PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lewis
vs
Pound

182 cm
32
192 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

185 cm
35
197 lbs
32 - 16 - 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound moves out of range as Lewis throws a body kick.
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis misses the jab.
Pound defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Pound pushes him off.
Pound throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Pound walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lewis.
Pound scores with a one two! Lewis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pound moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good exchange - Pound coming out on top.
Leonard Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pound pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lewis is out of range and Pound settles back down.
We've been informed that Pound has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound lands a jab-cross combination.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pound throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lewis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Pound misses its intended target.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
Lewis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pound avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Pound tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pound throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pound.
Pound drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pound feints a jab promting Lewis to slip. Pound then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lewis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Pound.
Pound scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Pound lands a big head kick that sends Lewis tumbling to the mat! Pound takes a step backwards and waves Lewis back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lewis is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Pound looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.
Lewis seems to have got his legs back now.
Pound throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a body punch
and Pound counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lewis. Pound shrugs it off though.
Pound misses with a hook.
Pound throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pound moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis throws the left hand but Pound avoids the punch easily.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pound darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pound lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lewis takes a step back to recover.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pound tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lewis is able to avoid easily.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Pound moved out of range.
Pound bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Pound finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Lewis blocks the low kick.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Pound connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ground Pound 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.

A decent looking cross lands there for Pound.
Nice defenses there by Pound.
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pound takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pound ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Pound counters with a good low kick that Lewis was not able to check.
Pound fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
Lewis lands a nice looking body kick.

Lewis rushes Pound and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pound is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pound struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis is leaning against Pound and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pound lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Pound is looking to break free of the clinch but Lewis has double underhooks.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis lands a nice knee to the body.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pound avoids it.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Pound has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Pound.
A right handed body shot lands from Pound.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Pound avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ground Pound has been cut.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis pushes Pound back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Pound.
Pound trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Lewis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lewis is trying to stall.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pound tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Pound doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ground Pound seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pound gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
Lewis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pound connects with a jab.
Pound walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
Lewis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pound.
Pound checks a low kick from Lewis.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Pound bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pound throws a big shot that misses.
Pound tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Pound moved away.
A cross from Lewis lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lewis checks a leg kick.
Lewis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pound.
Lewis tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pound misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pound misses with a body kick.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ground Pound's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pound uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Pound's leg but Pound calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pound. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Lewis sizes up Pound with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pound has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lewis.
Pound scores with a spinning back kick!
A punch combination from Pound misses.
Pound takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pound throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pound blocks the body kick.
Pound tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pound manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis swings for the body but Pound moves out of range.
Pound throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pound tries to clinch up.
Lewis takes a swing at Pound's ribcage but misses.
Pound throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Lewis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lewis thuds his shin into the meat of Pound's side.
Pound is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
A lazy body kick from Lewis
and Pound counters with an inside leg kick.
Lewis misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lewis cracks Pound with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound blocks the body kick.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pound.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewis.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Lewis finds it's way through Pound's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Pound saw that one coming.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Pound.
Pound doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lewis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lewis.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pound checks a leg kick nicely.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Pound.
Pound uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lewis has time to react.
Pound bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Pound.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Pound does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pound throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Pound chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
Pound rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pound throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Pound walks into a left hand.
Pound takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Lewis.
Pound ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Pound moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis tries to work over Pound's front leg with a kick but Pound checks it.
Lewis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Lewis!
A victorious Leonard Lewis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.