PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hevel (ranked 4435 p4p, 4348 weight class) and Trayvon Lewis (ranked 527 p4p, 520 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.

Hevel
vs
Lewis

180 cm
25
173
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
176
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Threads of Fate

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Hevel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hevel.
Lewis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Hevel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hevel tries for a takedown but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hevel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hevel dives in for a single leg takedown but Lewis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hevel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hevel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hevel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hevel's sensitive parts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hevel or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis, which made it look bad.
Hevel wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Lewis tries to land a leg kick but Hevel saw it coming and moves away.
Hevel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Lewis tries to counter it with a takedown but Hevel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hevel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hevel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hevel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hevel gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hevel throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Hevel misses.
Lewis with the counter takedown but Hevel avoids it easily.
Hevel misses the shot to the body.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.

Hevel has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.

Hevel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hevel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hevel off to one side.
Lewis feints the counter takedown.

Lewis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hevel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hevel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lewis on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hevel!
Hevel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lewis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Lewis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hevel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hevel tries to get out of the position.
Lewis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hevel's face.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lewis prevents Hevel from getting the reversal.

Lewis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hevel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hevel shrugs it off.
Hevel tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis looking to control but Hevel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hevel tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis landing strikes, looking to finish!

Lewis is working for a guillotine from mount but Hevel frees his head quite easily.
Lewis tries to control but Hevel wriggling away.
Hevel is desperately trying to improve his position but Lewis has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis controlling the position easily from mount.
Hevel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Tim Hevel has been cut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control but Hevel is having none of it.

Lewis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis with a couple of short strikes.
Lewis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lewis with a couple of short strikes.
Hevel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hevel is looking to improve his position but Lewis isn't that keen on the idea.
Lewis working Hevel over with strikes here.
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hevel hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hevel hang on?
Lewis dominating with strikes here.
Lewis content just to control the position here.
Hevel is trying to stand.
Hevel wants to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis landing punches.
Lewis raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hevel is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
Hevel tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Lewis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lewis avoids the attempt from Hevel to control.

Lewis wants to finish this one by submission but Hevel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lewis.
Hevel tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hevel is bucking up trying to escape but Lewis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis prevents Hevel from getting the reversal.
Hevel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hevel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewis is working away from the top position though.
Lewis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hevel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Lewis there.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hevel keeps working.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis content to control rather than advance.

Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hevel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hevel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis content to control rather than advance.
Lewis working Hevel over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Trayvon Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Hevel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hevel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hevel tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Hevel shoots in.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hevel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hevel avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Hevel checks a low kick from Lewis.
Hevel throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a hook. Hevel ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hevel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hevel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.
Lewis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis takes a swing at Hevel's ribcage but misses.
Trayvon Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Hevel moved away.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Hevel shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hevel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hevel wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Lewis misses.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hevel.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Hevel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hevel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tim Hevel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hevel tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hevel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hevel.
Lewis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hevel defends it well.
Hevel darts in trying to clinch

and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis passes Hevel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hevel has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Lewis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hevel sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Hevel's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hevel wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hevel keeps working.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hevel has a hand on Lewis's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lewis takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lewis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hevel looks a forlorn figure.
Lewis trying to control but Hevel is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lewis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lewis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with good strikes from the mount here!
Lewis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hevel is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
Hevel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hevel is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
Lewis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hevel tries to hold on but Lewis postures up.
Hevel tries to reverse the position but Lewis maintains control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis landing strikes from the mount and Hevel is in trouble!
Lewis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lewis looking to control but Hevel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trayvon Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hevel looks a forlorn figure.

Hevel is rocked!

Tim Hevel's cut is getting worse.
Hevel wants to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hevel is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
Lewis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lewis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Hevel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tim Hevel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Lewis has hold of Hevel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hevel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hevel seems to have got his legs back now.
Lewis cracks Hevel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Jeez, Tim Hevel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Hevel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trayvon Lewis!