PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colton Roque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colton Roque looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Roque
vs
Newton

175 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colton Roque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damon Newton!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roque connects with a jab.
Newton slips a jab and a cross from Roque.

Newton shoots in and bounces Roque off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Newton stopping the sweep attempt from Roque.
Roque pulls Newton in close to prevent any damage.
Roque looking for a sweep. Not yet Roque, not yet.
Newton is looking to work some ground and pound but Roque has wrist control.
Newton throwing strikes from guard but Roque blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roque trying to control the position.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Roque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roque is trying to control the position but Newton postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roque throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Roque clinches with his opponent.
Roque prevents the takedown attempt.

Roque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roque has his takedown stuffed

so Newton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roque is breathing heavily.
Newton stopping the sweep attempt from Roque.
Roque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roque keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Newton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton wants to control from the top but Roque keeps moving.
Newton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Newton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Newton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton postures up in Roque's guard and throws a big left but Roque blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Newton throws a head kick but Roque moves out of range.
Roque lands with a shot to the body.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roque.
Newton connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Roque.
Roque shoots and misses

and Newton counters with a single leg into guard. Roque didn't expect that.
Roque keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Newton prevents Roque from getting back to his feet.
Newton trying to control the position from guard on top but Roque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roque throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Newton wants to control from the top but Roque keeps moving.
Roque wants to stand but Newton is controlling the position.
Roque is controlling Newton's posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roque with a poor takedown
and Newton counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colton Roque. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roque tries to close the distance and clinch but Newton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Roque gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Roque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roque takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick by Roque misses
and Newton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roque tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roque looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
Newton swats away the attempt to clinch by Roque.

Newton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Newton stops Roque from standing up.
Roque is trying to keep Newton in close.
Newton passes Roque's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Newton moves nicely into side control.
Roque takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton in side control, throwing shots but Roque defends.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roque keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Newton stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Newton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roque works his way to full guard. Good work.
Roque throws a couple of heel strikes.
Roque 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.

Roque has his feet on Newton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roque gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Newton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Newton.
Newton tries to stand but Roque is controlling from the bottom.
Newton connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton cracks Roque with a solid left hand.

Roque isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Newton stacks Roque on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Newton!
Roque throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Roque tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Newton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Newton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roque missing with a left hand there. Newton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newton shoots in but no luck this time.
Roque blocks a head kick by Newton.
Roque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newton tries to clinch but Roque moves out of range.
Newton tries to clinch but Roque moves out of range.
Newton doesn't manage to clinch there - Roque circles away.
Newton stuns Roque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Newton moves into the clinch.
Roque is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Roque manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Newton with that takedown attempt.
Colton Roque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roque misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roque tries for a takedown but Newton circles away easily
and Newton counters with a body kick that stops Roque in his tracks momentarily.

Newton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roque is looking to improve his position.
Roque is pressing down on Newton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roque looking for a sweep. Not yet Roque, not yet.

Roque is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roque is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damon Newton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Newton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Newton lands in his opponent's guard.
Roque keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
Newton preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newton lands a couple of digs.

Roque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roque wants to get back to his feet but Newton passes into half guard.
Newton wants to take a breather but Roque is having none of it.

Roque looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Newton is thwarting Roque's attempts to control the position.
Roque is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Roque tries to roll over but Newton keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Roque missing with punches from the bottom.
Newton is keen to just control but Roque is a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Roque shoots in and drives through. Newton sprawls well.
Roque moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Newton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roque counters with a good low kick that Newton was not able to check.
Roque scores with a decent looking hook.
Newton tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Roque counters with a shoot takedown. Newton fights it but they end up in guard.
Newton pulls Roque in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton 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.

Roque gets to his feet. Newton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roque misses with a combination

and Newton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Newton won't allow Roque to sweep him here.
Roque keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.

Roque is working an open guard so Newton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Colton Roque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Newton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Colton Roque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Newton decides to return to a standing position.
Roque misses with a wild combination.
Roque wants to clinch

and Newton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Roque throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roque manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roque connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damon Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Newton 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

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