PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ele Meno (ranked 1735 p4p, 3175 weight class) and Jamie Newman (ranked 181 p4p, 307 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Meno
vs
Newman

171 cm
25
155
4 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
145
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ele Meno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamie Newman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman scores with a leg kick.
Newman throws a leg kick which misses Meno's front leg but catches the back leg as Meno tries to avoid it.
Meno takes a swing at Newman's ribcage but misses.
Newman's coach down at Canadian Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Newman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Meno lands a two punch combo.
Newman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Meno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newman thinking.
Good exchange - Meno coming out on top.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meno.

Newman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Meno finish him?
Meno misses with a series of wild punches.
Meno throws a nice looking combination but Newman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Newman is looking for the big counter here.
Newman seems to have recovered his senses.
Ele Meno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Meno.
Newman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Meno.
Meno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ele Meno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Newman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Meno.
Meno just misses with a punch to the body.
Meno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Meno takes a swing at Newman's ribcage but misses.
Newman fails with the takedown.
Newman ducks under a wild hook from Meno.
Meno throws a jab but it's blocked by Newman.
Meno cracks Newman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meno.
Meno throws a series of punches but Newman avoids them all with ease.
Newman wants to counter with a clinch but Meno pushes him away.
Meno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newman circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meno.
Meno misses with a double jab.
Meno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newman closes the distance and clinches up with Meno, looking for a takedown. Newman pushes Meno against the cage but Meno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meno swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Newman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Newman.
Newman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meno just stands there and leans against the cage.
Newman wants a takedown but no success here.
Meno throws a punch but it's blocked by Newman.
Meno misses with a punch to the body.
Meno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meno tries to work over Newman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meno can't find room to land a body shot as Newman controls the action.
Meno lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meno has had enough of the clinch but Newman keeps him there for the moment.
Newman is trying to force a seperation but Meno has the dominant position.
Meno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newman's elbow.
Meno manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Meno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newman wants to take the fight to the mat but Meno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Meno.
A head punch on the inside from Meno fails to land.
Meno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Newman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meno connects with a combination that backs up Newman into the cage. Meno lands a flurry of punches that gets past Newman's guard. Newman is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Meno bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ele Meno!