PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Newport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca comes into the arena with 2pac - Troublesome '96 blaring out of the sound system. Ricard Cuenca could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aaron Newport's chin.

Cuenca
vs
Newport

189 cm
31
197 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
194 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Newport!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newport connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cuenca. Cuenca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newport wants to slow Cuenca down by chopping away at his legs.
Cuenca delivers a nice body kick.
Newport scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuenca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newport walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cuenca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newport avoids the body shot from Cuenca.
Newport is trying to counter with his kicks.
Newport pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newport takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newport's coach down at The Lion's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Newport's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Newport thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuenca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cuenca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cuenca jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newport connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Newport blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.
Newport lands a head kick. Cuenca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Ricard Cuenca has been cut.
Newport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuenca.
Cuenca jabs at Newport's body.
Cuenca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newport takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Newport is looking to slow Cuenca down with leg kicks.
Newport changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Newport misses with a right hand
and Cuenca counters with a left and a right that stings Newport.
Cuenca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca throws a body shot but no joy.
Newport feints a counter leg kick.
Newport lands with a nice body punch.
Cuenca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cuenca throws a leg kick but Newport checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newport misses with a series of wild punches.
Newport throws a sloppy head kick and Cuenca moves out of range easily.
Newport has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cuenca finds it's way round the side to connect with Newport's head.
Newport misses with an uppercut. Cuenca saw that one coming.
Newport takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cuenca scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cuenca bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuenca cracks the inside of Newport's front leg.
Cuenca lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Newport steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cuenca.
Newport only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cuenca misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cuenca avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Cuenca.
Newport misses with a head kick.
Cuenca tries to counter by clinching up but Newport breaks away and moves out of range.
Newport throws a head kick that misses.
Newport lands with a kick to the temple. Cuenca shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cuenca pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Newport back to the cage. Cuenca follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Newport shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cuenca lands a nice hook to Newport's body. Newport takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Newport throws a shot from downtown. Cuenca moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Cuenca. That snapped Newport's head back.
Newport throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuenca counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newport ducks right into an uppercut from Cuenca.
Cuenca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
Cuenca lands a nice shot to the body.
Newport chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cuenca connects with a body shot that sends Newport's belly button to the back.
Newport drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Newport lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuenca off the cage and back into range.
Cuenca is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Newport gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Newport is rocked!
Cuenca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newport swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newport is still on wobbly legs! Can Cuenca finish him?
Newport misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cuenca looks to score with a jab to the body but Newport is just out of range.
Newport seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Newport.
Newport tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Newport - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricard Cuenca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricard Cuenca's cut.
That's time! Cuenca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cuenca connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cuenca scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cuenca misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Newport's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cuenca throws an off balance right hand
and Newport counters with a low kick, right behind Cuenca 's knee.
Newport throws a head kick but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Cuenca closes the distance and clinches.
Cuenca managing to block the knees to the body from Newport.
Newport gets through Cuenca's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newport tries to throw a body punch but Cuenca avoids it by throwing Newport back against the cage.
Cuenca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newport can do to turn this around?
Cuenca avoiding damage as Newport throws knees to the body.
Cuenca avoiding damage as Newport throws knees to the body.
Newport trying to land knees to the body.
Cuenca has a couple of punches blocked by Newport.
Cuenca lands an elbow inside that Newport shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport missing with knees to the body.
Newport connects with a knee to the head.
Newport unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cuenca tries a body shot but Newport blocks it.
Cuenca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newport keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cuenca's efforts to push away.
Newport misses with some punches.
Cuenca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newport utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cuenca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newport swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuenca.
Newport unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Newport can't find room to land a body shot as Cuenca controls the action.
Cuenca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuenca misses with a body punch.
Newport tries a knee to the head but Cuenca blocks it.
Cuenca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newport trying to land knees to the body.
Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cuenca misses with the head strike.

Newport breaks from the clinch.
Cuenca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cuenca throws a quick counter kick to the body but Newport avoids it.
Cuenca checks a low kick from Newport.
Newport gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cuenca throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca scores with a nice strike.
Newport tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cuenca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuenca moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNewport.
Cuenca is looking to clinch.
Cuenca blocks a jab.
Cuenca checks the leg kick.
Newport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Newport.
A slow jab from Cuenca misses its intended target.
Newport has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newport there as he acknowledges the shot.
Newport attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Cuenca.
Good work by Cuenca as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Newport.
Newport tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newport looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cuenca lands a jab to the nose.
Ricard Cuenca is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuenca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuenca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newport was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuenca.
Cuenca paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Newport.
Cuenca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cuenca tries to clinch there but Newport circles away.
A little jabbing left from Newport on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Cuenca lands an impressive looking overhand right. Newport doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricard Cuenca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricard Cuenca'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.

Newport throws a head kick but Cuenca moves out of range.
Cuenca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cuenca thumps Newport with a low kick.
Newport misses with an uppercut.
Newport misses with a series of wild punches.
Cuenca appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Newport throws a head kick that misses.
Cuenca fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuenca throws a front kick aimed at Newport's knee but Newport avoids it well.
Cuenca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newport.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuenca slips a straight right by Newport.
Newport pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ricard Cuenca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuenca lands a nice leg kick that just misses Newport's sensitive parts.
Cuenca lands a jab to Newport's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca thumps Newport with a low kick.
A low kick from Newport misses
and Cuenca cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuenca lands with a right that hurts Newport. Newport looks to clinch but Cuenca throws a short knee that drops Newport. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Ricard Cuenca!
Ricard Cuenca retains his middleweight title!