PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samm Mah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mah has chosen Fuck You Lucy - Atmosphere as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Lewis
vs
Mah

178 cm
20
167 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamar Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samm Mah!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mah ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Mah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Lewis forces Mah back against the ropes and clinches.
Mah stalling against the ropes.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis stalling in the clinch but Mah improves position.
Mah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Mah.
Mah lands a left hand.
Lewis tries a body shot but Mah blocks it.
Mah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mah lands a right hand.
Mah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis trying to stall but Mah improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Mah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lewiss head.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mah.

Mah breaks from the clinch.
Mah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewis's hands.
Mah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mah throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lamar Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis throws the left hand but Mah avoids the punch easily.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mah was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Mah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Mah saw that one coming.
Mah lands with a cross.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mah.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Mah.
Lewis misses with a body punch
and Mah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Mah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.
Lewis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mah rushes Lewis and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Mah as the two fighters clinch.
Mah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lewis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mah.
Mah is pushing Lewis up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Mah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Mah pushes Lewis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Mah.
Mah lands a right hand.
Mah will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lewis up against the ropes.
Lewis tries to break free but Mah pushes him back against the ropes.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Mah has him pressed against the ropes.
Mah is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Mah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mah.
Mah lands a body punch.
Mah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Mah.
Mah just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
Mah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mah.
Mah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mah scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Mah leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Mah lands a body shot.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Mah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Mah - that landed with a thud.
Mah dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Lewis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mah lands an uppercut.
Mah prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Mah is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mah is trying to stall.
Mah digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mah lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mah scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Nice body punch from Mah - that landed with a thud.
Mah lands a body punch.
Mah lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mah cracks Lewis with a nice body shot.
Mah pushes Lewis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Mah.
Mah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samm Mah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mah moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Mah scores with a jab to the body.

Mah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mah lands a shoulder strike.
Mah stalling in the clinch but Lewis improves position.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Mah lands with a left to the head.

Mah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lewis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mah lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
Mah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mah connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.

Mah closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mah is looking to control Lewis's arms but Lewis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mah has his back to the ropes.
Mah effectively controlling the action here.
Mah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Mah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lewis at a distance.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Mah counters with a body kick that stops Lewis in his tracks momentarily.
Mah moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mah cracks Lewis with a good jab.
Mah blocks a jab.
Mah lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis takes one on the button.

Lewis is rocked!
Lewis leaves his chin hanging out and Mah seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Lewis crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samm Mah!
Samm Mah is the new lightweight champion!