throws a one two combo.
Newell thows a body shot but no joy.
Newell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christ slips a jab from Newell.
A cross from Christ lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newell throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
Christ tries to clinch but Newell is having none of it.
Newell throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Newell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Christ fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newell on the side of the head.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but Newell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Newell.
Christ needs to keep his hands up - Newell had a free shot at his head there.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - Newell circles away.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newell throws a left and a right that both miss

and Christ counters by clinching up.
Christ wants to get back to striking at distance but Newell won't allow it.

Newell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christ is defended easily by Newell.
Newell moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Christ will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Newell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newell works the jab nicely.
Christ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Declan Newell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newell connects with a body shot.
Newell throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
Newell slaps away a takedown attempt from Christ, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Christ takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Newell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christ tries to clinch but Newell moves out of range.
Newell lands a nice hook to Christ's body. Christ takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Newell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though.
Christ has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Newell lands a really nice looking cross but Christ seems unphased.
Christ is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Christ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Newell finds it's way through Christ's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell misses with a wild combination.
Newell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Newell lands a jab to Christ's midsection.
Newell lands a two punch combo.
Christ fails with the takedown.
Newell misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Newell misses the target.
Christ throws a right and a left that Newell avoids nicely.
Declan Newell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newell punishes Christ's body with a nice straight punch.
Newell throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Newell throws a combination that misses

and Christ counters with a shoot takedown. Newell fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Christ trying to control but Newell is working from the bottom.
Christ content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ preventing the sweep.
Newell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Christ wants to control from the top but Newell keeps moving.
Newell looking for a sweep. Not yet Newell, not yet.
Newell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christ manages to get himself to full guard.
Newell is in close to Christ's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Christ is on top in guard.
Christ working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Newell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Newell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Newell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Newell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Christ?
Christ is looking to improve his position but Newell isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Newell.
Christ is looking to improve his position but Newell isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Newell has control of Christ's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Christ regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Christ is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Newell.
Newell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan Newell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Newell throws a nice looking combination but Christ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newell with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Newell blocks the low kick.
Christ shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Newell as he avoids it easily.
Christ looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Christ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donk. Newell catches Christ right on the button with a cross.
Christ takes one to the chin there.
Declan Newell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newell scores with the left hand. Christ knows he should have avoided that one.
Newell misses with a double jab.
Christ throws a half hearted mid kick.
Newell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Christ takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christ has time to react.
Christ doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Newell scores with a decent looking hook.
Newell looks to land a combination but Christ avoids it well.
Newell with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newell tests Christ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christ shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Newell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Christ shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Newell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Newell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Christ drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Newell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Newell throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Newell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Christ momentarily.
Christ shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Newell pinned against the cage. Newell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ walks into a stiff left hand from Newell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christ moves into the clinch.
Newell effectively controlling the action here.
Christ lands a shoulder strike.

Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newell lands a nice shot to the body.
Newell connects with a nice looking jab.
Christ tries to clinch up but Newell circles away and keeps his distance.
Christ shoots in and drives through. Newell sprawls well.
Newell lands a head shot.
Christ shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Christ has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christ there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christ misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Newell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Christ misses with a few strikes there.
Newell throws a left and a right that both miss

and Christ counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Newell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Newell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Christ.
Newell is squirming around, avoiding Christ's attempts to control the action.
Christ lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Newell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Christ in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Newell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Christ looking to finish Newell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Newell!

Christ is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Newell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Newell!
Newell with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Newell tries to free his leg and advance position but Christ is retaining full guard.
Newell slips nicely into half guard.
Christ keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Newell stands up and beckons Christ to join him on the feet.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Christ looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ won't allow Newell to sweep him here.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Newell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Newell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Christ!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Declan Newell.
I think Newell 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!