PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

White
vs
Lewis

180 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

186 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jared White!
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, Ryan Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Lewis.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
White tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
White misses with a head kick.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Lewis coming out on top.
Lewis lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

White fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lewis to the ground. White is now in Lewis's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lewis pushes White off and gets back to his feet.
Lewis clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lewis looks gassed!

White closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as White tries to tie him up.
White stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
The referee calls for White to work.
White goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lewis throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Lewis misses the jab.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White works Lewis's body with a nice hook.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White blocks a jab.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White is looking to clinch.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White fails to land the takedown.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lewis.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as White shoots in.
Lewis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

White moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section.
White keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lewis prevents White from breaking the clinch.
White just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
White keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe White would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.

Lewis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
White is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lewis is controlling him well.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Lewis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

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.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
White is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White tries to move into range but Lewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped White's head back.

White is rocked!
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jared White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White is looking to clinch.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
White blocks a jab.
Lewis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lewis wants to stand up but White is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
White is keen to just control but Lewis is a slippery customer.

White is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White working over Lewis with some ground and pound. Lewis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lewis looks like he's trying to stand up.

White seems to be working for a kimura but Lewis defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lewis to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis misses with the combination.

White pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
White gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White taking a breather.

White breaks the clinch.

Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lewis has his feet on White's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lewis throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Lewis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White dives in and grabs Lewis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes down on White's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jared White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryan Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.

White closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis is looking for a takedown.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lewis can't break the clinch.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.

White clinches.

White breaks the clinch.
Lewis throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Ryan Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis throws a jab when White was well out of range.

White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White landing with the ground and pound.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
White prevents Lewis from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jared White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jared White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lewis back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lewis throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Lewis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White staying out of range there.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
White slips under a jab.
White slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lewis throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
White is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lewis blocks a head kick by White.
White misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
Lewis scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

White closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Lewis is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and White dives into side control.
Lewis tries to escape but White is in control.
Lewis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

White has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Lewis! Can he survive? No! He's out! White gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jared White!