PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leissner comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Newman has chosen Taki maly taki duzy as his entrance music. Nate Leissner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Leissner
vs
Newman

180 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Leissner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Newman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leissner.
Leissner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Leissner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leissner.
Leissner slips a straight right by Newman.
Newman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leissner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newman moves away.
Newman slips a jab and a cross from Leissner.
Damian Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leissner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leissner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newman's hands.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Newman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leissner slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leissner moves out of range of the body kick from Newman.
Leissner connects with a crisp jab.
Newman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leissner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leissner throws a shot to the body.
Newman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leissner finds it's way round the side to connect with Newman's head.
Newman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leissner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Leissner.
Some wild striking there from Newman.
Newman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newman.
A lazy body kick from Newman
and Leissner counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leissner scores with a jab. Newman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Newman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nate Leissner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leissner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Newman.
Newman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Newman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leissner. Newman shrugs it off though.
Newman swings widly with a right hand
and Leissner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leissner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leissner.
Leissner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman misses with a hook. Leissner ducked under it nicely.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leissner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Leissner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman shoots for a takedown but Leissner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Leissner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leissner jabs Newman right on the nose. Newman blinks but takes it well.
Newman misses with an uppercut. Leissner saw that one coming.
Leissner tests Newman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leissner's waist but Leissner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newman off to one side.
Leissner 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.
Newman misses with a takedown attempt
and Leissner counters with a nice uppercut.
Leissner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newman.
Newman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Leissner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Newman.
Leissner lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Leissner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leissner throws the left hand but Newman avoids the punch easily.
Newman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newman thows a body shot but no joy.
Newman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Newman is predictable there
and Leissner counters with a stiff right hand.
Leissner lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Newman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newman tries to land a leg kick but Leissner saw it coming and moves away.
Newman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leissner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newman misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman throws a leg kick
and Leissner counters with a right hand to the body.
Leissner stalks Newman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Newman's face. Newman staggers backwards, shaken.
Newman throws a lazy uppercut
and Leissner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Leissner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leissner staying out of range there.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leissner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leissner throws a push kick but Newman slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Leissner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leissner manages to avoid it.
Leissner cracks Newman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newman throws a leg kick
enabling Leissner to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman takes a swing at Leissner's ribcage but misses.
Newman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Newman.
Newman slips a jab and a cross from Leissner.
Newman walks into a stiff left hand from Leissner.
Leissner lands with a right hand.
Leissner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a leg kick
letting Leissner counter with a right hand.
Newman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leissner, as that shot connected.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Newman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Newman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leissner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newman has his takedown stuffed
and Leissner counters with a big head kick but Newman shrugs it off.
Newman is breathing heavily.
Newman avoids the body shot from Leissner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner with a nice cross.
Leissner swinging wildly here.
Leissner tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leissner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Newman on the side of the head.
Leissner avoids a kick to the body.
Leissner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leissner misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Newman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leissner has got the better of the exchanges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newman fails with the takedown
and Leissner counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Leissner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Newman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leissner.
Newman throws a body punch but Leissner moves out of range.
Newman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newman shoots in for a takedown but Leissner shows good takedown defense.
Newman throws a head kick but Leissner moves out of range.
Leissner misses with a wild combination.
Newman tries to work over Leissner's front leg with a kick but Leissner checks it.
Newman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Newman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Leissner - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leissner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leissner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Leissner misses.
Newman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leissner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leissner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newman on the side of the head.
A left lands for Leissner.

Leissner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Newman to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Leissner wants to stand up but Newman is controlling him.

Leissner looking for a triangle here. Newman is fighting it but it looks tight! Leissner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Newman is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nate Leissner!
Nate Leissner retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Nate Leissner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.