PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Ironjaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lewis's choice of entrance music: Shut'Em Down. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ironjaw
vs
Lewis

190 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
183 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Ironjaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis blocks a head kick by Ironjaw.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Ironjaw is avoiding it.
Thor Ironjaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironjaw throws a sloppy head kick

and Lewis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lewis with a knee to the head.
Ironjaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ironjaw can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Ironjaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ironjaw cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Lewis landing knees to the head.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
Ironjaw misses with a body punch.
Lewis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis has Ironjaw pushed against the cage.
Ironjaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lewis up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironjaw being controlled against the cage.
Lewis being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lewis.
Lewis misses with a knee strike.
Lewis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ironjaw looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironjaw stalls.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ironjaw avoids it.
Lewis slows down the pace here.
Ironjaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ironjaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with a knee to the head.
Lewis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Lewis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ironjaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Lewis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ironjaw's face.
Knees to the body from Lewis.
Ironjaw is breathing heavily.
Lewis lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ironjaw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lewis has Ironjaw pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Lewis's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lewis.
Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ironjaw's face.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis landing knees to the head.
Lewis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ironjaw's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lewis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis working Ironjaw over with knees to the body.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
Ironjaw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lewis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lewis.
Ironjaw trying to land knees to the body.
Lewis stalls.
Lewis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lewis lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ironjaw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ironjaw is looking to control Lewis's arms but Lewis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ironjaw has his back to the cage.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewis crunches a lovely knee into Ironjaw's ribcage.
Ironjaw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lewis effectively controlling the action here.
Ironjaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lewis lands a knee to the head.

Ironjaw is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ironjaw looking to stall.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
Lewis stalling the fight.
Ironjaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis landing knees to the head.
Oh Ironjaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ironjaw has Lewis pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ironjaw seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lewis.
Lewis taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Lewis.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Ironjaw circles away.
Ironjaw has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ironjaw looks to throw a body kick
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ironjaw misses the jab.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lewis cracks Ironjaw with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ironjaw looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lewis finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ironjaw 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Ironjaw blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Ironjaw misses with a right hand

and Lewis counters with a nice right hand that sends Ironjaw toppling to the canvas! Ironjaw scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lewis finish him?!
Ironjaw wants to clinch.
Lewis scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ironjaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Lewis moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Ironjaw! Lewis continues to tee off on Ironjaw, landing with a left and a right! Lewis connects with a right hand that leaves Ironjaw sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Lewis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Lewis!
After winning the bout, Mike Lewis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.