PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wesley Hardin (ranked 2105 p4p, 2050 weight class) and Lennox Lewis (ranked 254 p4p, 249 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardin
vs
Lewis

200 cm
22
275
3 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
245
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wesley Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lennox Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Hardin's ribs.
Hardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hardin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lewis throws a right hand that Hardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardin also avoids with ease.
Hardin missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lewis defending well as Hardin loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardin throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardin's hands.
Lewis cracks Hardin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardin scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Lennox Lewis has been cut.
A slow jab from Hardin misses its intended target.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Hardin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lewis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Lewis tenderised Hardin's leg. Hardin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardin throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardin. That did some damage!
Hardin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis lands the left hand.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin missing with a left hand there. Lewis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hardin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lewis.
Hardin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That has opened up Lennox Lewis's cut even more.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardin moves away.
Lewis tests Hardin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Hardin.
Hardin sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lewis's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lewis's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Wesley Hardin!
A very excited looking John Wesley Hardin 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.