PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Barbee (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.

Lewis
vs
Barbee

190 cm
21
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Greg Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doug Barbee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis wants to clinch up but Barbee keeps it at a distance.
Barbee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lewis swivels and escapes.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Barbee shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense.

Barbee gets the takedown into side control.
Barbee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis regains half guard there - taking advantage of Barbee's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Barbee is just content to waste time from the top position. Lewis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lewis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lewis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Barbee preventing the sweep.

Barbee is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbee trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lewis scores a takedown into full mount!
Lewis prevents Barbee from getting the reversal.
Barbee looks gassed!
Barbee is bucking up trying to escape but Lewis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lewis cracks Barbee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barbee is looking to get to half guard.
Lewis trying to control but Barbee is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Lewis.

Lewis get's back to his feet.
Lewis misses with a hook. Barbee ducked under it nicely.

Barbee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis wants to control but Barbee postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barbee off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Lewis controlling the positon.
Barbee takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Lewis avoiding Barbee 's attempts to control his hands.

Lewis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Barbee defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lewis lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Barbee hold on?!
Lewis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lewis is not going to allow Barbee to sit and survive in this position.
Lewis throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Barbee!
Barbee trying to control the action but Lewis just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barbee rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lewis controlling the action here.

Lewis moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Barbee.
Barbee wants to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Barbee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barbee is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Lewis 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.

Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lewis showed some decent athleticism there.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Barbee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barbee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lewis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lewis's back!
Lewis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Barbee is just content to waste time from the top position. Lewis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Barbee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barbee wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbee wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lewis looking for a guillotine here but Barbee defends easily.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.

Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barbee trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lewis shoots in and bounces Barbee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barbee looking to control.

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

Barbee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbee has a closed guard, preventing Lewis from standing up.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Barbee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lewis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lewis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Barbee working for submissions but it's allowed Lewis to get to half guard.
Barbee trying to control from the bottom.

Barbee actively working from the bottom here.
Barbee is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis is nestled in close to Barbee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barbee is trying to maintain the position but Lewis is very close to passing his half guard.

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.
Barbee is looking for a sweep. Lewis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lewis lands a head kick. Barbee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Lewis drives through with a takedown into guard.

Barbee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barbee keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Greg Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Barbee is looking for a triangle here but Lewis uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lewis trying to control the position but Barbee is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Lewis dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Barbee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.

Barbee feints and as Lewis raises his hands in defense, Barbee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barbee stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
Barbee scoring with some ground and pound.
Barbee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lewis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Barbee from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Barbee is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbee looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Barbee working for submissions but it's allowed Lewis to get to half guard.
Lewis wants to control but Barbee is keeping him busy.

Barbee is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.

Barbee actively working from the bottom here.
Barbee is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbee avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Barbee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Barbee actively working from the bottom here.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Barbee!
Barbee tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the head.
Barbee is working to get back to half guard.
Barbee tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barbee is just holding on here. Lewis manages to take his back.
Barbee trying to control but not successfully.
Lewis controls the action.
Barbee trying to control the position but Lewis manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barbee tries to roll but Lewis sticks to his back.
Barbee trying to control the hands but Lewis won't let him.
Lewis struggling to keep hold of the position.
Barbee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lewis scores with strikes from the back.
Barbee is really stuck here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barbee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Despite being in the dominant position, Doug Barbee just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barbee misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barbee is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Doug Barbee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greg Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barbee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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