PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi comes to the cage accompanied by Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hemi
vs
Lebowski

168 cm
26
140 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

168 cm
24
148 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jet Hemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeffery Lebowski !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hemi is looking to chop away at Lebowski 's legs.

Lebowski has closed the distance and engaged Hemi in a clinch.

Lebowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lebowski won't allow Hemi to sweep him here.
Lebowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebowski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lebowski trying to control the action but Hemi is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hemi wants to get back to his feet.
Lebowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Lebowski drives through and clinches with Hemi against the cage.
Lebowski tries to stall but Hemi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Lebowski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hemi is trying to control Lebowski 's posture but Lebowski avoids it.
Lebowski staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi is not content to let Lebowski control the position.

Lebowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hemi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lebowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hemi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lebowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lebowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hemi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lebowski is controlling him well.
Hemi is trying to control Lebowski 's posture but Lebowski avoids it.
Lebowski is looking to take a break and control but Hemi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lebowski controlling the position from side mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hemi swinging wildly here.
Hemi tries to bum rush Lebowski with a series of wild strikes but Lebowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hemi misses the shot to the body.
Jet Hemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lebowski is looking to clinch but Hemi is avoiding it.
Hemi misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffery Lebowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hemi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hemi digs a good body shot into Lebowski 's ribs.
Hemi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hemi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hemi connects with a jab.

Lebowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lebowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hemi misses with a knee to the head.
Hemi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hemi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lebowski backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lebowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemi gets underhooks to prevent Lebowski 's takedown attempt.
Hemi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hemi connects with a knee to the head.
Lebowski working aggressively here.
A short right from Hemi on the inside.
Lebowski is pushing Hemi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Lebowski has hold of one of Hemi's legs. Hemi is fighting the takedown attempt but Lebowski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski pushes down on Hemi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lebowski controlling the pace.
Lebowski wants to pass the guard but Hemi is defending well.
Lebowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hemi keeps working.
Lebowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jeffery Lebowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hemi is trying to stand up here but Lebowski is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hemi tries to roll over but Lebowski keeps him under control.

Lebowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hemi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lebowski manages to pass to mount!

Lebowski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lebowski controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemi is in all sorts of trouble here.

Lebowski stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Lebowski closes the distance and pushes Hemi back into the cage.
Hemi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lebowski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hemi misses with a knee strike.
Lebowski 's coach down at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lebowski 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hemi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hemi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lebowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hemi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lebowski is looking for a takedown.
Jet Hemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Lebowski .

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lebowski has clasped his hands together around Hemi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lebowski throws a strike aimed at the side of Hemi's head but Hemi avoids it well.
Hemi wants to control but Lebowski postures up.

Lebowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hemi has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Lebowski stalls from top position.

Lebowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hemi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeffery Lebowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lebowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Hemi throws a chopping leg kick but Lebowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lebowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Hemi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Hemi finds it's way through Lebowski 's defenses.

Lebowski is rocked!

Hemi gets tackled into the cage by Lebowski . Lebowski maintains the clinch.
Lebowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Hemi finish him?
Lebowski has Hemi pushed against the cage.
Lebowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Lebowski can't get the takedown.
Jet Hemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Lebowski .
Hemi tries to throw a body punch but Lebowski avoids it by throwing Hemi back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemi pushes off an throws an elbow but Lebowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lebowski looking to stall.
Lebowski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hemi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lebowski leaning against his opponent.

Lebowski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lebowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hemi wants to control from the top but Lebowski keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lebowski has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hemi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lebowski .
Hemi is looking to take a break and control but Lebowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lebowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Lebowski is still trying to improve position.
Lebowski gets back to half guard.
Hemi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lebowski 's head.

Hemi is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lebowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hemi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hemi prevents Lebowski from improving his position.
Hemi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lebowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hemi trying to control but Lebowski is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemi preventing the sweep.
Lebowski has a closed guard, preventing Hemi from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lebowski gets a takedown into half guard.
Lebowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hemi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lebowski not doing much here.
Lebowski is trying to control. Hemi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jet Hemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski uses his free foot to push down on Hemi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hemi.
Hemi is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Lebowski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hemi has given up his back. Will we see Lebowski going for some submissions?
Jeffery Lebowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hemi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lebowski .

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffery Lebowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lebowski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30

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