PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soudouku Hanze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanze has chosen ask a ninja as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
Hanze

200 cm
20
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
242 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 New York, JJ 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, Soudouku Hanze!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanze pinned against the cage. Hanze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Lewis with that takedown attempt.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanze drives through and clinches with Lewis against the cage.
Hanze landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hanze lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Hanze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lewis looking to stall.
Hanze crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Lewis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hanze is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanze just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Hanze leaning against his opponent.
Hanze lands a knee to the body.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.

Lewis jumps guard and drags Hanze to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lewis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Hanze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanze postures up.
Lewis wants to stand up but Hanze is controlling him.
Hanze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanze is controlling the pace.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Hanze is very close to passing his half guard.

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.
Lewis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lewis is trying to keep Hanze in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lewis clinches but Hanze breaks the clinch

and Hanze counters by clinching up.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanze just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Hanze should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Come on Hanze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Hanze is controlling the position.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Hanze trying to land knees to the body.
Hanze is pressed up against the cage. Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanze down to the mat. Hanze avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanze wants to clinch but Lewis slips to the side

and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanze keeps working.
Hanze keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanze works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Hanze keeps moving.

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 is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanze is looking to stand up but Lewis isn't so interested in that idea.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hanze can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanze trying to control the position here.
Lewis stands and throws Hanze's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Check out the look on Lewis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lewis lands some shots froms side control.
Lewis advances nicely into full mount.
Hanze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanze holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lewis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lewis tries to control but Hanze wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Lewis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hanze forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
Hanze lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls for Hanze to work.
Hanze lands a nice knee to the body.
Hanze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lewis.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hanze leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Hanze's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanze prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hanze stalling in the clinch.
Hanze lands a knee to the body.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lewis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanze lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Lewis is working for takedown but Hanze is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hanze keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Hanze to work.
Hanze stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
Lewis letting Hanze take a breather here.
Hanze continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Soudouku Hanze.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Hanze circles away easily

and Hanze moves into the clinch.
Hanze lands an elbow inside.
Hanze content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Hanze holds him up against the cage and eventually Lewis drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Hanze has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Hanze just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
Lewis is trying to maintain a safe position but Hanze gets an underhook and turns Lewis into the cage.
Lewis looking for a takedown.
Hanze displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lewis up against the cage.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
Lewis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanze has double underhooks.
Hanze lands an elbow that stopped Lewis in his tracks for a moment.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Hanze is struggling to control the position.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Lewis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanze leaning against his opponent.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Hanze is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hanze scores a nice knee to the body.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
Hanze is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanze crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Hanze lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
Hanze prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Hanze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanze lands an elbow inside.
Hanze scores a nice knee to the body.
Hanze lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
Lewis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanze gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanze scores a nice knee to the body.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanze lands a knee to the body.
Hanze is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanze lands an elbow inside.
Hanze lands a nice elbow.
Hanze effectively controlling the action here.
Hanze prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanze lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
Hanze avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soudouku Hanze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hanze 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soudouku Hanze!