PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Newheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hyabusa
vs
Newheart

190 cm
19
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
267 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Hyabusa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Newheart!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Newheart misses with the combination.
Newheart throws a hook but Hyabusa blocks it.
Newheart looks to land a combination but Hyabusa avoids it well.
Newheart tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyabusa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newheart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Newheart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyabusa avoids the head kick by Newheart.
A big left from Newheart misses.
Hyabusa blocks a head kick by Newheart.
Newheart misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hyabusa feints and as Newheart raises his hands in defense, Hyabusa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hyabusa trying to control but Newheart is working from the bottom.

Newheart uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newheart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyabusa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyabusa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newheart blocks a head kick by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa swats away the attempt to clinch by Newheart.
Hyabusa feints and then cracks Newheart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newheart down.
Newheart misses with a few strikes there.
Hyabusa scores with a kick to the body.
Newheart looks gassed!
Hyabusa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hyabusa swats away the attempt to clinch by Newheart.
Hyabusa misses with a head kick.
Newheart wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newheart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyabusa.
Newheart avoids the head kick by Hyabusa.
Newheart throws a series of punches but Hyabusa avoids them all with ease.
Ryu Hyabusa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newheart misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hyabusa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newheart tries to bum rush Hyabusa with a series of wild strikes but Hyabusa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Newheart throws a nice looking combination but Hyabusa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newheart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyabusa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newheart moves in looking to clinch but Hyabusa pushes him off.
Newheart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Newheart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyabusa.
Kyle Newheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newheart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hyabusa as he avoids it easily.
Newheart misses with a few strikes there.
Hyabusa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newheart has his takedown stuffed
and Hyabusa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Newheart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hyabusa throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Kyle Newheart has been cut.
Newheart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hyabusa in his tracks.
Newheart tries to clinch up
and Hyabusa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newheart tries to clinch but Hyabusa moves away
and Hyabusa counters with a head kick. That will keep Newheart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Newheart misses with a series of wild punches.
Newheart clinches but Hyabusa breaks the clinch
and Hyabusa counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa connects with a high kick.
Newheart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hyabusa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Newheart.
Hyabusa cracks the inside of Newheart's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyabusa.
Newheart misses with a body shot.
Newheart swinging wilding here.
Newheart shoots in but Hyabusa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ryu Hyabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Newheart.
Newheart misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Hyabusa.
Newheart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hyabusa counters with a leg kick.
Newheart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Newheart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hyabusa counters with a left and a right that stings Newheart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hyabusa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Newheart's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Newheart misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryu Hyabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Newheart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyabusa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Newheart throws a combination that misses
and Hyabusa counters with an outside leg kick.
Newheart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hyabusa counters with a solid body kick.
A solid body kick from Hyabusa.
Newheart dodges the punch combination from Hyabusa.
Newheart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hyabusa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Newheart really felt that one!
Newheart misses with an uppercut
and Hyabusa counters with a big head kick but Newheart shrugs it off.
Hyabusa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hyabusa counters with a thumping low kick.
Newheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyabusa.
Newheart looks to land a combination but Hyabusa avoids it well.
Hyabusa just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newheart throws out the jab.
Ryu Hyabusa is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa looks to land a body kick but Newheart moved away.
Newheart wants to clinch
and Hyabusa counters with a nice leg kick.
Newheart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyabusa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Newheart.
Hyabusa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newheart's calf.
Hyabusa scores with a push kick.

Hyabusa clinches up against the cage.
Hyabusa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newheart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Newheart managing to block the knees to the body from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa throws a punch but it's blocked by Newheart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa throws a punch but it's blocked by Newheart.

Newheart jumps guard.

Newheart has his foot on Hyabusa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hyabusa works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newheart is on top in guard.
Newheart prevents Hyabusa from getting back to his feet.
Newheart trying to control but Hyabusa is working from the bottom.

Newheart postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hyabusa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Newheart, into his guard.

Newheart has his foot on Hyabusa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hyabusa works his way back into a safe position though.
Newheart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hyabusa controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newheart is striking but Hyabusa is not phased and passes to half guard.

Newheart has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hyabusa. Oh but Newheart has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hyabusa goes limp - he's gone! Newheart jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kyle Newheart!
Kyle Newheart is the new heavyweight champion!