PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lewis (ranked 5824 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asdf Fdsa (ranked 4771 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lewis
vs
Fdsa

188 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Asdf Fdsa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis gets caught flat footed, as Fdsa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Fdsa passes into half guard.

Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fdsa on the ground.
Lewis is staying active underneath Fdsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fdsa prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Fdsa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewis gets back to full guard.
Fdsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fdsa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fdsa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis looking to control.
Fdsa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fdsa trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fdsa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fdsa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fdsa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fdsa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lewis is looking to stand back up but Fdsa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lewis.
Fdsa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lewis gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis has momentary wrist control but Fdsa slips an elbow through the middle.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis has momentary wrist control but Fdsa slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Fdsa from controlling successfully.
Lewis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fdsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fdsa is now in half guard.
Lewis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lewis tries to get out of the position.
Fdsa passes into side control, despite Lewis's attempt to control the position.
Fdsa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fdsa trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fdsa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The referee asks Fdsa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fdsa prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fdsa lands a nice forearm strike.
Fdsa trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Fdsa scores with punches from side control.
Fdsa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fdsa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lewis wants to control but Fdsa postures up.
Fdsa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fdsa cracks Lewis with a big right hand but Lewis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fdsa working away.
Fdsa lands a nice forearm strike.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Fdsa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Fdsa trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asdf Fdsa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Fdsa feints and as Lewis raises his hands in defense, Fdsa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fdsa wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Fdsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Fdsa is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fdsa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fdsa cracks Lewis with a solid left hand.
Fdsa connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fdsa content to stall in guard here.
Fdsa is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis managing to control the position.
Fdsa throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
Lewis seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Asdf Fdsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fdsa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fdsa stands up over Lewis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fdsa advances to half guard.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Fdsa controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Fdsa there.

That's two 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.
Fdsa controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fdsa connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.
Lewis wants to control but Fdsa is keeping busy.
Fdsa wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Lewis is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Lewis is in a horrible position here. Fdsa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lewis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fdsa controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fdsa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fdsa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Fdsa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fdsa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fdsa unloading with bombs!
Lewis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fdsa lands a couple of good shots and Lewis has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lewis is trapped and Fdsa is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is covering up but some of the strikes from Fdsa are getting through and doing damage.
Fdsa controls the action.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Fdsa.
Lewis trying to control the hands but Fdsa breaks the grip.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fdsa is punishing Lewis with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fdsa is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lewis. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fdsa lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fdsa is punishing Lewis with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fdsa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Fdsa.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fdsa cracks Lewis with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lewis from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Asdf Fdsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fdsa as he avoids it easily.

Fdsa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fdsa landing strikes.
Fdsa trying to control the action but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fdsa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fdsa working the body and head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fdsa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Fdsa lands an elbow.
Fdsa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.
Lewis taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Fdsa lands an elbow.
Fdsa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Fdsa lands some shots froms side control.
Fdsa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fdsa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lewis's shoulder. That is not cool.
Fdsa landing strikes.
Fdsa scores with punches from side control.
Lewis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fdsa lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fdsa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lewis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fdsa connects with a decent elbow.
Fdsa lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fdsa grinds an elbow into Lewis's temple.
Lewis wants to control but Fdsa postures up.
Fdsa working the ground and pound.
Fdsa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fdsa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fdsa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fdsa staying calm.
Fdsa landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fdsa controls the position from side control.
Lewis taking a bit of punishment here - Fdsa scoring with strikes.
Fdsa cracks Lewis with a big right hand but Lewis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lewis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fdsa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lewis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fdsa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Michael Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fdsa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fdsa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fdsa connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.
Fdsa working over Lewis with some ground and pound. Lewis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis has hold of Fdsa's hands but Fdsa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fdsa prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Fdsa working over Lewis with some ground and pound. Lewis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asdf Fdsa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fdsa 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asdf Fdsa!