PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rafael Oliveira enters the cage!

Lewis
vs
Oliveira

173 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis throwing shots but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Oliveira is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oliveira avoid being mounted?
Oliveira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lewis is in close to Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis passes Oliveira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up but Lewis is controlling him
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Lewis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slows the pace down in half guard.
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 working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lewis throwing shots but Oliveira is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
Lewis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Lewis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to Oliveira's temple.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lewis landing punches.
Oliveira tries to buck Lewis off but he can't manage it.
Oliveira is trying desperately to improve position.
Lewis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oliveira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Lewis.
BOOM! Lewis connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lewis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis raining down shots from the mount!
Lewis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.

Oliveira is rocked!
Lewis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oliveira is still in real trouble! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis controlling from mount.
Oliveira seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewis with shots to the head and body - Oliveira looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oliveira gets caught napping as Lewis dives in and scores a takedown. Oliveira manages to retain guard.
Lewis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lewis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lewis is working Oliveira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis is in close to Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliveira can do to turn this around?
Lewis is in close to Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis stays in close to Oliveira's body and controls the position.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
Oliveira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lewis content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Lewis defends easily.
Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliveira thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliveira has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliveira is looking to land body kicks.
Lewis shoots for a takedown but Oliveira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lewis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Oliveira misses

and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!

Lewis stands up and beckons Oliveira to his feet.
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oliveira throws a counter combo.
Lewis dives in for a single leg takedown but Oliveira sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oliveira.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lewis thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in but Oliveira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira throws a counter combo.

Lewis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lewis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lewis is working Oliveira over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lewis working away.
Lewis scoring with punches from side control.
Lewis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Oliveira's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oliveira to see if he's OK.
Lewis working the ground and pound from side control.
Oliveira is looking to reverse the position.
Lewis cracks Oliveira with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira taking a bit of punishment here - Lewis scoring with strikes.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis landing a few strikes.
Lewis scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controls the position.
Lewis working the ground and pound.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lewis lands an elbow.
A big shot lands for Lewis! That's hurt Oliveira! Will he recover? Lewis fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Lewis!