PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Babis Valyras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lucido kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Valyras
vs
Newman

180 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Babis Valyras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Newman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valyras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newman.
Dennis Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valyras doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valyras walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab by Newman.
Valyras is looking to clinch but Newman is avoiding it.
Newman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Newman throws a hook but Valyras blocks it.
Newman cracks Valyras with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valyras walks into a stiff left hand from Newman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valyras.
Valyras misses with a looping right.
Valyras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Newman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newman jabs Valyras right on the nose. Valyras blinks but takes it well.
Newman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Valyras had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Newman lands with a shot to the body.
Newman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valyras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valyras takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valyras tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Newman defends well and Valyras ends up having to push Newman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No joy there for Newman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valyras's head.
Newman scores with a jab to the body.
Newman lands a nice shot that snaps Valyras's head back.
Newman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valyras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newman lands an overhand right.
Newman lands with an uppercut that bounces Valyras off the cage and back into range.
Newman cracks a nice hook into Valyras's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dennis Newman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newman cracks Valyras with an open hand slap.
Newman lands a head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valyras is defended easily by Newman.
Valyras is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valyras fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Babis Valyras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newman connects with a body shot that sends Valyras's belly button to the back.
Valyras has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Newman finds it's way round the side to connect with Valyras's head.
Newman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch lands to the side of Valyras 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Valyras is rocked!
Valyras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Newman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valyras. Valyras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Valyras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newman throws a good cross that connects.
Newman connects with a crisp jab.
Newman scores with a sloppy right hand. Valyras should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Newman! Valyras is backing up but he can't get away as Newman lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Valyras and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dennis Newman!
Post fight, an emotional Dennis Newman said 'Thank my mentor Rabid Alien'.