PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrick Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drugi Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lewis
vs
Box

187 cm
26
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrick Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Drugi Box!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a series of punches but Box avoids them all with ease.
Box avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Box lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Box's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Box duly obliges.

It looks like Harrick Lewis has been cut.
Box cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Box scores with a decent looking hook.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Box was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Box throws a head kick that half lands.

Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Box wants to get back to his feet.

Lewis decides to return to a standing position.
A nice combination there by Box.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Box enables Lewis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Box manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis stands up and waves to Box to follow him.
Box misses with a series of wild punches.

Lewis rushes Box and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Box has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Box wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewis won't allow it.

Box breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lewis drives through with a takedown into Box's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Lewis stands up and waves to Box to follow him.
Box shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Box to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Box has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lewis is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lewis lands a big right hand that sends Box crashing to the mat! Lewis stays standing though and waves Box back to his feet!

Box is rocked!

It looks like Drugi Box has been cut.
Drugi Box 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.
Lewis is stalking Box. Box circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lewis, and it's lights out! Box really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harrick Lewis!