PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Dylan Baker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reginald Lewis's chin.

Lewis
vs
Baker

225 cm
27
285 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

190 cm
18
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Baker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Baker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lewis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baker, into his guard.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Baker has wrist control.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baker is keeping the position for now.
Lewis postures up in Baker's guard and throws a big left but Baker blocks it.
Baker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Baker looking to control.
Lewis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis postures up in Baker's guard and throws a big left but Baker blocks it.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis postures up in Baker's guard and throws a big left but Baker blocks it.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Baker has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis lands a couple of digs.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker trying to control the position.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses. Baker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Baker!
Lewis keeping full guard, as Baker tries to pass.
Baker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Baker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lewis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lewis has escaped and now he's on top!
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baker trying to control the position.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Baker has wrist control.
Baker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Baker blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Lewis dominated that round.
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.

Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into Baker's guard.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Baker blocks nicely.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Lewis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baker defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker is trying to control but can't.
Lewis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Baker dodges it nicely.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baker's head.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reginald Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Baker dodges it nicely.
Baker wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
Baker wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Lewis looks to land a strike but Baker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baker's head.
Baker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a strike but Baker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Baker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lewis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baker has Lewis in his guard.
Lewis throws a strike but Baker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Baker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lewis dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lewis throws a big elbow that misses.
Baker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Lewis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Baker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Baker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Baker swings around for an armbar but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Baker's guard.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses. Baker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Baker!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is working Baker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Baker blocks nicely.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baker looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is working Baker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baker has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Lewis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Baker has wrist control.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses. Baker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Baker!

Baker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lewis dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis postures up in Baker's guard and throws a big left but Baker blocks it.
Lewis throws a strike but Baker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lewis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lewis has escaped and now he's on top!
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dylan Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis throws an elbow that misses. Baker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lewis's guard. Nice move by Baker!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reginald Lewis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Reginald Lewis waved his t-shirt featuring Reggieland's logo in front of the cameras.