PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Righty Handy (ranked 1258 p4p, 177 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 983 p4p, 147 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Biggie Righty Handy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Biggie Righty Handy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Righty Handy
vs
Newton

202 cm
35
194 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

184 cm
27
197 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biggie Righty Handy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Handy scores with a leg kick.
Newton swings widly with a right hand
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handy. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handy scores with the left hand. Newton knows he should have avoided that one.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Handy shows good takedown defense.
Handy ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Newton works Handy's body with a nice hook.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Handy moved out of range nicely.
Newton throws a body punch but Handy moves out of range.
Handy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton swings for the body but Handy moves out of range.
Handy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Handy lands a jab to Newton's midsection.
Newton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Newton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Handy rather than just go for the knockout.
Newton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Newton defending well as Handy loads up on a big left hand.
Newton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Handy. Handy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Newton connects with a nice looking jab.
Newton lands with a good body shot.
Bill Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton looks to score with a jab to the body but Handy is just out of range.
Handy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Newton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Handy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Biggie Righty Handy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
Newton tries for a takedown but Handy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Handy cracks Newton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Handy as Newton shoots in.
Handy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Handy slips a jab from Newton.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Handy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Handy misses with an uppercut

and Newton counters with a shoot takedown. Handy fights it but they end up in guard.
Handy wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
Newton looking to pass the guard.

Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy seems keen to control Newton's posture.

Newton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Handy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Handy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Handy!

Newton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Handy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Newton manages to get back to half guard.
Handy controlling the action here.
Newton wants to improve his position but Handy is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bill Newton will probably get the nod.
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.

Handy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Handy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Handy.
Handy throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Handy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Newton staying out of range there.
Handy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Handy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Handy.
Newton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Handy's waist but Handy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newton off to one side.
Newton dips to his left and cracks Handy with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Handy does no damage.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handy moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton stuns Handy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Newton clinches up with Handy and pushes him back against the cage.
Handy swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton pushes Handy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Handy walks away with a smile on his face. Newton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Newton or perhaps it was just good defense by Handy, which made it look bad.
Biggie Righty Handy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
Newton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handy.
Biggie Righty Handy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Handy defends it nicely.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handy tries to counter by clinching up but Newton breaks away and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newton throws a hook but Handy avoids it easily.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newton. That did some damage!
Handy tries to land a leg kick but Newton saw it coming and moves away.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Handy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newton swings away with a body shot that misses

and Handy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Handy controls the action.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Handy controls the action.
Newton working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Handy avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
Handy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Handy.
Handy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
Handy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Handy is defending well.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Handy.
Handy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Handy's elbow.
Handy tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Handy prevents a body shot from Newton.
Handy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Handy - that landed with a thud.
Handy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton pushes Handy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Handy smiles and moves away.
Newton walks into a jab.
Handy looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Handy staying out of range there.
Handy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Newton manages to circle out of the way.
Newton thuds a left hand into Handy's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Handy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Newton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Newton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Handy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton takes one to the chin there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Newton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Handy - the referee stops the clock and Newton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Handy. Newton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Newton misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Biggie Righty Handy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Newton moves away from the strike by Handy.
Newton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Handy throws out a leg kick but Newton moves out of range and Handy only half commits.
And Newton tries to counter it with a takedown but Handy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Newton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newton moves out of range of the leg kick from Handy.
Handy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Newton.
Handy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newton doesn't seem bothered though.
Handy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Newton tries to get set, Handy tries to push him back and clinch up but Newton manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Handy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Handy.
Newton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Newton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Newton misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Handy throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Newton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Handy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Handy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newton can do to turn this around?
Newton tries to clinch up.
As Newton tries to get set, Handy tries to push him back and clinch up but Newton manages to avoid the attempt.
Newton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton throws a body punch but Handy moves out of range.
Handy thows a leg kick but Newton checks it

and Newton counters with a shoot takedown. Handy fights it but they end up in guard.
Newton advances to half guard.
Handy is looking to escape.
Handy is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Newton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Handy has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Newton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Handy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Newton is working for a kimura here but Handy manages to reverse the position and he's now in Newton's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Handy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Newton is trying to keep Handy in close.
Handy's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
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.
Newton is trying to control the position but Handy postures up.
Handy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Handy advances position into side control!

That's four 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.
Newton is looking to reverse the position.
Newton stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Newton is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Handy off and has taken his back!

Handy fending off the submission attempt from Newton.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Newton looking to break Handy's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Handy remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Newton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Biggie Righty Handy.
I think Handy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!