PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Feti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sione Feti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lewis
vs
Feti

190 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 17 - 0

191 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven 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, Sione Feti!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Feti manages to break the clinch.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Feti swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Feti throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Feti circles away.
As Lewis backs off Feti throws a huge counter combo but Lewis manages to avoid it all.
Feti looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Feti tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Feti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Feti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis with a poor takedown
and Feti counters with a stiff right hand.
Feti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Feti won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feti scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike from Feti.
Feti lands a nice shot to the body.

Feti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Feti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Feti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Feti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feti. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis throws a big counter combination but Feti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feti was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Feti misses with a low kick.
Lewis tries to counter with a takedown but Feti is quick to defend against it.
Donk. Feti catches Lewis right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lewis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Feti.

Lewis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Feti is keeping the position.
Lewis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Feti's guard.
Lewis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti is trying to maintain the position but Lewis is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lewis in particular looking to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Feti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis stalling.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Feti wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sione Feti dominated that round.
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.

Feti throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Feti.
Lewis dives in and grabs Feti's left leg, looking for a takedown. Feti pushes down on Lewis's head and hops out.
Feti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Feti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Feti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lewis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Feti being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Feti is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis stands and steps away. Feti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Feti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Feti.
Lewis attempts a counter takedown but Feti avoids it well and moves away.
Sione Feti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Feti but Feti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feti leaves Lewis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Feti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lewis rather than just go for the knockout.
Feti keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Feti.
Lewis slips a straight right by Feti.
Lewis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti just misses with a punch to the body.
Feti throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Lewis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lewis is stalling in the full guard.
Steven Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Feti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
Feti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lewis passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controlling the position from side mount.
Feti is trying to improve his position.
Feti is breathing heavily.
Lewis works to advance to full mount. Feti defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lewis controlling the position easily from mount.
Lewis lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Lewis swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Lewis!