PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avery Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lewis
vs
Hoon

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avery Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Hoon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoon tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lewis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hoon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Avery Lewis has been cut.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoon defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Donk. Hoon catches Lewis right on the button with a cross.
Lewis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hoon.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Hoon counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Hoon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Hoon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Hoon.
Hoon scores with a one two! Lewis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hoon defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoon.
Hoon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Hoon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Avery Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoon throws a one two combo.
Hoon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Lewis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoon scores with a four punch combination!
Lewis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoon counters with a nice uppercut.
Lewis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hoon.
Lewis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hoon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Hoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Hoon counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a body shot
and Hoon counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Hoon to acknowledge the strikes.
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoon blocks a jab.
Hoon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Avery Lewis's cut is getting worse.
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avery Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Hoon cracks Lewis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hoon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hoon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoon lands a body shot.
Lewis throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hoon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avery Lewis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hoon throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Avery Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis misses with a takedown
and Hoon counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hoon.
Hoon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hoon works Lewis's body with a nice hook.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Hoon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Hoon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoon.
Hoon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Lewis is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lewis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Avery Lewis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoon walks into a jab.
Lewis seems to have got his legs back now.
Paul Hoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoon's corner calls for a 1-2. Hoon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lewis misses with a hook to the body
and Hoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis wants to clinch but Hoon slips to the side
letting Hoon counter with a right hand.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Hoon counter with a right hand.
Hoon scores with a punch to the head.
Hoon scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoon connects with a looping right hand.
Hoon 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.
A right-left combo lands from Hoon.
Nice defenses there by Hoon.
Hoon is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Hoon counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Hoon to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoon ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Danga de danga de dang - Hoon scores with a four punch combination!

Jeez, Avery Lewis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hoon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Hoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoon.
Lewis misses with a jab to the body
and Hoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Avery Lewis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Hoon!