PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carwin
vs
Lewis

194 cm
27
250 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
258 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Lewis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Carwin misses
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Carwin lands with a shot to the body.
Carwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis swings for the body but Carwin moves out of range.
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Carwin throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Carwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carwin momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.

It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Carwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Carwin cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis scores with a jab. Carwin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carwin looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Carwin counters with a nice body shot.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin is looking to wear down Lewis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Carwin.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Lewis misses with a body shot
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Lewis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin misses with a shot to the body
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Carwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Carwin misses the body punch
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis takes a swing at Carwin's ribcage but misses.
Lewis tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lewis with a nice cross.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Carwin with a hook.
Carwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin misses the body punch
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis works the jab nicely.
Lewis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Carwin counters with a nice body shot.
Carwin takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Carwin misses with a straight right.
Carwin defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin connects with a body shot.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
Carwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Carwin'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.

A decent looking cross lands there for Carwin.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Carwin.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Carwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carwin.
Daniel Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis misses with a left hand
and Carwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Carwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Carwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Lewis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carwin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carwin.
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 a hook to the body
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Carwin misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carwin misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a lunging right hand
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carwin lands with an overhand left.
Lewis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carwin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lewis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carwin tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carwin at a distance.
Carwin throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Carwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Carwin missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Carwin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carwin scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Carwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carwin moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
Carwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Carwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carwin momentarily.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Carwin seems unphased.
Shane Carwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Carwin throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Good exchange - Carwin coming out on top.
Lewis throws a good cross that connects.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Carwin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
Lewis swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Carwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Lewis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
Carwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Carwin misses with a jab to the body
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis misses with a shot to the body
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Carwin as he connects with a hook.
Lewis scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook to the body
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Carwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Carwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Nice straight punches there by Carwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carwin.
Carwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Carwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lewis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Carwin misses.
Lewis misses with a body shot
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lewis cracks Carwin with an open hand slap.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carwin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and Carwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Carwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Carwin jabs Lewis to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Carwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Carwin is out of range.
Lewis misses with a double jab
enabling Carwin to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lewis thinking.
Carwin swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lewis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Lewis!