PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lewis (ranked 5152 p4p, 530 weight class) and Liam Daley (ranked 5688 p4p, 572 weight class). Daley has chosen Blur - Song 2 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lewis
vs
Daley

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lewis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Daley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis instigates a clinch.

Lewis lands a takedown into guard.
Daley wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.

Daley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lewis is fighting to break Daley's control of his arms but Daley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lewis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 Daley is retaining full guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Daley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Daley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daley trying to control the position here.
Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Lewis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Daley looking for a sweep. Not yet Daley, not yet.

That's two 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 wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
Lewis sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lewis .
Daley cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.
Daley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Daley.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown but Daley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewis 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daley stuffs the takedown.
Daley lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Daley.
Daley cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daley digs a good body shot into Lewis 's ribs.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Daley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lewis . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.
Daley stuns Lewis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Daley as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Daley - just one landing.
Daley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice jab there from Daley.
Nice sprawl there from Daley as Lewis shoots in.
Johnny Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley works Lewis 's body with a nice hook.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Daley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis .
Daley connects with the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Daley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
Daley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daley as he avoids it easily.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liam Daley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
Johnny Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Daley as he connects with a hook.
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Daley - just one landing.
Daley catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis tries to move into range but Daley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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.

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 has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.

Daley pushes a forearm under Lewis 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lewis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Daley!
A very excited looking Liam Daley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.