PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Lewis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lewis
vs
Jensen

172 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jens Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jensen as he avoids it easily.

Jensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jensen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jensen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jensen is pressing down on Lewis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lewis is holding on for now.
Lewis has hold of Jensen's hands but Jensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nice strikes from Jensen there.
Jensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jensen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jensen prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Lewis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
Jensen is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jensen thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Jensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jensen passes into side control.
Jensen trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Lewis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jensen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jensen lands a nice forearm strike.

Jensen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jensen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lewis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Lewis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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. Jensen connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lewis is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jensen pulls his head out easily.
Lewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis is looking to control Jensen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Jensen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jensen dominating with strikes here.
Jensen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lewis taking shots to the head.
Lewis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jensen lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lewis with the active half guard here but Jensen passes nicely into side control.
Jensen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jensen lands some shots froms side control.
Jensen lands some shots froms side control.
Jensen lands some shots froms side control.
Jensen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.

Jensen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jensen off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jens Jensen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jensen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Jensen postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Lewis has an active guard here but Jensen has managed to pass into half guard.
Jensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis is staying active underneath Jensen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
Jensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis punching from the bottom.

Jensen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Lewis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jensen chips away with some ground and pound.
Jensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jensen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lewis's guard.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Lewis trying to control but Jensen postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jensen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jensen postures up.

Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jensen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jensen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jensen chips away with some ground and pound.

Jensen 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.

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

Jensen 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.

Lewis working for a triangle but Jensen defends it easily.

Lewis had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jensen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lewis Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jensen's back instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is really stuck here.
Jensen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jensen is trying to get back to his feet but Lewis has full control of the position and if anything, Jensen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lewis is looking to control Jensen but Jensen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, Lewis manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Jensen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jensen wants to escape the position.
Jensen trying to control the action but Lewis just sinks the hooks in.
Lewis landing with strikes.
Jensen can't escape the position.
Lewis tries to keep control of the position but Jensen is staying busy.
Jensen wants to escape the position.
Lewis wants to control but Jensen is keeping busy.

Jensen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lewis.

Jensen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lewis's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Lewis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jensen avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Jens Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jensen tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jensen.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Jens Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Jensen circles away easily

and Jensen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis is not content to let Jensen control the position.
Jensen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jensen is working away from the top position though.

Lewis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen working Lewis over with strikes.
Jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Jensen there.

Jensen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lewis sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Jensen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jens Jensen has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lewis actively working from the bottom here.

Jensen is working for a submission of some sort.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lewis shoots and misses

and Jensen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis is staying active underneath Jensen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jensen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jensen is thwarting Lewis's attempts to control the position.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Jensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Jensen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jensen gets a takedown into half guard.
Jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis taking some punishment here, with Jensen in his half guard.
Jensen lands with a punch from half guard.
Jensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewis is looking to control Jensen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Lewis wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis misses with a takedown

and Jensen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jensen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.

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

Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Jensen postures up.
Craig Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lewis's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jensen distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Jensen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jensen 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Jens Jensen!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jens Jensen!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jens Jensen!

Jens Jensen wins by unanimous decision!