PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poulter
vs
Lewis

189 cm
31
201 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

182 cm
30
192 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Lewis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulter lands with a slapping head kick.
Poulter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poulter tries to land a body kick
and Poulter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Poulter is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick.
Poulter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poulter tries to land a body kick
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Poulter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lewis.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Poulter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Poulter checks a low kick from Lewis.
Poulter misses with a hook.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poulter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Poulter.
Poulter slips a jab from Lewis.
Poulter ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Poulter is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poulter.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poulter.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Poulter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Lewis - just one landing.
Poulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis throws a solid leg kick but Poulter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lewis.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Lewis misses.
Lewis lands a nice hook to Poulter's body. Poulter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Poulter is out of range.
Poulter tries a head kick but it misses.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
Poulter's corner calls for a 1-2. Poulter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poulter motions for Lewis to come forward. Poulter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Poulter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poulter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poulter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Poulter's ribs.
Poulter staying out of range there.
Lewis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis lands a leg kick that knocks Poulter off balance momentarily.
Poulter connects with a looping right hand.
Lewis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Poulter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poulter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poulter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulter.
Some bone on bone action there as Poulter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Poulter.
Poulter thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poulter has time to react.
Poulter misses with a body kick.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulter misses with a body kick.
Poulter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Poulter 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.
Poulter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis cracks Poulter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poulter misses with a leg kick
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Poulter 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 going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poulter misses with a kick to the body
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Poulter misses the body punch
and Lewis counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard 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 fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poulter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leonard Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
Poulter misses with a body shot.
Lewis lands a jab.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Poulter avoids them all with ease.
Poulter misses with a shot to the body
and Lewis counters with an inside leg kick.
Lewis tries to work over Poulter's front leg with a kick but Poulter checks it.
Lewis lands a jab to the nose.
Poulter misses with a body kick.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Poulter throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poulter's head backwards.
Poulter misses with a kick to the body
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poulter wants to land a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
Poulter thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
and Lewis counters with a nice leg kick.
Lewis scores with a jab to the head.
Poulter 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 head kick by Poulter misses
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Poulter is rocked!
Lewis is stalking Poulter. Poulter circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lewis, and it's lights out! Poulter really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Lewis! Leonard Lewis retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Leonard Lewis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.