PBP Commentary

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

Lewis
vs
Britt

182 cm
36
192 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

175 cm
38
199 lbs
34 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Britt!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewis.
Britt defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Britt seems unphased.
We've been told by Lewis's head coaches at Team Anarchy MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lewis tried to score with a low kick but Britt checks it.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Britt moved away.
Britt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Britt throws an off balance right hand
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
Britt lands with a good body shot.
Britt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis ducks right into an uppercut from Britt.
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!
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Britt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Britt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Britt misses.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis connects with a crisp jab.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Britt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
A solid body kick from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis tries to land a front kick but Britt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Britt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
and Britt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Britt.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Britt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Britt with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Lewis.
Britt slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt avoids the body shot from Lewis.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Britt defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Britt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leonard Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lewis tries a low kick but Britt avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Britt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Britt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Britt lands with an overhand left.
Britt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Britt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Britt's shoulder, as Britt tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Britt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewis.
Britt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt misses with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Britt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Britt misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Britt.
Lewis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis walks into a jab.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Britt's head backwards.
Britt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lewis feints and then cracks Britt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Britt down.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Britt.
Britt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Britt there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Britt loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Britt scores with a hook to the body. Lewis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Britt throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lewis.
Lewis connects with a single shot there.
Lewis keeps Britt at a distance using the push kick.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lewis. That's going to slow Britt down.
Lewis slips a jab from Britt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Britt saw that one coming.
Britt moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Britt lands a right hook to the body.
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Britt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Britt swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Britt misses with a straight left.
Lewis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Britt is out of range.
It seemed like Britt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Britt throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis connects with a body shot.
Britt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Britt misses with a body punch
and Lewis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis misses with a leg kick.
Britt throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lewis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lewis throws a low kick but Britt avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Britt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis thows a body kick. Britt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Britt avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lewis is looking to score with low kicks.
Britt blocks a jab.
Britt misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Lewis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Britt can do to turn this around?
Britt scores with a punch to the head.
Lewis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Britt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lewis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Britt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Britt's corner calls for a 1-2. Britt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis connects with a jab.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lewis.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Britt 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.
Jab by Lewis.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewis.
Britt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Britt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Britt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Britt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lewis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Britt under the eye.
Lewis throws a push kick but Britt slaps the foot to one side.
Britt throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Britt takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Lewis tenderised Britt's leg. Britt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lewis throws a front kick that sends Britt stumbling back into the cage.
Britt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Lewis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Lewis.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Britt off the cage and back into range.
Britt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lewis is looking to slow Britt down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Britt blocks the low kick.
Lewis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Britt under the eye.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Britt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Britt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Britt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Britt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Britt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lewis throws a push kick but Britt slaps the foot to one side.
Britt drops his hands momentarily and Lewis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Britt blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Britt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lewis throws a leg kick
and Britt counters with a nice body shot.
Leonard Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lewis with a nice cross.
Lewis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Britt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britt misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis throws the kick towards the body but Britt avoids it.
Lewis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a good cross that connects.
Lewis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lewis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Britt will feel that in the morning.
Britt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lewis.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Britt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Britt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Britt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Britt moves away.
Lewis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lewis is looking to slow Britt down with leg kicks.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Britt moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Britt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lewis throws a hook but Britt blocks it.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lewis lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis slips a jab from Britt.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
Britt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Jab by Lewis.
Britt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lewis tries to land a front kick but Britt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Britt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lewis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Britt scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a hook. Britt ducked under it nicely.
Britt thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lewis connects with the punch.
Lewis connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
A solid body kick from Lewis.
Britt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Britt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Britt throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Britt's legs.
Britt throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis cracks Britt with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
Britt stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Britt checks a leg kick.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Britt checks the leg kick.
Britt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Britt throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Britt's head backwards.
Britt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lewis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Britt loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Britt.
An inside leg kick lands from Lewis.
Lewis fakes the leg kick and cracks Britt in the body.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick by Lewis misses
and Britt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis moves out of range as Britt strikes.
Britt moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Britt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis lands a right hook to the body.
Britt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Britt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lewis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Britt scrambles back to his feet.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Britt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lewis has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters circling a little - Lewis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Britt. That did some damage!
Britt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Britt moves out of range as Lewis throws a body kick.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Britt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Britt misses with a left hand
and Britt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Britt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Britt avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Britt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Britt connects with a nice looking jab.
Lewis throws the kick towards the body but Britt avoids it.
Britt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Britt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Britt avoids a kick to the body.
Lewis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Britt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Lewis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lewis cracks Britt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circling - Britt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Britt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Britt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Britt on the side of the head.
Lewis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Britt is out of range and Lewis settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Britt misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis cracks the inside of Britt's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Britt.
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!
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Britt.
Lewis throwing a counter right hand but Britt manages to avoid it.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Britt saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lewis!
A low kick from Lewis misses
and Britt counters with a straight right hand.
Britt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Britt seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis had his way with Eric Britt in that round.
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!

Lewis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Britt scores with a nice strike.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Britt on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lewis.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Britt moves out of range of the body kick from Lewis.
Lewis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Britt is able to avoid easily.
Lewis is looking to slow Britt down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Britt checks it.
Britt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Britt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lewis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Britt's knee momentarily.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Britt walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Britt looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis connects with a looping right hand.
Britt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lewis tries a low kick but Britt avoids it.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Britt.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Britt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lewis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britt throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lewis jabs Britt right on the nose. Britt blinks but takes it well.
Britt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Britt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Britt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis slips a jab from Britt.
Lewis throws a nice head kick!
Britt avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Britt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lewis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Britt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Britt moved away.
A big right from Britt misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Britt counters with a series of strikes. Lewis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Britt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Britt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Britt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Britt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Britt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eric Britt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick from Lewis misses.
Britt throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Britt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Britt misses.
Britt misses with an uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Britt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lewis - the referee stops the clock and Britt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lewis. Britt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Britt moved out of range.
Britt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Britt takes one on the button.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Lewis!
Leonard Lewis retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Leonard Lewis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.