PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bronzualis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis's entrance music is Eminem & Royce Da 5'9 - Above the Law . A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lewis
vs
Bronzualis

183 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lenny Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Bronzualis!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bronzualis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bronzualis misses with the combination.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown but Bronzualis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bronzualis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Bronzualis as Lewis shoots in.
Bronzualis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Lenny Lewis has been cut.
Bronzualis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronzualis lands with a nice combination. Lewis backs away looking to recover.

Lewis drives through with a takedown into Bronzualis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Lewis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bronzualis dives on top into guard.
Bronzualis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lewis tries to get out of the position.
Lewis has momentary wrist control but Bronzualis slips an elbow through the middle.
Bronzualis lands a couple of elbows.
Bronzualis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bronzualis defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronzualis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bronzualis passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Lewis actively working from the bottom here.
Lewis has hold of Bronzualis's hands but Bronzualis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronzualis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bronzualis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronzualis working Lewis over with strikes.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Bronzualis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bronzualis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lewis?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronzualis landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis is squirming around, avoiding Bronzualis's attempts to control the action.
Bronzualis prevents Lewis from getting the reversal.
Bronzualis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lewis hang on?
Lewis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bronzualis landing strikes from the mount and Lewis is in trouble!
Bronzualis prevents Lewis from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bronzualis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lewis's face.
The referee warns Lewis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bronzualis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bronzualis working Lewis over with strikes here.
Bronzualis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lewis hang on?
Bronzualis content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronzualis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bronzualis lands a nice shot to the head.
Bronzualis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bronzualis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bronzualis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bronzualis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bronzualis looking to control but Lewis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bronzualis prevents Lewis from getting the reversal.
Bronzualis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bronzualis controlling from mount.
Bronzualis lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying desperately to improve position.
Bronzualis wants to control the pace but Lewis is squirming around nicely.
Bronzualis lands a nice shot to the head.
Lewis is working to get back to half guard.
Lewis is in a horrible position here. Bronzualis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bronzualis dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis is bucking up trying to escape but Bronzualis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bronzualis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bronzualis lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bronzualis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Lewis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bronzualis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
Bronzualis scoring with some ground and pound.
Bronzualis content to stall in guard here.

Lewis is looking for a triangle but Bronzualis pushes his legs off easily.
Bronzualis working some strikes from top position.
Bronzualis postures up and lands a big shot to Lewis's brow.

Lewis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronzualis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bronzualis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mike Bronzualis has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bronzualis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bronzualis sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bronzualis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bronzualis has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.

Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bronzualis is aware though and is defending well.
Bronzualis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bronzualis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lewis has momentary wrist control but Bronzualis slips an elbow through the middle.
Bronzualis wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Bronzualis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bronzualis working some strikes from top position.
Bronzualis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bronzualis is aware though and is defending well.
Lewis trying to control the position.
Bronzualis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bronzualis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bronzualis scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bronzualis is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronzualis connects with a couple of short punches.

Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bronzualis is aware though and is defending well.
Bronzualis wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.

Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bronzualis is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronzualis looking to pass the guard.
Bronzualis works over Lewis with some ground and pound from guard.
Bronzualis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Lewis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronzualis works over Lewis with some ground and pound from guard.

Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bronzualis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bronzualis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bronzualis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bronzualis's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bronzualis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bronzualis scoring with some ground and pound.
Bronzualis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bronzualis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronzualis working some strikes from top position.
Bronzualis trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronzualis stands up over Lewis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bronzualis connects with a couple of short punches.
Bronzualis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Bronzualis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronzualis landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis tries to bench press Bronzualis off him but Bronzualis keeps the position.
Bronzualis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bronzualis looks up at the clock and then as Lewis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bronzualis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lewis tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bronzualis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bronzualis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Bronzualis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lenny Lewis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lewis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bronzualis counters with a right hand to the body.

Bronzualis drives through with a takedown into Lewis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bronzualis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bronzualis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bronzualis wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Bronzualis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bronzualis landing with the ground and pound.
Bronzualis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bronzualis preventing the sweep.
Lewis has momentary wrist control but Bronzualis slips an elbow through the middle.
Bronzualis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bronzualis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronzualis stands up over Lewis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bronzualis lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronzualis cracks Lewis with a solid left hand.

Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bronzualis defends it easily.

Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bronzualis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bronzualis is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bronzualis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bronzualis trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronzualis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bronzualis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bronzualis wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Bronzualis lands a couple of digs.
Mike Bronzualis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bronzualis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Lewis looking for subs off his back but Bronzualis has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronzualis is taking a breather. Lewis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mike Bronzualis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A punch combination from Bronzualis misses.
Bronzualis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronzualis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lewis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bronzualis tries to avoid it but Lewis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bronzualis to the ground. Bronzualis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronzualis punishes Lewis's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Bronzualis counters with a series of strikes. Lewis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bronzualis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Lewis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bronzualis is trying to defend but Lewis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Bronzualis is defending the position.
Lenny Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronzualis moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bronzualis keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Bronzualis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bronzualis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lewis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bronzualis defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.

Bronzualis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lewis to the ground. Bronzualis is now in Lewis's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Bronzualis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bronzualis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Bronzualis!