PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso (ranked 1717 p4p, 232 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 898 p4p, 121 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conchito Alonso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War - The Cisco Kid . This should be a great matchup!

Antonio Conchito Alonso
vs
Newton

184 cm
28
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

184 cm
22
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Aspire Clothing
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conchito Alonso gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Newton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Conchito Alonso is looking to improve his position.
Conchito Alonso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Conchito Alonso struggling a bit here.

Newton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Conchito Alonso has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Newton but great work by Conchito Alonso .
Conchito Alonso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Newton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Newton sneaks back into half guard.
Conchito Alonso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conchito Alonso wants to control but Newton is keeping him busy.

Newton looking for submissions off his back.
Newton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton wants to control but Conchito Alonso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton is trying to control but Conchito Alonso passes into side control!
Conchito Alonso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Conchito Alonso moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Conchito Alonso landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Newton tries to bench press Conchito Alonso off him but Conchito Alonso keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conchito Alonso advances nicely into full mount.
Conchito Alonso trying to control but Newton is having none of it.
Newton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Newton passes Conchito Alonso 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Conchito Alonso defends the submission attempt.

Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Conchito Alonso is defending well.
Conchito Alonso trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Newton seems to be looking for submissions.

Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Conchito Alonso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conchito Alonso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newton trying to control but Conchito Alonso is working from the bottom.
Conchito Alonso trying to control the position.
Conchito Alonso keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Conchito Alonso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Newton wants to control from the top but Conchito Alonso keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Newton is pushing down on Conchito Alonso 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conchito Alonso is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Conchito Alonso is looking to improve his position.

Newton wants to work for an arm triangle but Conchito Alonso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Conchito Alonso tries to roll over but Newton keeps him under control.

Newton is working for a kimura but Conchito Alonso is defending it quite comfortably.
Conchito Alonso regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Conchito Alonso looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Conchito Alonso is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Newton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conchito Alonso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Conchito Alonso throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton is looking to clinch but Conchito Alonso is avoiding it.
Conchito Alonso misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Conchito Alonso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Newton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Conchito Alonso 's guard.
Conchito Alonso trying to control the position.

Newton drops back looking for a leg! Conchito Alonso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Conchito Alonso manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Conchito Alonso 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton passes Conchito Alonso 's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton prevents Conchito Alonso from improving his position.

Conchito Alonso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
Conchito Alonso moves into full guard.

Newton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Conchito Alonso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Newton has managed to get both his arms back between Conchito Alonso 's legs - danger averted.
Newton passes Conchito Alonso 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Newton is keen to just control but Conchito Alonso is a slippery customer.

Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bill Newton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conchito Alonso is looking to improve his position.

Newton is working for a kimura but Conchito Alonso is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton works his way into full mount!
Conchito Alonso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Conchito Alonso is working hard here to advance position.

Newton working for a submission but Conchito Alonso is keeping him at bay.
Newton trying to control but Conchito Alonso is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Newton working for a guillotine from mount but Conchito Alonso is in no mood to give up.

Newton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Newton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Conchito Alonso has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Conchito Alonso !
Conchito Alonso has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Newton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Newton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Conchito Alonso has passed into half guard!
Conchito Alonso trying to control the action but Newton is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton is refusing to be controlled, as Conchito Alonso sits in half guard.
Newton has hold of Conchito Alonso 's hands but Conchito Alonso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Conchito Alonso trying to control from half guard but Newton is working away.
Ground and pound from Conchito Alonso .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton gets back to full guard.
Conchito Alonso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bill Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Newton tries to close the distance and clinch but Conchito Alonso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton slips a straight right by Conchito Alonso .
Newton slips under a jab.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conchito Alonso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Conchito Alonso .
Newton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Newton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conchito Alonso is fending him off so far but Newton persists. Nope, Conchito Alonso circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Conchito Alonso as Newton shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Conchito Alonso misses the target.
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
Newton avoids the body shot from Conchito Alonso .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conchito Alonso misses with a hook.
Newton with the counter takedown but Conchito Alonso avoids it easily.
Newton throws a body punch but Conchito Alonso moves out of range.
Conchito Alonso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Conchito Alonso misses.
Newton moves out of range as Conchito Alonso strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Conchito Alonso misses its intended target.
Conchito Alonso misses with a body shot.
Newton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conchito Alonso circles away.
Conchito Alonso misses the shot to the body.
Newton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Conchito Alonso looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Conchito Alonso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Newton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Conchito Alonso quickly recovers to half guard.
Newton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Conchito Alonso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Conchito Alonso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Newton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Newton's back!
Conchito Alonso biding his time, looking for the opening.
Newton covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conchito Alonso has the hooks in. Newton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Conchito Alonso tightening his grip on Newton, looking for the choke.
Newton is really stuck here.
Newton is trapped and Conchito Alonso is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Newton rolls, trying to escape but Conchito Alonso keeps control of the position.
Newton is still trying to improve position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Conchito Alonso .
Conchito Alonso is punishing Newton with some ground and pound.
Conchito Alonso scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Newton is looking for a way out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conchito Alonso has Newton flattened out and is raining down punches.
Conchito Alonso connects with a big shot to the side of Newton's head.
Newton breaks Conchito Alonso 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Conchito Alonso working a defensive guard here.

Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Newton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Conchito Alonso looking to control.
Newton passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conchito Alonso manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conchito Alonso throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Conchito Alonso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Newton advances to half guard.
Bill Newton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conchito Alonso is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton uses his free foot to push down on Conchito Alonso 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conchito Alonso .
Conchito Alonso regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Newton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Newton!
In defeat, Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pinche pendejos!'.