PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo 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.

Woods
vs
Lewis

179 cm
27
185 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

192 cm
27
196 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carl Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods lands with a hook. Lewis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Woods misses.
Woods lands with an overhand left.
Woods fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lewis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woods connects with a looping right hand.
Lewis works Woods's body with a nice hook.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Woods throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Lewis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Woods is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Lewis wants to counter the offense by Woods and move into the clinch position.
Woods walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Woods looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis slips a straight right by Woods.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick by Lewis misses
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Woods 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 is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lewis moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Carl Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods lands a slapping body shot.
Woods works the jab nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.
Woods takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Woods staying out of range there.
Woods misses the jab.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Woodss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Woods does it's job there.
Lewis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lewis's head backwards.
Woods lands a right hook to the body.
Lewis throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Woods throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis slips a straight right by Woods.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Woods was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Woods misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Woods misses the target.

Lewis drives through and clinches with Woods against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.

Woods manages to break the clinch.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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Lewis blocks a jab.
Woods is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Lewis wants to counter with a clinch but Woods pushes him away.
Lewis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Woods's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Woods throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis with a jab.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Woods goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Woods misses with a right hand
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Woods saw that one coming.
Jab from Lewis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Woods moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Woods misses the target.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woods's head backwards.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Lewis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Woods, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
Woods throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Woods takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Woods tries to keep at a distance but Lewis has taken the fight into the clinch.

Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Lewis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Woods misses with a hook.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Woods lands with a straight right. Lewis didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Woods walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Carl Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods takes one to the chin there.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Lewis catches Woods with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis connects with the punch.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Woods seems unphased.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Woods misses the jab.
Lewis shapes to counter with a head kick.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Woods takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis closes the distance but Woods moves to the side
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
Lewis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Lewis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woods looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lewis takes the fight into the clinch.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Woods avoids a kick to the body.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Woods works the jab nicely.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Woods misses the target.
Woods lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
Woods throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis throws out a counter right but Woods avoids it with no problem.
Woods slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods walks into a straight right hand from Lewis.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
A big right from Woods misses.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Lewis. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lewis.
Lewis defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Woods throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Lewis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Woods blocks the low kick.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Woods lands an overhand right.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Woods shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lewis works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Lewis finds it's target.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Lewis lands a leg kick that knocks Woods off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woods.

Lewis clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Carl Woods's cut is getting worse.
Lewis landing knees to the head.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.

Woods manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Woods misses.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
A big left from Woods misses.
Lewis scores with a nice right hand.

Lewis clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.
Woods lands a right hand.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods is trying to push Lewis away but Lewis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Woods breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis throws a head kick that Woods semi-blocks.
Woods blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis lunges at Woods with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woods's hand.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Woods on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Lewis throws a low kick but Woods moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Woods on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Woods connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Woods takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.

Lewis darts in and clinches Woods up against the cage.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods has had enough of the clinch but Lewis keeps him there for the moment.
Woods lands with a right to the head.

Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods lands a head shot.
Lewis with a nice cross.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis slips a straight right by Woods.
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis slips a straight right by Woods.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugo Lewis.
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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hugo Lewis!