PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's entrance music is Thunderhorse. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

White
vs
Lewis

175 cm
32
200 lbs
15 - 17 - 1

191 cm
28
189 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cletus White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White blocks a head kick by Lewis.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lewis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
White misses with a right hand
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
White misses with a looping right.
Lewis defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Lewis lands with a cross.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from White misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White looks to clinch
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lewis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White checks a low kick from Lewis.

White instigates a clinch.
White misses with some punches.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Lewis taking a breather.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
White scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
White has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
A short uppercut from Lewis.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
White is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White lands a knee to the head.
White blocking some punches.
White scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the cage.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands with a left to the head.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis stalling against the cage.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Lewis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White blocks an uppercut.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Riley Lewis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lewis blocks a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lewis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis is looking to chop away at White's legs.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White avoids the head kick by Lewis.
White misses the jab.
White loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White cracks Lewis with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis misses with a head kick.

White gets a clinch.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis blocking some punches.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis misses with a body punch.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
White tries to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cletus White has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White is trying to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Lewis.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from White.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
White is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Lewis tries to tie him up.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White lands a nice uppercut.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Lewis misses with some punches.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White letting Lewis take a breather here.
Lewis digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Riley Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Lewis moves out of range as White strikes.
White works the jab nicely.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Cletus White is winning the standup battle so far.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis slips a straight right by White.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White blocks a head kick by Lewis.
White throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Lewis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis scores with a nice body kick.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cletus White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
White misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Riley Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

White closes the distance and clinches.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lewis controlling the action here for a moment.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
White lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike from White.
Lewis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
A short right from White on the inside.
White tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the cage.
White tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White working aggressively here.
Lewis avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
White takes a shot to the head.
White misses with the head strike.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

White is rocked!
White misses with a straight left.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle, before Lewis throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into White's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Lewis lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Riley Lewis!
Riley Lewis took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.