PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Huey Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Law
vs
Lewis

182 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Lewis!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.

Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Law with good strikes from the mount here!
Law thowing shots but they're missing.
Law looking to finish with strikes here!
Law throwing strikes here but Lewis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Law looking to ground and pound but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Law punching from mount but Lewis doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Lewis bucks Law off and manages to get back to his feet!

Lewis has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Law persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Law.
Law throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Law tries to pull guard but Lewis holds him up against the cage and eventually Law drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lewis is pressed up against the cage. Law has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lewis wants to clinch
and Law counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Law shoots in.
Jonathan Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lewis closes the distance looking to clinch

so Law counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Law has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Law throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law with a nice head shot there.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawis looking to pass into half guard but Lewis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lewis is in guard.
Law is breathing heavily.
Lewis wants to stand but Law is controlling his posture from full guard.

Law is working an open guard so Lewis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Law really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Law closes the distance and clinches up with Lewis, looking for a takedown. Law pushes Lewis against the cage but Lewis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Law tries to clinch

and Lewis counters by clinching up.
Law tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewis smiles and moves away.
Law with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lewis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Law is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Law can't get the takedown.
Law jumps guard but Lewis stands there with Law around his waist. Law gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Law looking for a takedown.
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 Huey Law will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Law doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lewis moves into the clinch.
Law goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lewis prevents it.
Law on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Law avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Law wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis wants a takedown.
Lewis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Law has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lewis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law has Lewis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Law wants a takedown.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Law tries to pull guard but Lewis holds him up against the cage and eventually Law drops back down to his feet.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Law avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Law goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lewis tries to clinch up

and Law holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Law avoids the damage to the body.
Law fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Law wants a takedown but no success here.
Law on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis lands a nice knee to the body.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Law avoids the damage to the body.
Law tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.

Lewis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lewis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lewis is looking to stand up but Law isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Law stops Lewis from standing up.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Law working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Law is controlling him.
Law throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Law swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Law gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lewis.
Law goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lewis prevents it.
Law has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Law comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Law tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lewis prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Law shoots and misses

and Lewis counters by clinching up.
Law lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for Law to work.
Law tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Law tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis prevents the takedown attempt.
Law prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Law goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Law paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Law swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Law instigates a clinch.

Lewis pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two 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.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Law.
Law wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law is looking to advance position but Lewis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Law clinches up against the cage.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
Law drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Law fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Law.
Law avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Law goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lewis prevents it.
Law landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Law.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Law avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis gets underhooks to prevent Law's takedown attempt.
Law is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Lewis!