PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaz Moore (ranked 24814 p4p, 4689 weight class) and Frenchie Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moore has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jaz Moore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Moore
vs
Lewis

190 cm
20
190
4 - 8 - 0

190 cm
20
188
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaz Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frenchie Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lewis showed some decent athleticism there.

Lewis seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.

Moore is defending against the submission attempts here by Lewis.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis wants to take a breather but Moore is having none of it.
Lewis trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of Moore's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore is breathing heavily.

Moore is defending against the submission attempts here by Lewis.
Lewis winds up and cracks Moore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lewis winds up and cracks Moore with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lewis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Moore keeping control of the position.
Moore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lewis is keen to just control but Moore is a slippery customer.
Lewis working the head and body with strikes.
Lewis working Moore over with strikes.

Lewis stands up out of the half guard.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis lands a head kick!
Lewis throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.

Lewis manages to pull guard.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.

Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Moore drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moore jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frenchie Lewis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lewis feints the counter takedown.

Moore gets tackled into the cage by Lewis. Lewis maintains the clinch.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lewis is defended easily by Moore.
It looked like Moore was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moore tries to sprawl but Lewis drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Moore pushes Lewis off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moore smiles and moves away.
Lewis throws a head kick but Moore moves out of range.
Moore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jaz Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frenchie Lewis.

Lewis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moore quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lewis seems to be looking for submissions.
Moore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moore has his hands clasped together around Lewis's back. He's all about the action.
Moore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lewis postures up.
Moore controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stands up over Moore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lewis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Moore keeps moving.
Moore being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moore is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moore controls Lewis momentarily but Lewis frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Moore is looking for a counter combo.
Jaz Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lewis scores with a takedown into Moore's guard.
Lewis distracts Moore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frenchie Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Lewis shoots in and drives through. Moore sprawls well.

Lewis instigates a clinch.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lewis obliges.

Lewis jumps guard and drags Moore to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lewis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is controlling Moore's posture.

Lewis working for submissions but it's allowed Moore to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Moore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moore seems to be looking for submissions.
Lewis is pressing down on Moore's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lewis is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewis is adopting a defensive guard.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lewis controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moore feints and as Lewis raises his hands in defense, Moore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Moore 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.
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore landing some decent shots from guard.

Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moore defends well.
Jaz Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore throwing strikes but missing.
Frenchie Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moore.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jaz Moore.
Well Lewis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

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