PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennox Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brown
vs
Lewis

190 cm
22
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lennox Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Lewis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis trying to remain calm as Brown controls from the top position.
Lewis is trying to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Lewis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brown.

Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lewis!
Brown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lewis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking to ground and pound but Lewis is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lewis is trying to stand.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown controlling from mount.
Brown thowing shots but they're missing.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lewis misses with a wild combination.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Lewis drops back down to his feet.
Brown stalls.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brown pulls guard effortlessly.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lewis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control.

Brown pushes Lewis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lewis!
Lewis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Brown looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lewis because Brown loaded up on that one.
Brown punching from mount but Lewis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lewis is trying to stand up.
Brown controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lewis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Lewis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brown tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Brown dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Brown connects with a jab.
Nick Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown fails with the takedown.

Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lewis was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown won't allow Lewis to get back to his feet.

Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lewis is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.

Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nick Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown passes into half guard.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Brown trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewis is trying to stand.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lewis is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.

Brown forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Brown counters by moving into the clinch.

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.
Lewis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lewis defends it easily.

Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lewis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lennox Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Brown!