PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha has chosen The Mamas & The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Newson
vs
Barraquinha

175 cm
32
180 lbs
31 - 11 - 1

189 cm
33
182 lbs
35 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Reaper Combatwear

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 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelito Barraquinha!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newson throws an overhand right that lands on Barraquinha's shoulder, as Barraquinha tries to avoid the shot.
Newson moves out of range as Barraquinha strikes.
Newson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newson moves out of range as Barraquinha throws a body kick.
Barraquinha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barraquinha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barraquinha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barraquinha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Newson in his tracks.
Newson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newson scores with a body shot.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Newson tenderised Barraquinha's leg. Barraquinha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Newson misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a good cross that connects.
Barraquinha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barraquinha feints and then cracks Newson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newson down.
Barraquinha tries to land a front kick but Newson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newson looks to land a left hand but Barraquinha moved out of range nicely.
Newson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha thows a body shot but no joy.
Barraquinha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newson.
Barraquinha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Newson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barraquinha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Newson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barraquinha closes the distance but Newson moves to the side
and Newson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barraquinha thinking.
Newson moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Barraquinha is predictable there
and Newson counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newson blocks a head kick by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha throws a looping overhand right but Newson ducks down to avoid it.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses.
Barraquinha misses with a left hand
and Newson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barraquinha loads up on a big right hand but Newson slips the punch.
Barraquinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newson. That did some damage!
Barraquinha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Newson misses with a low kick.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha misses with an uppercut.
Newson throws a leg kick
and Barraquinha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraquinha is just out of range.
Barraquinha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Newson.
Barraquinha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Newson will feel that in the morning.
Barraquinha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Newson takes a step back to recover.
Newson lands a jab to the head.
Newson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barraquinha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newson misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Newson connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Newson.
Newson throws the left hand but Barraquinha avoids the punch easily.
Newson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barraquinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.
Newson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barraquinha lands a front kick.
Barraquinha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newson lands an overhand right.
Barraquinha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barraquinha works Newson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newson throws a lazy uppercut

and Barraquinha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barraquinha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jase Newson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barraquinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Newson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barraquinha's hands.
Newson tries to land a leg kick but Barraquinha saw it coming and moves away.
Newson throws a wild body kick that Barraquinha sees coming a mile off.
Newson throws a jab but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newson. Barraquinha does a little dance to reset his feet.

Barraquinha closes the distance and clinches.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Newson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newson tries a low kick but Barraquinha avoids it.
Barraquinha lands a head kick. Newson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Newson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barraquinha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newson.
Barraquinha walks into a straight right hand from Newson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newson throws a body punch but Barraquinha moves out of range.
Barraquinha slips under a jab from Newson.
Barraquinha thuds his shin into the meat of Newson's side.
Newson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick that misses.
Newson throws a poor cross that misses

and Barraquinha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Newson is blocking nicely.
Newson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Newson.
Barraquinha throws an elbow but it misses.
Newson managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Newson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Newson is trying to maintain a safe position but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns Newson into the cage.
Barraquinha misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson is pushing Barraquinha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Newson is blocking nicely.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Newson misses with a punch to the body.
Newson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Newson breaks the clinch.
Barraquinha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barraquinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barraquinha misses with a straight right.
Newson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barraquinha throws a head kick but Newson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barraquinha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newson.
Newson misses with a body shot.
Newson looks to throw the jab but Barraquinha is out of range.
A left and a right from Barraquinha both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Barraquinha misses.
Barraquinha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newson throws out the jab.
Newson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barraquinha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newson lands with a right hand.
Newson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Newson.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick but Newson moved away.
Newson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraquinha is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Newson.
Barraquinha tries to close the distance and clinch but Newson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newson throws a solid leg kick but Barraquinha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Newson.
Barraquinha throws a wild body kick that Newson sees coming a mile off.
Barraquinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Newson scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Barraquinha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barraquinha delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from Barraquinha.
Newson connects with a single shot there.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses.
Barraquinha dips to his left and cracks Newson with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jase Newson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Barraquinha tries to clinch but Newson moves out of range.
Newson lands with an uppercut that bounces Barraquinha off the cage and back into range.
Barraquinha bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Newson's head backwards.
A punch combination from Newson misses.
Newson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newson tries to land a front kick but Barraquinha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Barraquinha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Newson looks to land a right hand but Barraquinha moved out of range.
Nice body kick there by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barraquinha lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barraquinha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barraquinha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barraquinha tries to clinch up.
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barraquinha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson moves out of range of the leg kick from Barraquinha.

Barraquinha rushes Newson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Newson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Newson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Newson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Newson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barraquinha scores with a head kick.
Barraquinha tries to clinch but Newson moves out of range.
Newson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraquinha is just out of range.
Newson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barraquinha.
Newson scores with a push kick.
Barraquinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha wants to land a leg kick but Newson is out of range.
Barraquinha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newson connects with an inside leg kick.
Newson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Newson avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Newson is looking to land body kicks.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that half lands.
Newson scores with a one two! Barraquinha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Angelito Barraquinha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barraquinha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barraquinha looks to land a left hand but Newson moved out of range nicely.
Barraquinha throws a body kick that misses.
Newson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barraquinha was well out of range. Poor timing from Newson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson misses with an uppercut. Barraquinha saw that one coming.
Barraquinha staying out of range there.
Newson connects with a jab.
Barraquinha throws a right and a left that Newson avoids nicely.
Barraquinha tries to move into range but Newson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barraquinha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A clash of legs there as Newson blocks the low kick.
Barraquinha moves out of range of the leg kick from Newson.
Some bone on bone action there as Newson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Newson. That's going to slow Barraquinha down.
Newson lands a right hook to the body.
Barraquinha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Newson scores with a nice head shot.
Barraquinha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Barraquinha misses the target.
Newson throws a front kick that sends Barraquinha stumbling back into the cage.
Barraquinha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barraquinha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Newson - the referee stops the clock and Barraquinha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Newson. Barraquinha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No joy there for Newson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Newson as he connects with a hook.
Newson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barraquinha staying out of range there.
Newson misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraquinha misses with a kick to the body.
Barraquinha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barraquinha swings for the body but Newson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jase Newson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jase Newson!
Jase Newson made sure to mention his sponsor, Syndicate Nutrition in his post fight interview.