PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matty Lewis (ranked 5614 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Youngblood (ranked 5563 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lewis
vs
Youngblood

185 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matty Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Axel Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Youngblood drives through and clinches with Lewis against the cage.
Youngblood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Youngblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Youngblood fails to land.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Youngblood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Youngblood.
Youngblood throws a head punch that misses.
Youngblood tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Youngblood back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Youngblood.
Youngblood tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Youngblood back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Youngblood.
Youngblood blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Youngblood misses with some punches.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Youngblood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Youngblood has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Youngblood has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Youngblood throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Youngblood can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Youngblood tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Youngblood misses with the head strike.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Youngblood can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Youngblood lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Youngblood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Youngblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Youngblood is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lewis can't fight it off and eventually Youngblood manages to take the fight to the floor. Lewis looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Youngblood passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Youngblood is looking for a kimura here.
Youngblood thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Youngblood in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Youngblood.
Youngblood throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Youngblood takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Youngblood on the ground.

Youngblood seems to be working for a kimura but Lewis defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Youngblood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Youngblood thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.
Youngblood not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Youngblood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Youngblood moves into the clinch successfully.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Youngblood tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Youngblood blocking some punches.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Youngblood struggles to land a body shot inside as Lewis controls his hands.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Youngblood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Youngblood pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axel Youngblood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Youngblood misses with the head strike.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Youngblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Youngblood.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Youngblood.
Lewis avoiding damage as Youngblood throws knees to the body.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Youngblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Youngblood fails to land.
Lewis looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Youngblood.
Youngblood swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Youngblood has the dominant position.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Youngblood tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Youngblood blocks with his arms.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Youngblood looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Youngblood blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Youngblood tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Youngblood back against the cage.
Youngblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Youngblood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Youngblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Youngblood tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Youngblood back against the cage.
Youngblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Youngblood gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lewis looking for a guillotine here but Youngblood defends easily.
Youngblood passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Youngblood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lewis's head.
Youngblood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Youngblood works his way into full mount!

Youngblood is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lewis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lewis shrugs it off.
Youngblood landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Youngblood there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Youngblood punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lewis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Youngblood.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is desperately trying to improve his position but Youngblood has a good base and remains in mount.
Youngblood punching from mount but Lewis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Youngblood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Youngblood throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Youngblood dominating with strikes here.
Youngblood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lewis because Youngblood loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Youngblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Youngblood takes the fight into the clinch.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Youngblood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Youngblood blocking some punches.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Youngblood.
Youngblood tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.

Youngblood has Lewis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Youngblood pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lewis tumbling to the mat - Youngblood dives into Lewis's guard.
Youngblood content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Youngblood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Youngblood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Youngblood's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Youngblood misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewis moves out of range as Youngblood strikes.
Lewis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Youngblood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lewis dips to his left and cracks Youngblood with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Lewis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Youngblood doesn't seem phased though.
Matty Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Youngblood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Youngblood won't allow it.
Lewis tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Youngblood blocks the elbow strike.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from Youngblood.
Youngblood blocking some punches.
Youngblood tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Youngblood back against the cage.
Youngblood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Youngblood misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Youngblood misses with some punches.
Youngblood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Youngblood tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Axel Youngblood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Youngblood tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Youngblood back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Matty Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Youngblood.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matty Lewis.
I think Youngblood 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Youngblood!