PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mansour (ranked 23696 p4p, 4207 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 660 p4p, 526 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mansour
vs
Lew

201 cm
21
185
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
185
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Mansour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mansour throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lew counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Lew is predictable there
and Mansour counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Mansour gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lew misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Mansour's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mansour tries to work over Lew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lew can't find room to land a body shot as Mansour controls the action.
Lew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mansour misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lew.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lew crunches a lovely knee into Mansour's ribcage.
Lew misses with the head strike.
Mansour tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lew trying to land knees to the body.
Lew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansour tries to throw a body punch but Lew avoids it by throwing Mansour back against the cage.
Mansour throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lews head.
A head punch on the inside from Mansour fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour lands a left hand.
Mansour blocks an uppercut.
Mansour scores with a shot to the side of Lew's head.
Mansour scores with a shoulder strike.
Mansour takes a shot to the head.
Mansour throws a punch but it's blocked by Lew.
Lew tries a knee to the head but Mansour blocks it.
Mansour lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mansour misses with the head strike.
Lew doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lew scores a nice knee to the body.
Mansour misses with a punch on the inside.
Lew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mansour seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lew can turn it around.
Mansour working aggressively here.
A short right from Mansour on the inside.
Mansour tries to work over Lew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansour misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lew can't find room to land a body shot as Mansour controls the action.
Mansour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lew blocks a body shot from Mansour.
Lew with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Seth Mansour has been cut.
Mansour makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mansour.
A short right from Lew on the inside.
Lew digs a right hand underneath Mansour's ribcage. Mansour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mansour misses with some punches.
Mansour misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Lew scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lew tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mansour avoids it.
Lew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mansour backwards.
Mansour scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lew throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mansour blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mansour.
Mansour blocking some punches.
Lew misses with a knee to the head.
Lew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mansour blocks a body shot from Lew.
A short right from Mansour.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lew scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Lew.
Lew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lew tries to pull guard but Mansour forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Julius Lew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seth Mansour's cut.
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.

Mansour checks a leg kick.
Lew misses the jab.
Mansour was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mansour really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lew throws a leg kick which misses Mansour's front leg but catches the back leg as Mansour tries to avoid it.
Mansour walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mansour uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lew has time to react.
Lew throws out a loose jab but Mansour uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mansour misses its target.
The fighters circling - Lew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansour misses with a double jab.
Mansour throws a hook but Lew blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lew throws a body shot but no joy.
Mansour misses the jab.
Lew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lew misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew looks to land a left hand but Mansour moved out of range nicely.
Mansour blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Mansour tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Lew, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lew dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mansour. That did some damage!
Lew throws a body kick that misses.
Mansour is looking to counter punch.
Mansour moves out of range of the leg kick from Lew.
Mansour seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Mansour clinches.
Lew scores with a shot to the side of Mansour's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mansour.
Mansour throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lews head.
Mansour misses with a body punch.
Lew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mansour scores with a shot to the side of Lew's head.
Lew blocking some punches.
Mansour working aggressively here.
Mansour softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lew is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mansour blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Mansour.
Seth Mansour has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lew misses with a body punch.
Mansour lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lew fails to land.
Lew blocking some punches.
Lew blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lew.
Lew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mansour blocking some punches.
Mansour can't find room to land a body shot as Lew controls the action.
Mansour fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mansour fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lew misses with a knee to the head.
Lew lands with a light punch inside.
Mansour lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mansour blocks a body shot from Lew.
Mansour is struggling to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Julius Lew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seth Mansour's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mansour rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lew counters with an inside leg kick.
Seth Mansour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lew throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mansour pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lew back to the cage. Mansour follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lew ducks under a wild hook from Mansour.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lew.
Lew with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lew avoids the body shot from Mansour.
Lew lands a nice shot that snaps Mansour's head back.
Lew connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Lew, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lew slips under a jab from Mansour.
Lew throws a shot from downtown. Mansour moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansour connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lew misses with a hook. Mansour ducked under it nicely.
Mansour lands a jab to the head.
Mansour thuds his right hand into Lew's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mansour stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mansour throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansour thows a left - swing and a miss!

Mansour has Lew up against the cage in a clinch.
Mansour doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mansour misses with a body punch.
Mansour working aggressively here.
Mansour misses with some punches.
Mansour takes a shot to the head.
Lew tries a knee to the head but Mansour blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mansour.
Mansour lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lew tries to throw a body punch but Mansour avoids it by throwing Lew back against the cage.
Lew blocks a body shot from Mansour.
Julius Lew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lew blocks a body shot from Mansour.
Mansour misses with a punch on the inside.
Lew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mansour misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mansour swings wildly with an uppercut but Lew uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lew.
Mansour tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Mansour.
A head punch on the inside from Lew fails to land.
Mansour tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lew's elbow.
Lew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mansour has a couple of punches blocked by Lew.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Mansour showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lew 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julius Lew!
A relieved looking Julius Lew thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.