PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Lover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lover
vs
Lewis

195 cm
26
235 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guy Lover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lover throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Lover's shoulder, as Lover tries to avoid the shot.
Lover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lover is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Lover lands a lovely overhand right.
Lover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lover lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lover cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lover dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Lewis takes one to the chin there.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lover moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Lover scores with a jab. Lewis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lover throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lewis looks winded!
Lewis throws a leg kick but Lover sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lewis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guy Lover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lover thows a body kick. Lewis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Lover tenderised Lewis's leg. Lewis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lover lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lover throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
Lover bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ben Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lover fakes the leg kick and cracks Lewis in the body.
Lover throws a shot to the body.
Lover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lover.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lover.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Lover with a nice cross.
Lover lands with a cross.
Lover tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lewis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lover throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis throws a low kick but Lover moves out of range easily.
Lover scores with a nice right hand.
Lover throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lover blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lover lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lewis takes a step back to recover.
Lover is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lover!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lover moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lover. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lover throws a combination. Lewis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lover lands a head kick. Lewis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lover keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lover lands a right hook to the body.
Lover lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Lewis clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lover.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Lover avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Lover on the inside.
Lover is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Lover is controlling him.
Lewis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Lover.
Lover lands a right hand.
Lewis takes a shot to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to maintain a safe position but Lover gets an underhook and turns Lewis into the cage.
Lewis jumps guard but Lover stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lover lands a right hand.
Lewis tries to work over Lover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lover misses with an elbow over the top.
Lover lands an uppercut.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Lover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lover is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Lover into the cage.
Lover misses with a body punch.
Lover misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Lover controls the action.

Lewis manages to pull guard.
Lewis trying to control the position here.
Lewis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Lover from controlling successfully.

Lover is posturing up here but Lewis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lover tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lover has to tap! Slick submission there by Lewis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Lewis!
After the fight, Ben Lewis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.