PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who's Your Daddy? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rua
vs
Lewis

190 cm
20
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis lands a jab.

It looks like Royce Rua has been cut.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.
Rua missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lewis.
Rua is fighting to break Lewis's control of his arms but Lewis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands an upkick as Rua stands over him.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis working a defensive guard but Rua passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Rua is controlling well.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Lewis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lewis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rua wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Rua trying to control from Lewis's half guard. Lewis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lewis is wriggling around but Rua manages to pass to half guard.
Rua not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Rua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lewis lands a lovely overhand right.

Rua drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rua scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rua working away.
Lewis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rua is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Rua is trying to get an arm triangle but Lewis is defending well.
Rua working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rua working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lewis prevents Rua from moving into mount.
Rua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Rua scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis gets back to half guard.
Rua is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rua wants to pass to mount but Lewis is defending the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lewis's head.
Rua winds up and cracks Lewis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rua scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis pushes Rua off looking to stand but Rua dives back in and keeps control.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Rua has control of the leg.
Lewis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
Rua won't allow Lewis to get back to his feet.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rua avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Rua avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 Royce Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royce Rua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

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Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Rua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Rua scores with a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Rua won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lewis tries to pass to full mount but Rua defends it.
Rua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua working for submissions but it's allowed Lewis to get to half guard.
Rua flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lewis throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rua's head.
Rua moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Royce Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lewis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lewis has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua takes one to the chin there.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Lewis.

Lewis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lewis trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Rua doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rua keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Lewis content to stall in guard here.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lewis throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Rua with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Lewis to acknowledge the strikes.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royce Rua'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. This is the final round!

Lewis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lewis drops Rua with a left and a right! Oh, Rua is hurt - Lewis dives into side control looking to finish!

Rua is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua is trying to work for a sweep but Lewis has mounted him!
Lewis landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!
Oh Rua is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lewis is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Rua goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Lewis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bryan Lewis!