PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 897 p4p, 1228 weight class) and William Lewis (ranked 113 p4p, 162 weight class). William Lewis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nukem
vs
Lewis

180 cm
26
175
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
182
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lewis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lewis's coach down at Elite Island Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lewis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lewis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nukem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nukem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nukem lands the left hand.

Nukem pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Nukem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nukem scores with a shoulder strike.
Nukem lands a body shot.
Nukem scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nukem has Lewis pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis cracks Nukem with a nice body shot.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis tries a body shot but Nukem blocks it.
Nukem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nukem digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nukem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nukem.
A short uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis tries a body shot but Nukem blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis tries to work over Nukem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Nukem.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nukem fails to land.
Nukem is struggling to control the position.
Nukem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Nukem into the cage.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Nukem's head.
Nukem can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nukem.
Nukem prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Nukem as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nukem is looking to control Lewis's arms but Lewis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nukem has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nukem fails to land.
Nukem cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Nukem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nukem swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nukem is struggling to control the position.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Nukem.
Lewis takes a shot to the head.
Nukem tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Nukem back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lewis tries to work over Nukem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nukem stalling.
Nukem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nukem misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Nukem.
Nukem has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
Nukem lands with a right to the head.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nukem working aggressively here.
Nukem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Nukem.
A head punch on the inside from Nukem fails to land.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nukem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nukem.
Nukem swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nukem gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nukem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nukem's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Nukem dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A left lands for Lewis.
Decent striking displayed by Lewis there.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lewis duly obliges.
Nukem lands a glancing blow to the side of Lewis's head.
Nukem misses with an uppercut.
Nukem misses with a straight right.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nukem.
Nice body punch from Lewis.

Nukem lands a left and a right that send Lewis crashing to the mat, dazed. Nukem thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lewis is rocked!

It looks like William Lewis has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Nukem finish him?
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Lewis dodges the punch combination from Nukem.
Lewis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lewis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.
Nukem avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nukem. Nukem circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nukem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nukem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nukem swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Nukem moves away from the strike by Lewis.

Lewis clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nukem controls his hands.
Nukem's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lewis takes a shot to the head.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Nukem.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nukem.
Lewis digs a right hand into Nukem's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nukem's gas tank.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nukem's elbow.
Nukem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head.
Nukem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nukem works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nukem is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Nukem into the cage.
Duke Nukem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Nukem has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Nukem scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Nukem lands a shot to the body.
Nukem blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
A hook to the body from Nukem.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nukem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nukem throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Nukem is struggling to control the position.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem has Lewis pressed against the cage.
Nukem blocking some punches.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nukem.
Nukem taking a breather.
Nukem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Nukem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Nukem.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Nukem.
A left hand lands to the body for Nukem.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Nukem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nukem lands a right hand.
Nukem working aggressively here.
Nukem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nukem gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nukem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nukem.
Nukem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Nukem throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Nukem to work.
Nukem scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Nukem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Nukem lands a right hand.
Nukem misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Nukem avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Nukem trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Nukem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Lewis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nukem swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
William Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nukem scores with a sloppy right hand. Lewis should have avoided that one.
Nukem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Lewis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nukem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Nukem looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nukem on the side of the head.

Lewis has managed to clinch.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Nukem avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nukem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Nukem back against the cage.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Nukem.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
Nukem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Nukem's ribcage. Nukem let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Nukem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nukem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Nukem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nukem lands a right hand.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Nukem avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nukem throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Nukem lands a nice uppercut.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Nukem controls the action.
Lewis working aggressively here.
A short left from Nukem.
Nukem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nukem.
Nukem misses with the head strike.
Nukem lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Lewis gets through Nukem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Nukem controls the action.
A short left from Nukem.
A shot in the inside from Lewis.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
Nukem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Nukem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nukem's elbow.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nukem.
A short uppercut from Nukem.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nukem displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lewis up against the cage.
Nukem lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nukem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nukem slows down the pace here.
Nukem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nukem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Nukem looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Nukem lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nukem pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nukem trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nukem.
Nukem struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
William Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke Nukem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nukem or not.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Nukem backwards.
Lewis misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lewis misses with some punches.
Nukem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Nukem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Duke Nukem.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nukem, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Duke Nukem!
A very excited looking Duke Nukem made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.