PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alex Williams has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alex Williams seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Williams
vs
Lewis

190 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Hilo, Alex Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to clinch up

and Williams counters by clinching up.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams jumps guard but Lewis stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Lewis.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Lewis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams is looking for a takedown.

Williams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lewis is trying to keep an underhook but Williams manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand up but Lewis manages to regain full guard.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lewis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lewis has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.

Lewis has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Lewis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lewis punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis controlling from mount.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Williams to take his back!
Lewis is looking to control Williams but Williams is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Williams rolls, trying to escape but Lewis keeps control of the position.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Lewis trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Williams doesn't escape.
Lewis struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams wants to control his opponent's hands but Lewis gets his hands free.
Will Lewis go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lewis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Lewis sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lewis tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Lewis stuffs the takedown.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a head kick.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewis keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Lewis cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Williams avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Alex Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Lewis.

Lewis instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lewis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lewis to keep the fight standing.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lewis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lewis.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Lewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lewis is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Williams trying to control from Lewis's half guard. Lewis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams is looking to sweep but instead, Lewis has passed into half guard.
Lewis is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis content to control rather than advance.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Lewis is very close to passing his half guard.
Lewis wants to stand but Williams has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Lewis seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
Williams is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lewis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Lewis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Lewis.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Lewis looking to slow down the pace here.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lewis walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alex Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lewis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Lewis.
Well Lewis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lewis!
Our winner, Mike Lewis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.