PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Lepeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lepeaux comes to the cage accompanied by Where is my Mind?. Riley Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lepeaux
vs
Lewis

191 cm
30
223 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

191 cm
21
212 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vitality

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Lepeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lepeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Lepeaux.
Lepeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lepeaux looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lepeaux shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lepeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lepeaux misses with a body shot
and Lewis counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lewis.
Riley Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis scores with a head kick. Lepeaux tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lepeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Lepeaux counters with a left to the body.
Lepeaux ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lepeaux's hands.
Lewis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lepeaux counters by clinching up.
Lepeaux tries to pull guard but Lewis holds him up against the cage and eventually Lepeaux drops back down to his feet.

Lepeaux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lepeaux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lepeaux slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lepeaux takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Riley Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lepeaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lepeaux throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Lepeaux is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
Lepeaux is looking to wear down Lewis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lepeaux throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Lepeaux. Lepeaux gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Lepeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lepeaux.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a right hand

and Lepeaux counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lepeaux.
Lepeaux lands a nice uppercut.
Lewis prevents a takedown attempt there.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lepeaux.
Lepeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lepeaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lewis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lepeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lepeaux.
Lepeaux lunges at Lewis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lewis's hand.

Lepeaux clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lepeaux backwards.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lepeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lepeaux can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.

Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lepeaux rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
Lepeaux tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lepeaux wants a takedown.
Lepeaux tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lepeaux being controlled against the cage.
Lepeaux misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Riley Lewis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Lepeaux ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Lepeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lepeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
Lepeaux looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis moves out of range as Lepeaux strikes.
Riley Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lepeaux is able to avoid easily.
Lepeaux avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lepeaux counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Lepeaux to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Lepeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Lepeaux misses
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lepeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Lepeaux throws a leg kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Lepeaux.
Lepeaux throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with an inside leg kick.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lepeaux on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lepeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Lepeaux.
Roman Lepeaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lepeaux looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Lepeaux tries to move into range but Lewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Lewis scores with a jab. Lepeaux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Lepeaux is rocked!
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lepeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Lepeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lepeaux misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lewis.
Lewis closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lepeaux! Lewis dives in looking to finish! Lepeaux is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Lewis!
Riley Lewis thanked the fans post fight for their support.