PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Riformato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riformato comes into a darkened arena with his song building. go to sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Newton
vs
Riformato

172 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

194 cm
21
178 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Riformato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton lands with a cross.
Newton takes a swing at Riformato's ribcage but misses.
Riformato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riformato scores with a nice body kick.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riformato manages to avoid it.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Riformato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Newton thows a body shot but no joy.
Riformato fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riformato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton takes a swing at Riformato's ribcage but misses.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riformato manages to avoid it.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riformato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riformato avoids the body shot from Newton.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newton as he jumps to the side.
Ben Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Riformato.
Riformato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newton avoids it really well and circles away.
Riformato looks gassed!
Riformato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Newton avoids it really well and circles away.
Newton lands a jab.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riformato.
Newton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Riformato is looking to clinch but Newton is avoiding it.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Riformato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a jab to Riformato's midsection.
Newton throws a combination. Riformato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riformato shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Riformato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Riformato fails with the takedown.
Newton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riformato's hands.
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riformato doesn't seem bothered though.
Riformato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Newton lands a nice hook to Riformato's body. Riformato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newton digs a good body shot into Riformato's ribs.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riformato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riformato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Ben Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riformato avoids the body shot from Newton.
Nice shot by Newton.
Newton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton stuns Riformato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riformato takes one to the chin there.
Newton thows a body shot but no joy.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton lands with a nice body punch.
Newton digs a good hook to Riformato's body.
Newton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riformato.
Newton scores with a sloppy right hand. Riformato should have avoided that one.
Ben Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton lands a jab to the head.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton lands with a good body shot.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton cracks a nice hook into Riformato's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riformato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riformato is trying desperately to land a takedown but Newton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riformato.
Riformato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Newton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to de liver by Newton. Beautiful body shot.
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
Newton thuds a left hand into Riformato's body.
Riformato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riformato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newton thows a body shot but no joy.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newton throws a one two combo.
Newton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riformato momentarily.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riformato doesn't seem bothered though.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Riformato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newton is looking to wear down Riformato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riformato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Newton jabs at Riformato's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Newton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Riformato walks into a left hand.
Riformato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steve Riformato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Riformato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton connects with a body shot.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
Newton takes a swing at Riformato's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Newton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Newton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riformato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newton with a nice cross.
Jab by Newton.
Nice takedown defense from Newton. No joy for Riformato on that attempt.
Newton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riformato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Riformato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riformato is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Riformato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton lands a body shot.
Newton lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riformato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
Riformato is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
Newton thuds his right hand into Riformato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Newton.
Riformato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riformato might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Newton has got the better of the exchanges.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riformato.
Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riformato was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton dips to his left and cracks Riformato with an uppercut!
Riformato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.
Newton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riformato's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Newton.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Riformato's defenses.
Newton scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton connects with a body shot.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riformato manages to avoid it.
Riformato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Riformato shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Riformato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Newton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riformato was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Ben Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton looks to land a combination but Riformato avoids it well.
Riformato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newton lands a nice shot that snaps Riformato's head back.
Newton tests Riformato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown but Newton shows good takedown defense.
Ben Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Riformato.
Newton throws a body punch but Riformato moves out of range.
Riformato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riformato shoots in looking for a takedown. Newton tries to sprawl out of it but Riformato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Newton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Newton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riformato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riformato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newton scores with a one two! Riformato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riformato.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riformato at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riformato.
Newton connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riformato backs up against the ropes.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton lands with a nice body punch.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riformato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riformato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Newton.
Newton lands a body shot.
A nice combination there by Newton.
Newton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riformato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton scores with a three punch combo!
Newton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riformato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
A jab lands there for Newton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Newton dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice body punch from Newton.
Riformato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Riformato is just out of range.
Newton misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Riformato's defenses.
Riformato connects with a looping right hand.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
Riformato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Newton.
Newton misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riformato is defended easily by Newton.
Riformato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton cracks a nice hook into Riformato's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton scores with a shot to the body.
Newton throws a series of strikes that have Riformato backpedaling.
Riformato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riformato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riformato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riformato avoids the body shot from Newton.
Riformato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newton scores with a jab. Riformato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riformato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Newton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riformato. Riformato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Newton thows a body shot but no joy.
Newton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newton throws a shot to the body.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a series of punches but Riformato avoids them all with ease.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riformato can do to turn this around?
Newton works the jab nicely.
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riformato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newton throws a body punch but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton misses with the combination.
Newton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Newton as he jumps to the side.
Ben Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Riformato.
Newton digs a good hook to Riformato's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Riformato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton scores with a shot to the body.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton lands a jab to Riformato's midsection.
Newton lands with a shot to the body.
Riformato shoots in for a double leg but Newton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Newton checks a low kick from Riformato.
Newton throws a body punch but Riformato moves out of range.
Newton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riformato at a distance.
Newton lands a jab to the head.
Newton swings for the body but Riformato moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Newton. No joy for Riformato on that attempt.
A jab from Newton finds it's way through Riformato's defenses.
A jab from Newton does it's job there.
Riformato takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riformato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Newton lands a right hook to the body.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Riformato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve Riformato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newton scores with a body shot.
Newton scores with a jab. Riformato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Newton lands a jab to Riformato's midsection.
Newton digs a good hook to Riformato's body.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton jabs at Riformato's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton digs a good hook to Riformato's body.
Newton scores with a hook to the body. Riformato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riformato was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riformato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riformato in his tracks.
Newton lands a nice looking body shot.
Riformato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newton.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Newton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Newton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Newton!