PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tap Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lewis
vs
Time

189 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tap Time!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Time swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Time shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Time misses with a jab, cross combination.
Time misses with a two punch combination.
Time throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Time tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Time swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Time misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Time gets the takedown into side control.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Time is dominant here and he's now got Lewis's back!
Lewis is trying to get back to his feet but Time has full control of the position and if anything, Lewis has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Time looking to break Lewis's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lewis remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Time will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Time working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Time looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis is in bad spot here.

Time is persistently looking for the submission but Lewis is defending it well.
Lewis avoids the strikes from Time.

Lewis preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to get back to his feet but Time is in full control for now.
Time doesn't have the hooks in and Lewis manages to turn into his guard.
Lewis wants to stand but Time has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Time looking to control but Lewis passes into half guard.
Lewis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Time trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Time keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Time fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Time bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Time counters with a slapping leg kick.
Time throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Time throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
Time looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Time misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Time shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.
Jerry Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tap Time.
Time lands a body shot.
Lewis checks a low kick from Time.
Time is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Time.
Time throws a right and a left that both miss.
Time shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tap Time 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.

Time misses with a wild body shot.

Lewis feints and as Time raises his hands in defense, Lewis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Time manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Time lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Time in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Time jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lewis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Time looks up at the clock and then as Lewis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Time smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Time has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lewis is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Time yanks on the arm and Lewis is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Time.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tap Time!