PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dela Cruz
vs
Lewis

183 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.

Lewis clinches up with Dela Cruz and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Dela Cruz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dela Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Dela Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dela Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Dela Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dela Cruz has Lewis pushed against the ropes.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dela Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lewis clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dela Cruz's efforts to push away.
Dela Cruz has Lewis pressed against the ropes.
Dela Cruz lands a body shot.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Dela Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Dela Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dela Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dela Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Dela Cruz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lewis is trying to maintain a safe position but Dela Cruz gets an underhook and turns Lewis into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dela Cruz manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dela Cruz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dela Cruz digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis has Dela Cruz pressed against the ropes, preventing Dela Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dela Cruz wants to break free but Lewis has control.
Lewis is trying to push Dela Cruz away but Dela Cruz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lewis scores with a knee to the head.
Lewis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dela Cruz's efforts to push away.
Dela Cruz misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is stalling here.
Lewis is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lewis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dela Cruz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Dela Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dela Cruz lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis is looking to control Dela Cruz's arms but Dela Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lewis has his back to the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to throw knees to the head but Dela Cruz is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Dela Cruz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dela Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Lewis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lewis lands an elbow just above Dela Cruz 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Dela Cruz - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dela Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lewis clinches up against the ropes.
Dela Cruz just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
Dela Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dela Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lewis throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Lewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Dela Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dela Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dela Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dela Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dela Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Dela Cruz won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Dela Cruz lands a body shot.
Dela Cruz prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dela Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Lewis has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dela Cruz avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the ropes.
Lewis taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Dela Cruz scores with a nice strike.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dela Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Dela Cruz gets tackled into the ropes by Lewis. Lewis maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lewis moves into the clinch successfully.
Dela Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dela Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis tries to stall but Dela Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dela Cruz is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Dela Cruz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dela Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
John Dela Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dela Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dela Cruz tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the ropes.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Dela Cruz shrugs off.
Lewis stalling in the clinch but Dela Cruz improves position.
Dela Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dela Cruz taking a breather.
Dela Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lewis taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Dela Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Dela Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis avoiding damage.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Dela Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lewis has closed the distance and engaged Dela Cruz in a clinch.
Dela Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dela Cruz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Mike Lewis has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dela Cruz as Lewis tries to tie him up.
Come on Dela Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dela Cruz tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dela Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lewis has Dela Cruz pressed against the ropes, preventing Dela Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Dela Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dela Cruz tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz trying to stall but Lewis improves his position.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela Cruz is defending well for now.
Lewis is struggling to control the position.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dela Cruz into the ropes.
Dela Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Dela Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dela Cruz lands a shot to the body.
Dela Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dela Cruz.
Lewis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dela Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dela Cruz is keeping busy.
Lewis tries to break free but Dela Cruz pushes him back against the ropes.
Dela Cruz digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Lewis prevents Dela Cruz from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lewis looking to throw knees to the head but Dela Cruz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to push Dela Cruz away but Dela Cruz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dela Cruz lands a body punch.
Lewis with a knee to the head.
Lewis is trying to stall.
Dela Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Dela Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Lewis has double underhooks.
Lewis looking to stall.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Dela Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Dela Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Lewis has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dela Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dela Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Lewis has him pressed against the ropes.
Dela Cruz can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dela Cruz.
Lewis keeps control of Dela Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis landing knees to the body.
Dela Cruz lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dela Cruz as Lewis tries to tie him up.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but Dela Cruz blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Dela Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dela Cruz 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Dela Cruz!
A less than humble John Dela Cruz misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.