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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mj Stowers (ranked 4387 p4p, 4129 weight class) and Jay Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, mj Stowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stowers wants to clinch.
Stowers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Stowers.
Stowers fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stowers fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stowers tries to clinch up.
Stowers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Lewis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stowers closes the distance and clinches.
Stowers lands a shoulder strike.
Stowers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stowers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stowers stops a takedown attempt from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stowers gets underhooks to prevent Lewis's takedown attempt.
Stowers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lewis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stowers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
mj Stowers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Lewis.
Stowers looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Stowers closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Stowers is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stowers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Stowers gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is pressed up against the cage. Stowers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stowers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Lewis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stowers shoots and misses
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like mj Stowers has been cut.
A head kick misses from Stowers.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Stowers shoots in.
Stowers moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis throws out a counter right but Stowers avoids it with no problem.
Stowers fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
Stowers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stowers is breathing heavily.
Stowers misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Lewis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stowers looks to land a combination. Lewis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Stowers misses.
It seemed like Lewis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stowers misses with a takedown attempt - Lewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
mj Stowers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mj Stowers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stowers has his takedown stuffed
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Stowers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lewis throws out a counter right but Stowers avoids it with no problem.
Stowers darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stowers jumps guard and drags Lewis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lewis has gone for a leg lock! Stowers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lewis's guard.
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stowers is aware though and is defending well.
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lewis is looking for a triangle but Stowers pushes his legs off easily.
Lewis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stowers uses it to pass to side control.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Stowers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lewis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stowers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis is not content to let Stowers control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Stowers is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lewis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lewis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lewis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stowers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stowers is trying to get an arm triangle but Lewis is defending well.
Stowers is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stowers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Stowers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stowers is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis is trying to improve his position.
Stowers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stowers advances nicely into full mount.
Lewis is working to get back to half guard.
Stowers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stowers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lewis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis can't escape the position.
Stowers looking to secure an arm triangle but Lewis defends it well.
Lewis gets back to half guard.
Stowers prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Lewis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stowers pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stowers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
mj Stowers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on mj Stowers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Stowers is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Lewis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
mj Stowers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stowers or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis, which made it look bad.
Stowers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stowers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
Stowers throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stowers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stowers looks for a takedown but Lewis sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Lewis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mj Stowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stowers moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Stowers shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lewis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stowers forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stowers gets control of Lewis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stowers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Stowers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stowers manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Stowers's guard.
Lewis has gone for a leg lock! Stowers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lewis's guard.
Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Stowers uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lewis tries to bench press Stowers off him but Stowers keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stowers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lewis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stowers is trying to get an arm triangle but Lewis is defending well.
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four 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 keeps trying to improve his position.
mj Stowers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Stowers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stowers slows the pace down.
Stowers stands up and beckons Lewis to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stowers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
mj Stowers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stowers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mj Stowers!
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energy
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hype
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