PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lewis (ranked 2291 p4p, 82 weight class) and Holly Stackhouse (ranked 4880 p4p, 166 weight class). Stackhouse has chosen Tool - Jambi as his entrance music. 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.

Lewis
vs
Stackhouse

218 cm
38
300 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

225 cm
31
300 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holly Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis lands a nice hook to Stackhouse's body. Stackhouse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Lewis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stackhouse's guard.
Lewis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Lewis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lewis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lewis lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
Lewis advances to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stackhouse can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lewis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lewis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lewis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse is desperately trying to improve his position but Lewis has a good base and remains in mount.
Lewis misses with a head shot.
Lewis prevents Stackhouse from getting the reversal.

That's four 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 controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lewis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stackhouse turns into him and now he's in Lewis's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis controlling Stackhouse's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Lewis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lewis gets the takedown into side control.
Lewis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stackhouse!
Justin Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee warns Stackhouse that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stackhouse is looking to improve his position but Lewis isn't that keen on the idea.
Lewis lands a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a big shot there that rocks Stackhouse but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lewis controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stackhouse wants to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis controlling the pace for now.
Stackhouse in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lewis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stackhouse?

Lewis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stackhouse to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stackhouse shrugs it off.
Lewis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stackhouse hang on?
Lewis landing strikes from the mount.
Lewis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lewis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stackhouse for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis looking for a guillotine from mount but Stackhouse is having none of it.
Lewis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lewis is working for a guillotine from mount but Stackhouse frees his head quite easily.
Lewis throwing strikes here but Stackhouse is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lewis looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stackhouse wants to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Lewis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stackhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stackhouse feints the counter takedown.

Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Stackhouse's guard.
Stackhouse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Lewis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lewis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stackhouse prevents Lewis from improving position.
Holly Stackhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis just content to control the position.
Lewis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stackhouse is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stackhouse gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lewis controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Stackhouse is trying desperately to improve position.
Lewis controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lewis is landing with some decent strikes but Stackhouse is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stackhouse tries to hold on but Lewis postures up.
Justin Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Lewis!
Our winner, Justin Lewis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.