PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toe Jam (ranked 1190 p4p, 747 weight class) and Darrell Newsome (ranked 156 p4p, 102 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Jam
vs
Newsome

175 cm
23
175
9 - 4 - 1

184 cm
23
170
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Newsome!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jam misses with a hook. Newsome ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Newsome misses.
Jam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Newsome slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newsome misses with an uppercut.
Jam throws a hook but Newsome blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jam. That snapped Newsome's head back.

It looks like Darrell Newsome has been cut.
Newsome takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Newsome.
Newsome throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newsome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Newsome tries to clinch but Jam moves away
and Jam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Jam misses with a looping right.
Jam keeps the fight on the outside.

Newsome has managed to clinch.
Jam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome blocks a body shot from Jam.
Jam scores with a hook to the body.
Jam lands with a left to the head.

Jam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Jam finds it's way through Newsome's defenses.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Newsome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newsome looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jam throws a body shot but no joy.
Jam throws a hook but Newsome avoids it easily.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newsome stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newsome tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Jam lands a jab.
Jam misses with a hook to the body
and Newsome counters with a stiff right hand.
Newsome avoids the body shot from Jam.
Newsome swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Newsome walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newsome avoids the body shot from Jam.
Jam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newsome is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newsome slips under a jab.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jam scores with a jab. Newsome acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newsome slips a straight right by Jam.
Jam throws an off balance right hand
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newsome.
Newsome lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jam misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Newsome misses.
Jam looks to land a combination but Newsome avoids it well.
Jam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newsome was well out of range. Poor timing from Jam.
We've been told by Jam's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jam lands with a hook. Newsome tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newsome lands with an uppercut that bounces Jam off the cage and back into range.
Newsome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.
Newsome looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newsome takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Newsome.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Jam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jam cracks Newsome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Newsome connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newsome.
Newsome moves out of range as Jam strikes.
Jam scores with a sloppy right hand. Newsome should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newsome takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Newsome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Newsome saw that one coming.
Newsome throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newsome scores with a decent looking hook.
Newsome tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Newsome moves away and avoids it.
Newsome throws a counter combo.
Newsome throws a series of punches but Jam moves out of range.
Jam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
and Newsome counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newsome takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Newsome cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newsome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jam swings widly with a right hand
and Jam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newsome.
Jam just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toe Jam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrell Newsome'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.

Newsome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
A swing and a miss from Newsome.
Jam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jam moves away from the strike by Newsome.
Newsome throws a leg kick but Jam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Newsome momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jam.
Newsome takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
and Newsome counters with a nice uppercut.
Newsome moves away from the strike by Jam.
Newsome scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newsome.
Jam stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jam throws a right hand that misses
and Newsome counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jam misses.
Jam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Newsome under the eye.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newsome.
Newsome connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jam momentarily.
Jam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Newsome - just one landing.
Jam misses with a hook
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Jam misses.
Jam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Jam misses.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jam there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Newsome moved out of range.
Newsome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jam.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Newsome moved out of range.
Newsome displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
Jam swats away the attempt to clinch by Newsome.
A jab from Jam misses.
Jam misses with a body punch
and Newsome counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jam thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Jam misses the target.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Newsome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam jabs Newsome right on the nose. Newsome blinks but takes it well.
Newsome has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newsome takes one to the chin there.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch but Jam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jam throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newsome moves in looking to clinch but Jam pushes him off.
Newsome slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Jam.
Newsome has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Newsome misses its intended target.
Jam misses with a jab to the body
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jam cracks a nice hook into Newsome's ribs.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newsome.
Newsome throws the left hand but Jam avoids the punch easily.
Jam throwing a counter right hand but Newsome manages to avoid it.
Jam throws a hook but Newsome avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Jam as he connects with a hook.
Toe Jam is winning the standup battle so far.
Jam cracks Newsome with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newsome manages to avoid it.
Jam throws the left hand but Newsome avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Jam lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newsome avoids the body shot from Jam.
Jam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newsome can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Newsome.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newsome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam throws the left hand but Newsome avoids the punch easily.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newsome sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newsome keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
Newsome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Newsome might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jam moves away from the strike by Newsome.
Jam misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newsome! But no joy.
Newsome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Newsome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Newsome is out of range.
Newsome jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Newsome tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toe Jam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrell Newsome'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Newsome counters with a nice uppercut.

Newsome clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Jam.
Newsome tries to work over Jam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Jam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jam throws a hook but Newsome blocks it.
Newsome defending well as Jam loads up on a big left hand.
Newsome slips under a jab from Jam.
Newsome looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newsome moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newsome sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam misses with an uppercut
enabling Newsome to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Newsome is just out of range.
Newsome looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newsome lands with a nice combination. Jam backs away looking to recover.
Jam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Jam scores with a nice head shot.
Newsome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jam misses with a straight right.
Newsome throws out a counter right but Jam avoids it with no problem.
Jam takes a swing at Newsome's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Newsome.
Newsome ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam connects with a nice looking jab.
Darrell Newsome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toe Jam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jam throws a right hand that Newsome ducks under and follows up with a left that Newsome also avoids with ease.
Newsome unleashes a big counter combination but Jam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jam punishes Newsome's body with a nice straight punch.
Jam lands a nice shot that snaps Newsome's head back.
Jam takes a swing at Newsome's ribcage but misses.
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Newsome is just out of range.
Jam misses the jab.
Jam feints a jab promting Newsome to slip. Jam then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Newsome slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jam misses with a hook.
Newsome stuns Jam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newsome moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newsome! But no joy.
Newsome slips a jab from Jam.
Jam dips to his left and cracks Newsome with an uppercut!
Newsome ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Newsome! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam cracks Newsome with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jam misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Newsome to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam misses with a right hand
and Newsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Newsome moves out of range of the strikes.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newsome misses with a straight right.
Newsome lands with a nice body punch.
Newsome connects with a right hand. Jam shakes it off.
Newsome misses with an uppercut.
Jam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newsome stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jam misses with a body shot.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Newsome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam throws an off balance right hand
and Newsome counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Newsome coming out on top.
Newsome connects with a jab.

Jam is rocked!
Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Newsome counters with a big right hand! Oh Jam is in trouble here! Newsome follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrell Newsome!