PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Newgate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newgate comes to the cage accompanied by Cream By Wu Tang Clan. This should be a great matchup!

Newgate
vs
Fisher

225 cm
22
285 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

196 cm
23
254 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Newgate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newgate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fisher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Fisher shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Newgate is looking to improve his position.
Fisher moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Newgate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fisher in side control, throwing shots but Newgate defends.

Fisher has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fisher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Fisher shoots in and bounces Newgate off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Newgate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fisher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Newgate tries to free his leg and advance position but Fisher is retaining full guard.
Newgate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fisher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fisher is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Newgate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edward Newgate wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Newgate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Newgate duly obliges.
Fisher tries for a takedown but Newgate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fisher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fisher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Newgate tries to reverse the position but Fisher maintains control.
Fisher landing strikes from the mount and Newgate is in trouble!
Fisher landing shots from mount.
Fisher scoring with strikes but Newgate is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newgate regains half guard.
Fisher lands with a punch from half guard.
Newgate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fisher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fisher landing with the ground and pound.
Fisher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fisher throwing strikes from guard but Newgate blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher passes Newgate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Fisher there.
Newgate tries to roll over but Fisher keeps him under control.
Fisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Newgate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fisher passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fisher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newgate is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fisher lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Newgate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Newgate is breathing heavily.
Fisher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newgate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fisher lands a big elbow.
Fisher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Newgate's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Fisher.
Fisher landing strikes from the mount and Newgate is in trouble!
Fisher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Newgate can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fisher unloading with bombs!

Newgate is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fisher raining down shots from the mount!
Fisher lands a big shot there that rocks Newgate but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Fisher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fisher shoots in for a takedown but Newgate shows good takedown defense.

Fisher is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Newgate's half guard.
Newgate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fisher is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fisher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fisher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spencer Fisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Newgate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fisher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fisher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Newgate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fisher working Newgate over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher drops an elbow to the side of Newgate's head.
Fisher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Newgate wants to control but Fisher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fisher throwing shots but Newgate is blocking nicely.
Newgate is refusing to be controlled, as Fisher sits in half guard.
Newgate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
Fisher wants to control but Newgate is keeping him busy.
Fisher working the head and body with strikes.
Newgate is positioning himself well to prevent Fisher advancing to mount.
Fisher winds up and cracks Newgate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fisher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Newgate trying to hold on to Fisher's head to control him but Fisher postures up.
Fisher is looking to advance position but Newgate won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newgate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fisher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fisher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newgate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Newgate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fisher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Newgate trying to control here.
Newgate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fisher.
Newgate wants to control but Fisher is keeping busy.
Fisher working Newgate over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newgate trying to control from the bottom.
Fisher drops an elbow to the side of Newgate's head.
Fisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Newgate's head.
Fisher working over Newgate with some ground and pound. Newgate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fisher thows a huge punch but Newgate dodges it nicely.
Fisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fisher is keen to just control but Newgate is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Fisher.
Fisher lands with a punch from half guard.
Fisher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Newgate wants to improve his position but Fisher is controlling well.
Fisher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newgate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fisher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Newgate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fisher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Newgate defending well though.
Fisher is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fisher is working Newgate over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Newgate keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Fisher pushes down on Newgate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fisher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fisher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newgate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fisher trying to control the action but Newgate is working from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fisher. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fisher lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Fisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Fisher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fisher looking to sit in guard and control but Newgate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fisher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newgate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Newgate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fisher swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Fisher has his feet on Newgate's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A combination from Newgate does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Newgate misses the target.
Spencer Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Newgate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Newgate tries to sprawl but Fisher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fisher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newgate trying to control here.
Newgate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fisher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fisher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Fisher there.
Newgate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fisher.
Fisher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fisher thows a huge punch but Newgate dodges it nicely.
Fisher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fisher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fisher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher is keen to just control but Newgate is a slippery customer.
Fisher perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Edward Newgate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Newgate is having none of it.
Fisher landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fisher connects with a nice short shot to Newgate's temple.
Newgate is looking for a sweep. Fisher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fisher takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fisher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Newgate is looking for a sweep. Fisher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newgate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fisher working over Newgate with some ground and pound. Newgate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Fisher decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Fisher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fisher is working Newgate over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newgate is looking to regain half guard here but Fisher keeps moving and retains side control.
Newgate taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fisher cracks Newgate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Newgate is looking for a sweep.
Newgate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Newgate takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Fisher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fisher working the body and head with strikes.
Fisher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Newgate down.
Fisher lands a nice forearm strike.
Newgate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Fisher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fisher in side control lands a decent elbow.
Newgate takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fisher working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher cracks Newgate with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fisher in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Newgate taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fisher working the body and head with strikes.
Fisher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher is putting a hurting on Newgate here, landing some big shots from side control.
Newgate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fisher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fisher connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Newgate some visible discomfort.
Fisher working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Fisher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher landing strikes.
Fisher lands a decent elbow from side control.
Spencer Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Newgate being controlled for a moment.
Fisher trying to control the position but Newgate is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Fisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fisher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Fisher!