PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Ovchinnikov (ranked 3243 p4p, 5342 weight class) and Clive Staples Lewis (ranked 430 p4p, 574 weight class). The key to victory for Dmitry Ovchinnikov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ovchinnikov
vs
Lewis

188 cm
31
220
7 - 15 - 0

182 cm
32
212
1 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clive Staples Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovchinnikov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ovchinnikov cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Ovchinnikov moved out of range nicely.
Lewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Clive Staples Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovchinnikov ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ovchinnikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ovchinnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ovchinnikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ovchinnikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ovchinnikov avoids the body shot from Lewis.
A big left from Ovchinnikov misses.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ovchinnikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ovchinnikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lewis walks into a stiff left hand from Ovchinnikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
Ovchinnikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lewis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ovchinnikov throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
Lewis misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovchinnikov misses with a body shot.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Ovchinnikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ovchinnikov counters with a body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Lewis scores with a four punch combination!
Ovchinnikov avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Ovchinnikov swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Ovchinnikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Ovchinnikov.
A lazy body kick from Lewis
and Ovchinnikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovchinnikov is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Ovchinnikov takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Ovchinnikov keeps Lewis at a distance using the push kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovchinnikov throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Ovchinnikov moves out of range.
Ovchinnikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovchinnikov.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Ovchinnikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot by Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Ovchinnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis throws the left hand but Ovchinnikov avoids the punch easily.
Ovchinnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ovchinnikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis tries to bum rush Ovchinnikov with a series of wild strikes but Ovchinnikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ovchinnikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Ovchinnikov.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Ovchinnikov is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ovchinnikov dips to his left and cracks Lewis with an uppercut!
Ovchinnikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ovchinnikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ovchinnikov misses with a straight left.
Lewis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ovchinnikov defends well and Lewis ends up having to push Ovchinnikov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Staples Lewis.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
Lewis tries to move into range but Ovchinnikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ovchinnikov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
Ovchinnikov slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovchinnikov.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Ovchinnikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lewis clinches.
Lewis tries to work over Ovchinnikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ovchinnikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovchinnikov blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ovchinnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Ovchinnikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ovchinnikov. That snapped Lewis's head back.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ovchinnikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Ovchinnikov cracks Lewis with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ovchinnikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Ovchinnikov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lewis manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovchinnikov sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Clive Staples Lewis has been cut.
Ovchinnikov connects with a body shot.
Ovchinnikov throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Ovchinnikov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Ovchinnikov counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Ovchinnikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clive Staples Lewis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lewis tries to clinch but Ovchinnikov is having none of it.
Clive Staples Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ovchinnikov lands a lovely overhand right.
Ovchinnikov cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Ovchinnikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ovchinnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Ovchinnikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Ovchinnikov.
Ovchinnikov gets in close and tags Lewis with a short punch that almost sends Lewis to the mat! Oh Lewis is in big trouble! He turns his back on Ovchinnikov, trying to create some distance but Ovchinnikov rushes him, striking wildly and Lewis goes down! The referee tackles Ovchinnikov into the cage to end the fight! Ovchinnikov is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
Dmitry Ovchinnikov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.