PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amin comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous by Michael Jackson. Lewis has chosen The Butterfly Effect - Sweet and Low as his entrance music. Idi Amin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Lewis's chin.

Amin
vs
Lewis

220 cm
35
285 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

218 cm
30
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Amin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.

Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amin tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Lewis wants to land a leg kick but Amin is out of range.

Amin pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Amin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Amin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Amin is just out of range.
Amin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Amin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amin misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Amin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Amin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Amin avoids the body shot from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin lands a body shot.
Amin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Amin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lewis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Amin defends it well.
Amin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Amin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.

Amin takes the fight into the clinch.

Amin breaks the clinch.
Amin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Idi Amin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Amin forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
Lewis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Amin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Amin misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amin throws a head kick that misses.
Amin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Amin tries to clinch up.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lewis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.
Amin tries to clinch

and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Amin!

Amin sneaks out the side door and pushes Lewis away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lewis connects with a body shot that sends Amin's belly button to the back.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Amin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushes Amin away with a front kick.
Amin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Nice shot lands for Amin.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amin or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Amin.
Lewis throws out a leg kick but Amin moves out of range and Lewis only half commits.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Amin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin misses with a head kick.
Amin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Amin instigates a clinch.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Amin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lewis.

Amin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Amin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Amin wants to stand but Lewis has his arm trapped.

Amin stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Amin.
A left and a right from Lewis both land. Nice combination.
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 Idi Amin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Amin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lewis as he jumps to the side.

It looks like Idi Amin has been cut.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amin.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amin circles away quickly and effectively.
Amin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Amin duly obliges.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amin's corner calls for a 1-2. Amin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amin tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis feints the counter takedown.
Amin shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amin checks a leg kick.

Amin gets a double leg takedown into Lewis's guard.
Amin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Amin wanted to stand there but Lewis had control of the position.

Amin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lewis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Amin checks it well.
Justin Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Amin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis throws a right hand that Amin ducks under and follows up with a left that Amin also avoids with ease.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Amin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Idi Amin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.
Lewis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Amin tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lewis throws a leg kick that misses.
Amin walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Amin, which made it look bad.
Lewis lands a two punch combo.

Amin darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amin.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Amin with a body shot.
Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis feints the counter takedown.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lewis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Amin tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Amin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.

Amin rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
Amin digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis is trying to push Amin away but Amin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amin is pressed up against the cage. Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Amin down to the mat. Amin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lewis.
Amin tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.

Amin has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Amin is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Amin darts in trying to clinch
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.

Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Amin. Amin maintains the clinch.
Lewis working hard to break the clinch.
Lewis wants a takedown.
Amin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Idi Amin'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. This is the final round!

Amin swinging wildly here.
Lewis flicks out a counter leg kick but Amin steps away.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amin moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Amin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Amin lands with a right hand.
Amin wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Amin moves out of range.
Amin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Amin connects with a high kick.
Amin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Amin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Amin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amin wants to clinch.
Amin moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Amin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Idi Amin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Amin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis wants a takedown but no success here.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.

Amin dives in and scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Amin wants to stand but Lewis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Amin wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Idi Amin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amin stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Amin is proving a slippery customer.
Amin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lewis is proving hard to escape from.

Lewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Amin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Amin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lewis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Amin somewhat.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis sizes up Amin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.

Amin has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Amin throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Lewis!
A very excited looking Justin Lewis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.