PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Goldfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Numb by Linkin Park. John Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Goldfire
vs
Lewis

205 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anders Goldfire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Goldfire pushes him off.
Goldfire looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldfire was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldfire.
Goldfire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goldfire. Goldfire obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Goldfire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goldfire fails to land with a series of punches.

Lewis gets a clinch.
Lewis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goldfire up against the cage.
Goldfire slows down the pace here.
Lewis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goldfire up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldfire is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Goldfire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goldfire thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it

and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
Lewis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Goldfire has a closed guard, preventing Lewis from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Lewis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lewis scores with a nice right hand.
Goldfire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lewis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lewis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldfire trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Goldfire is looking for a triangle but Lewis pushes his legs off easily.
Goldfire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldfire looking for a sweep. Not yet Goldfire, not yet.
Goldfire is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goldfire shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldfire moves away.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Lewis wants to clinch up but Goldfire keeps it at a distance.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Goldfire is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldfire just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Lewis moves into range and clinches up with Goldfire.
Goldfire fails to pull guard.
Goldfire gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lewis.
Goldfire is trying to break free.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldfire misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lewis pushes Goldfire up against the cage in a clinch.

Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldfire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Goldfire persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lewis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lewis has managed to clinch.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Anders Goldfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lewis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goldfire can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Goldfire prevents Lewis from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to stand but Goldfire is controlling his arm.
Goldfire struggling a bit here.
Lewis slows the pace down.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldfire.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Lewis drives through and clinches with Goldfire against the cage.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis tries to clinch but Goldfire moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goldfire moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.

Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldfire.

Lewis clinches up with Goldfire and pushes him back against the cage.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goldfire fails to pull guard.
Goldfire avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Lewis wants to break free but Goldfire has control.
Goldfire keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldfire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goldfire pinned against the cage. Goldfire gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldfire misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldfire is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.

Lewis clinches.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Goldfire. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
A punch combination from Goldfire misses.
Goldfire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lewis breaks the clinch.
Goldfire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goldfire shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense.
Goldfire scores with a head kick.

Goldfire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goldfire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Goldfire thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lewis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Goldfire on his heels. He'll look to pass Goldfire's guard now, I'm sure.
Lewis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Goldfire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.
Goldfire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lewis controls Goldfire momentarily but Goldfire frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goldfire throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldfire trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Goldfire throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldfire 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.
Goldfire throws a big elbow that misses.
Goldfire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
Goldfire wants to stand but Lewis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goldfire wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldfire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goldfire throws a big right hand that misses.
Goldfire throwing strikes but missing.

Goldfire drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lewis dives on top into guard.
Goldfire pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lewis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Goldfire is proving hard to escape from.
Goldfire wants to sweep here but Lewis controlling him for the moment.
Goldfire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
Goldfire working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anders Goldfire.

Lewis moves into the clinch.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldfire's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goldfire duly obliges.
Anders Goldfire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lewis rushes Goldfire and presses him up against the cage.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldfire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Goldfire.
Goldfire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goldfire really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis.
Anders Goldfire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goldfire is trying to escape the position but Lewis is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Lewis.
I've got Lewis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lewis!
A pretty intense looking John Lewis took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.