PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chewy Lewiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Stonehard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lewiston
vs
Stonehard

182 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chewy Lewiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Stonehard!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewiston throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stonehard was covering up waiting for the punch and Lewiston finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stonehard looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lewiston wants to pass the guard but Stonehard is keeping the position.
Lewiston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lewiston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewiston thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewiston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stonehard is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewiston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stonehard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewiston controls the pace.
Lewiston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stonehard on the ground.
Lewiston with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewiston trying to control the position from guard on top but Stonehard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewiston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lewiston trying to control the position from guard on top but Stonehard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewiston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stonehard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stonehard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lewiston works over Stonehard with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewiston postures up in Stonehard's guard and throws a big left but Stonehard blocks it.

Lewiston decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stonehard, up you get!
Chewy Lewiston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewiston throws a nice looking combination but Stonehard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lewiston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lewiston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stonehard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Lewiston decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Lewiston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lewiston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stonehard tries to lock up and control but Lewiston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewiston with shots to the head and body - Stonehard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lewiston controlling the pace for now.
Lewiston punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehard is in a horrible position here. Lewiston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lewiston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stonehard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stonehard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lewiston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lewiston unloading with bombs!
Lewiston unloading with bombs!
Lewiston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stonehard can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lewiston fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lewiston unloading with bombs!
Lewiston controlling his opponent.

Lewiston working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lewiston landing strikes from the mount.
Lewiston controlling the position easily from mount.

Lewiston working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chewy Lewiston 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.

Lewiston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lewiston gets a takedown into half guard.
Stonehard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewiston.
Stonehard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewiston is working away from the top position though.

Lewiston escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewiston tries to clinch up but Stonehard circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewiston works over Stonehard's head and body with a nice combination.
Stonehard has his takedown stuffed

and Lewiston counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stonehard won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehard gets back to half guard.
Stonehard is refusing to be controlled, as Lewiston sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewiston.
Lewiston passes to side control.
Lewiston throws a strike aimed at the side of Stonehard's head but Stonehard avoids it well.
Lewiston throws a strike aimed at the side of Stonehard's head but Stonehard avoids it well.

Lewiston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lewiston works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lewiston taking a break here but Stonehard is having none of it and regains half guard.

Lewiston is working for a submission of some sort.
Stonehard is pressing down on Lewiston's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lewiston seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Lewiston stands up and waves to Stonehard to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewiston moves into the clinch successfully.

Lewiston tightens his grip and picks Stonehard up, before dumping him to the ground. Stonehard manages to land in guard.
Stonehard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lewiston!
Stonehard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lewiston is desperately trying to improve his position but Stonehard has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewiston is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Stonehard tries to control but Lewiston wriggling away.
Lewiston wants to hold on but Stonehard pushes him away.
Lewiston's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lewiston trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chewy Lewiston dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stonehard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewiston counters with a three punch combo that has Stonehard backing up. Stonehard nods at Lewiston to acknowledge the strikes.
Lewiston misses with a double jab.
Lewiston misses with a wild combination.
Stonehard dodges the punch combination from Lewiston.
Lewiston delivers a nice body kick.
Lewiston wants to clinch up but Stonehard keeps it at a distance.

Stonehard tries to keep at a distance but Lewiston has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lewiston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lewiston feints and as Stonehard raises his hands in defense, Lewiston changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewiston sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stonehard's guard.
Stonehard trying to hold on to Lewiston's head to control him but Lewiston postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stonehard actively working from the bottom here.
Lewiston passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stonehard!
Stonehard is working to get back to half guard.
Stonehard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lewiston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lewiston controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewiston with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Lewiston is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stonehard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stonehard tries to reverse the position but Lewiston maintains control.
You get the feeling that Stonehard really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lewiston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lewiston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stonehard hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehard is trying desperately to improve position.
Lewiston lands with some strikes.
Lewiston lands a big elbow.
Lewiston lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lewiston has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stonehard's face.
Lewiston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stonehard tries to lock up and control but Lewiston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewiston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stonehard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stonehard tries to hold on but Lewiston pushes him away.
BOOM! Lewiston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stonehard wants to control but Lewiston is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewiston is landing with some decent strikes but Stonehard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lewiston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Stonehard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lewiston looking to finish Stonehard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stonehard!
Lewiston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stonehard looks a forlorn figure.
Chewy Lewiston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewiston controlling the pace for now.
Stonehard tries to hold on but Lewiston pushes him away.
Marcus Stonehard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stonehard working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chewy Lewiston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewiston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chewy Lewiston!