PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toa Kiuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiuga comes to the cage accompanied by Wish. Toa Kiuga could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Newman's chin.

Kiuga
vs
Newman

193 cm
29
285 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

196 cm
27
237 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Kiuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Newman!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiuga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Newman tries to work over Kiuga's front leg with a kick but Kiuga checks it.
Kiuga moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Kiuga there.
Newman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiuga was well out of range. Poor timing from Newman.
Newman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kiuga throws a head kick that misses
and Newman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Newman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newman misses with a two punch combination.
Newman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newman takes a swing at Kiuga's ribcage but misses.
Kiuga just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newman.
Kiuga pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Newman back to the cage. Kiuga follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Nate Newman has been cut.
Newman throws a front kick aimed at Kiuga's knee but Kiuga avoids it well.
Kiuga misses the body punch
and Newman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jab by Newman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Newman swings for the body but Kiuga moves out of range.
Newman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kiuga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Newman moves in looking to clinch but Kiuga pushes him off.
Kiuga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newman doesn't seem bothered though.
Nate Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newman.
Kiuga misses with a looping right.
Newman tries to land a front kick but Kiuga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newman tried to score with a low kick but Kiuga checks it.
Newman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Kiuga scores with a jab to the head.
Kiuga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiuga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kiuga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newman circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga checks a leg kick.
Kiuga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newman moves away.

Newman instigates a clinch.
Newman lands a right hand.
Newman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiuga's elbow.
Newman tries to throw a body punch but Kiuga avoids it by throwing Newman back against the cage.
Newman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiuga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiuga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newman can't find room to land a body shot as Kiuga controls the action.

Kiuga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Newman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiuga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman tries to clinch there but Kiuga circles away.
Newman stuns Kiuga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiuga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiuga misses with a wild body shot.
Newman thows a body shot but no joy.
Newman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Newman moves out of range easily.
Kiuga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newman.
Newman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Newman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Newman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Newman wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Newman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kiuga blocks a body shot from Newman.
Newman lands an uppercut.
Kiuga blocks a body shot from Newman.
Kiuga misses with a punch to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Newman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kiuga lands a body punch.
Newman can't find room to land a body shot as Kiuga controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiuga controls his hands.
Newman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiuga's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiuga.

Newman manages to break the clinch.
Newman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiuga was well out of range. Poor timing from Newman.
Newman looks to land a left hand but Kiuga moved out of range nicely.
Newman misses with a head kick.
Kiuga stuns Newman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Newman moves into the clinch.
Newman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiuga prevents a body shot from Newman.
Newman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiuga breaks from the clinch.
Newman throws a lazy right hand but Kiuga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newman attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Newman cracks a nice hook into Kiuga's ribs.
Newman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newman misses with a jab to the body
and Kiuga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newman thinking.
A head kick misses from Kiuga.
Newman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiuga moves away.
Kiuga throws the left hand but Newman avoids the punch easily.
Kiuga throws a head kick but Newman moves out of range.
Kiuga is looking to wear down Newman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Kiuga gets tackled into the cage by Newman. Newman maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman tries to work over Kiuga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiuga is looking to break free of the clinch but Newman has double underhooks.
Kiuga is leaning against Newman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Kiuga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Newman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Newman both land. Nice combination.
Nate Newman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newman defending well as Kiuga loads up on a big left hand.
Newman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Newman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Newman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newman thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiuga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Newman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newman lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newman tries to clinch but Kiuga moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Newman misses
and Kiuga counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Newman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Newman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kiuga counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiuga misses with a hook. Newman ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Newman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Newman's cut.
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!

Newman staying out of range there.
Kiuga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiuga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiuga misses the shot to the body.
Newman tries to clinch there but Kiuga circles away.
Kiuga digs a good hook to Newman's body.
Kiuga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
Kiuga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman tries a head kick but it misses.
Newman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiuga is just out of range.
Newman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kiuga is able to avoid easily.
Newman moves in looking to clinch but Kiuga pushes him off.
Newman cracks Kiuga with an open hand slap.
Kiuga slips a straight right by Newman.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Newman moves out of range easily.
Kiuga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kiuga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Newman lands a big head kick that sends Kiuga tumbling to the mat! Newman takes a step backwards and waves Kiuga back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kiuga is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Kiuga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiuga misses with a right hand

and Newman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kiuga seems to have got his legs back now.

Newman manages to break the clinch.
Newman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiuga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newman wants to clinch up but Kiuga keeps it at a distance.
Newman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiuga's sensitive parts.
Newman motions for Kiuga to come forward. Newman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newman throws a leg kick that misses.
Kiuga swinging wildly here.
Newman moves in looking to clinch but Kiuga pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman missing with a left hand there. Kiuga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Newman swings widly with a right hand
and Kiuga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newman, right into the meat.
Nate Newman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kiuga looks to score with a jab to the body but Newman is just out of range.
Newman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Newman blocks a head kick by Kiuga.
Kiuga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newman.
Kiuga stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Newman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga throws a sloppy head kick and Newman moves out of range easily.
Newman misses with a low kick.
Newman misses the shot to the body.
Newman throws a good cross that connects.
Toa Kiuga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiuga throws a big shot that misses.
Newman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newman lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiuga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Newman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Newman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Newman!
Our winner, Nate Newman, 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.