PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avery Lewis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Harrison
vs
Lewis

181 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avery Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Harrison moved out of range.
Harrison cracks Lewis with an open hand slap.

It looks like Avery Lewis has been cut.
Lewis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Lewis lands with an overhand left.
Nice straight punches there by Harrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harrison.
Lewis stalks Harrison and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harrison's face. Harrison staggers backwards, shaken.
Harrison moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lewis takes one to the side of the head.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison misses the shot to the body.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Harrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Lewis clobbers Harrison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Harrison has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis letting Harrison take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Lewis does it's job there.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harrison counters with a straight right hand.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis ducks right into an uppercut from Harrison.
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrison counters with a right hand to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harrison.
Lewis blocks a jab.

Harrison clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery Lewis.
Harrison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harrison lands a left hand.
Harrison just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis avoiding damage as Harrison throws knees to the body.
Harrison has Lewis pushed against the cage.
Harrison lands a body shot.
Harrison keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Harrison.
Lewis can't break the clinch.
Harrison prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.

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.
Lewis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harrison just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lewis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Harrison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Harrison.
The referee calls for Harrison to work.
Lewis fails to pull guard.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avery Lewis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harrison staying out of range there.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Harrison scores with a hook.
Harrison throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Harrison circles away easily

and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harrison.
Lewis tries to stall but Harrison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harrison just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis fails to land the takedown.

Harrison has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison taking a breather.
Lewis wants to break free but Harrison has control.
Harrison avoiding damage.
Harrison seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Harrison throws an elbow that misses.
Harrison is pushing Lewis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harrison just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
Lewis jumps guard but Harrison stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery Lewis.

Harrison manages to break the clinch.
Harrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
John Harrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrison tests Lewis's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harrison counters with a left to the body.
Harrison scores with a three punch combo!
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harrison connects with a body shot.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis is trying desperately to land a takedown but Harrison is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lewis.
Nice shot lands for Harrison.
Harrison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harrison with a nice cross.
Harrison sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Harrison moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.
Harrison scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Harrison lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Harrison.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A right hand to the body from Harrison.

Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.

Harrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis letting Harrison take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Avery Lewis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Harrison tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harrison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harrison misses with a body punch
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Avery Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lewis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harrison connects with a right hand. Lewis shakes it off.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harrison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harrison is looking to clinch.
Harrison scores with a hook.
Harrison cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harrison's corner calls for a 1-2. Harrison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Lewis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Harrison misses
and Lewis counters with a left and a right that stings Harrison.

Harrison pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.

Harrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lewis tries to keep at a distance but Harrison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lewis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Harrison breaks from the clinch.
Harrison looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Lewis waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Harrison.

Harrison moves into the clinch.
Harrison prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis is trying to break free.
Lewis is working for takedown but Harrison is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrison using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harrison is struggling to control the position.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Harrison keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has Harrison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harrison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
John Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery Lewis.
Lewis trying to stall but Harrison improves his position.
Good body shot from Harrison.
Harrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison is struggling to control the position.
Harrison is working Lewis over against the cage.
John Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Harrison is working Lewis over against the cage.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harrison presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harrison is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Harrison won't allow it.
Avery Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Harrison controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harrison 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Harrison!