PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Bale
vs
Lewis

185 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
31
194 lbs
23 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis looks for the body kick but Bale saw that one coming.
Lewis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bale walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bale.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Bale.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Bale slips the punch.
Mark Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.
Lewis throws a low kick but Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale drops his hands momentarily and Lewis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bale throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Bale thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bale avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Bale misses with a double jab.
Lewis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lewis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lewis scores with a head kick. Bale tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Bale as he checks the leg kick.
Bale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Bale blocks the leg kick.
Bale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bale is looking to score with low kicks.
Lewis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lewis checks a leg kick.
Bale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bale misses its intended target.
Bale connects with a solid leg kick.
Bale jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis blocks a leg kick.
Bale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Lewis.
Bale misses with a double jab.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Bale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bale throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Bale works over Lewis's head and body with a nice combination.

That has opened up Mark Lewis's cut even more.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Bale misses.
A shot to the liver by Bale. Beautiful body shot.
Bale lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Lewis is predictable there
and Bale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lewis throws a series of strikes that have Bale backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bale throws a low kick but Lewis moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis catches Bale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bale avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Lewis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Bale.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis tried to score with a low kick but Bale checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis walks into a jab.
Bale lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Lewis is rocked!

The cut above Mark Lewis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis tries a low kick but Bale avoids it.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Bale looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Bale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lewis.
Bale moves out of range as Lewis strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale thuds his shin into the meat of Lewis's side.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Bale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lewis throws a body punch but Bale moves out of range.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lewis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lewis.
Bale slips under a jab from Lewis.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gareth Bale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lewis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Bale saw that one coming.
Bale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale throws a leg kick but Lewis checks it.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis lands with a hook. Bale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bale takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Bale blocks a jab.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Bale.
Lewis clobbers Bale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lewis lands a jab to Bale's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gareth Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale works the jab nicely.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bale on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped Bale's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bale.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Lewis throws a leg kick which misses Bale's front leg but catches the back leg as Bale tries to avoid it.
Bale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Bale throws a leg kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis throws a head kick but Bale moves out of range.
Bale throws out a leg kick but Lewis moves out of range and Bale only half commits.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bale manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bale doesn't seem bothered though.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis takes a swing at Bale's ribcage but misses.
Gareth Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale blocks a low kick nicely.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lewis connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis avoids the body shot from Bale.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bale, right into the meat.
Bale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Bale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bale is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Bale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lewis's sensitive parts.
Lewis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Bale.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Bale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bale. That did some damage!
Bale misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis throws a wild body kick that Bale sees coming a mile off.
Bale throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.
Bale tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Bale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Bale throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Bale shakes it off.
Bale moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lewis lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Bale moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lewis scores with a jab to the head.
Bale tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Bale walks into a jab.
Bale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lewis scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Bale. Beautiful body shot.
Bale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis walks into a jab.

Mark Lewis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lewis swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bale, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Lewis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bale checks a leg kick.
Bale throws a head kick that Lewis semi-blocks.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lewis under the eye.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale throws a leg kick that misses.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Bale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Bale checks it.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a front kick that sends Bale stumbling back into the cage.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Lewis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bale's head.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis punishes Bale's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Bale.
Bale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Bale saw that one coming.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Bale tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bale lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lewis backs up against the cage.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Lewis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gareth Bale!