PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton comes to the cage accompanied by She Knows. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Newton
vs
Aurelio

183 cm
26
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

180 cm
19
173 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Newton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.
Newton tries to clinch there but Aurelio circles away.
Newton throws a chopping leg kick but Aurelio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Newton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Newton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
Nice defenses there by Newton.
Newton 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.
Aurelio looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
We've been told by Newton's head coaches at Montreal's Finest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aurelio throws a combination that misses
and Newton counters with a two punch combo.
Aurelio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Newton. Newton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aurelio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aurelio checks a leg kick.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelio.
Newton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Newton misses with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Aurelio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aurelio.
Newton throws a hook but Aurelio avoids it easily.
Aurelio misses with a leg kick
and Newton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses with a hook.
Newton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aurelio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
Aurelio misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurelio checks a leg kick.
Aurelio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Newtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marcelo Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aurelio thuds his right hand into Newton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aurelio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aurelio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newton looks to land a right hand but Aurelio moved out of range.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelio.
Newton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Newton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aurelio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aurelio cracks Newton with an open hand slap.
Aurelio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Aurelio does no damage.
Newton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aurelio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good exchange - Newton coming out on top.
Aurelio catches Newton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aurelio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newton throws out a leg kick but Aurelio moves out of range and Newton only half commits.
Aurelio checks a leg kick nicely.
Aurelio throws a hook to the side of Newton's head but Newton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aurelio throws a series of punches but Newton moves out of range.
Aurelio fails to land with a series of punches.
Newton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Newton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelio checks a low kick from Newton.

Aurelio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Aurelio looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aurelio content to stall in guard here.
Aurelio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Newton is keeping the position for now.
Aurelio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aurelio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Newton's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton is trying to control the position but Aurelio postures up.
Newton is controlling Aurelio's posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Newton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aurelio checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Aurelio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aurelio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Newton's head.
Aurelio throws a right hand that Newton ducks under and follows up with a left that Newton also avoids with ease.
Newton wants to clinch up but Aurelio keeps it at a distance.
Aurelio 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.
Newton tried to score with a low kick but Aurelio checks it.
Newton throws a series of punches but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio slips under a jab from Newton.
Newton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aurelio's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Aurelio.
Aurelio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton misses with a low kick.
Aurelio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aurelio lands a head shot.
Aurelio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Aurelio.
Aurelio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Newton back to the cage. Aurelio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Newton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Newton lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio throws a looping overhand right but Newton ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurelio checks a leg kick.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton throws a leg kick but Aurelio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aurelio moves away from the strike by Newton.
A jab from Newton misses.
Newton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aurelio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Newton.
Christopher Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Aurelio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aurelio blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Aurelio does no damage.
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio looks for a takedown but Newton sprawls well.
Newton connects with a solid leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Aurelio scores with a four punch combination!
Aurelio moves out of range of the strikes.

Newton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aurelio to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aurelio drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Aurelio seems to have locked his on tight now - Newton screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Aurelio, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marcelo Aurelio!
Marcelo Aurelio is the new welterweight champion!
Marcelo Aurelio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Christopher Newton was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to pass the torch to the new breed.'.