PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Knowles
vs
Lewis

200 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Elite warrior fight wear

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 London, Christian Knowles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Knowles pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knowles takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Christian Knowles has been cut.

Lewis jumps into guard, dragging Knowles to the mat.

Lewis scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knowles tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lewis.
Knowles wants to break free but Lewis has control.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Knowles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
and Knowles counters with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knowles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Knowles rushes Lewis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis avoiding damage as Knowles throws knees to the body.
Knowles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knowles has him pressed against the cage.

Knowles gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Lewis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Knowles shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Knowles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Knowles circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knowles has Lewis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Knowles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Knowles.
Lewis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Knowles.
Knowles is breathing heavily.
Knowles prevents the takedown attempt.
Knowles misses with a knee strike.
Lewis tries to stall but Knowles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knowles tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis just leaning against Knowles, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles scores a nice knee to the body.
Knowles wants a takedown but no success here.
Lewis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knowles has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.

Lewis pulls guard effortlessly.

Lewis pushes Knowles off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Knowles fails to land the takedown.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Knowles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Knowles clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis prevents Knowles from breaking the clinch.
Lewis pushes off an throws an elbow but Knowles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lewis prevents the takedown attempt.

Knowles has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lewis regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knowles preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Knowles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Knowles trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Knowles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Knowles from controlling successfully.

Knowles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knowles misses with a takedown attempt - Lewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Lewis. No joy for Knowles on that attempt.
Knowles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Knowles closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Knowles lands in his opponent's guard.
Lewis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knowles!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles wants to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Christian Knowles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Knowles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Knowles connects with a solid leg kick.
Knowles is looking to clinch.
Knowles shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knowles, right into the meat.
Knowles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knowles shoots in but no luck this time.
Knowles fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Knowles with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Knowles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lewis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Knowles is looking to escape.
Lewis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Knowles to get to his feet.
Knowles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Knowles throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knowles will feel that in the morning.
Knowles throws a low kick but Lewis avoids it.

Lewis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knowles has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis stops Knowles from getting back to his feet.
Knowles wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.
Knowles is trying to stand back up but Lewis is controlling him
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knowles wants to control but Lewis is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Knowles is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knowles avoid being mounted?

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knowles tries to clinch
and Lewis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knowles is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Colin Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Knowles.
Knowles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knowles wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Knowles closes the distance and clinches up with Lewis, looking for a takedown. Knowles pushes Lewis against the cage but Lewis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knowles tries a head kick but it misses.
Knowles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knowles tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lewis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lewis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lewis lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Knowles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lewis grinds an elbow into Knowles's temple.
Lewis slows the pace down.
Knowles tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Knowles is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Lewis stands up and beckons Knowles to his feet.
Knowles moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.

Lewis forces Knowles back against the cage and clinches.
Lewis keeps control of Knowles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knowles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knowles crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Knowles tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knowles.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Christian Knowles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knowles tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Colin Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knowles wants to stand and escape but Lewis is having none of it.

Knowles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knowles wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis tries to free his leg and advance position but Knowles is retaining full guard.
Knowles controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Knowles.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christian Knowles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Knowles throws a head kick that half lands.
Lewis misses with a combination

and Knowles moves into the clinch.

Lewis lands a takedown into guard.
Lewis postures up in Knowles's guard and throws a big left but Knowles blocks it.
Knowles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knowles wants to take a breather but Lewis is having none of it.

Knowles is trying to work for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knowles blocks the strikes from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis manages to get to full guard.
Knowles wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Knowles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Knowles trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knowles is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knowles wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Knowles tries to stand but Lewis is controlling from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Knowles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Knowles tries to keep at a distance but Lewis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knowles lands a knee to the head.
Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Knowles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knowles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis avoiding damage.
Knowles lands a knee to the body.
Knowles can't get the takedown.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Knowles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lewis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knowles tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Knowles scores a nice knee to the body.
Lewis lands an elbow inside.

Lewis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Knowles can't fight it off and eventually Lewis manages to take the fight to the floor. Knowles looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lewis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Knowles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Knowles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knowles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knowles blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knowles drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knowles fails with a takedown attempt.
Lewis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knowles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lewis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lewis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lewis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lewis lands a nice shot to the head.
Knowles in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knowles blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Lewis!