PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Kusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kusho
vs
Newman

172 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Pain Palace Clothing

S.W.A.T.

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Kusho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Larry Newman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Newman gets a clinch.
Newman wants a takedown but no success here.

Newman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Newman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Newman is rocked!
Kusho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Kusho finish him?
Kusho throws a series of strikes that have Newman backpedaling.
Newman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kusho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newman's calf.
Kusho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newman in his tracks.
Kusho tries to score with a low kick but Newman moves his leg out of the way.
Kusho throws a leg kick but Newman checks it.
Kusho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newman takes one to the chin there.
Kusho scores with a nice right hand.
Newman walks into a straight right hand from Kusho.
Larry Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Kusho.
Kusho looks to land a left hand but Newman moved out of range nicely.
Kusho cracks Newman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kusho throws a leg kick but Newman checks it.
Kusho throws out a powerful jab.
Newman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Newman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Newman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kusho to score with a decent uppercut.
Newman seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kusho shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Newman is backing up but Kusho catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Newman covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kusho Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Kusho!