PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Numb as his entrance music. John Lewis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stallone
vs
Lewis

200 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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, Sylvester Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Stallone finds it's way through Lewis's defenses.

It looks like John Lewis has been cut.
Lewis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stallone tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stallone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis tries to clinch but Stallone moves out of range.
Stallone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stallone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stallone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stallone gets back to half guard.

Stallone actively working from the bottom here.

Stallone looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stallone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stallone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Stallone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stallone punching from the bottom.

Stallone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Stallone looking for submissions off his back.

Stallone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stallone looking for submissions off his back.

Stallone actively working from the bottom here.

Stallone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.

Stallone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lewis trying to control the pace.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stallone looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stallone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stallone is trying to stand.
Lewis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stallone is trying to stand.
Lewis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Stallone is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Lewis is tapping! Great win for Stallone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sylvester Stallone!