PBP Commentary

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

Jackson
vs
Lewis

182 cm
33
195 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

182 cm
33
192 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murray Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Lewis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Lewis's belly button to the back.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lewis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jackson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Lewis scoring well with a low kick there.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lewis. That's going to slow Jackson down.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses

and Lewis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
A short right from Jackson.
Lewis pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Lewis throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Lewis tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Jackson avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis takes a shot to the head.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the cage.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Lewis tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lewis as he connects with a hook.
Jackson jabs at Lewis's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Lewis's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Murray Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lewis. Lewis obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson is looking to wear down Lewis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Lewis counters with a body kick.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murray Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
A good leg kick by Lewis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Jackson jabs at Lewis's body.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lewis wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.

Lewis clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lewis.

It looks like Murray Jackson has been cut.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Murray Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lewis throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lewis has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis stalling in the clinch but Jackson improves position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Lewis.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Jackson works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Murray Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murray Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jackson blocks a jab.
Jackson throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Jackson moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lewis throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Lewis throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
A jab from Lewis finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
It looks like Jackson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lewis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.

Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonard Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is working Lewis over against the cage.
Lewis misses with a knee strike.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Jackson pushes Lewis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Jackson.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.

Lewis is rocked!
Jackson has Lewis pushed against the cage.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lewis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson taking a breather.
Murray Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Lewis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lewis or not.
Lewis tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murray Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murray Jackson!
Murray Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.