PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remi Gaillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaillard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Victoria. Lewis has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out! as his entrance music. Remi Gaillard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lennon Lewis's chin.

Gaillard
vs
Lewis

188 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
219 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remi Gaillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lennon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lewis misses.
Gaillard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Gaillard.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gaillard.
Gaillard moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaillard misses the jab.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaillard.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaillard misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Lewis misses.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Gaillard lands a two punch combo.
Lennon Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaillard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lewis's head.
Gaillard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaillard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gaillard looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Gaillard throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaillard looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis defending well as Gaillard loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis moves away from the strike by Gaillard.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Gaillard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis looks gassed!
Lewis moves away from the strike by Gaillard.
Gaillard looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Gaillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Gaillard misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Gaillard off the cage and back into rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaillard manages to avoid it.
Gaillard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis throws a jab when Gaillard was well out of range.
Gaillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis punishes Gaillard's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Gaillard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Gaillard 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Remi Gaillard has been cut.
Gaillard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaillard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaillard looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Gaillard.
Gaillard blocks a jab.
Lennon Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaillard misses with a wild body shot.
Gaillard lands a body shot.
Gaillard swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Gaillard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaillard scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Gaillard ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Gaillard's head but Gaillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Gaillard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remi Gaillard's cut.
That's time! Gaillard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Gaillard misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Gaillard avoids it well.
Gaillard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remi Gaillard is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaillard lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Gaillard sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Gaillard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis misses with a shot to the body
and Gaillard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaillard jabs at Lewis's body.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Gaillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Gaillard's head but Gaillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gaillard avoids the head kick by Lewis.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Gaillard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaillard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaillard throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Gaillard.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Gaillard.
Lewis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaillard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Gaillard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Gaillard misses with a body punch
and Lewis counters with an inside leg kick.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Gaillard throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Gaillard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaillard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Remi Gaillard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lewis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gaillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Gaillard.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gaillard to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses the jab.
Gaillard looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Gaillard misses with a looping right.
Gaillard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaillard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Gaillard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Gaillard ducks down to avoid it.
Gaillard moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Lewis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Gaillard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Remi Gaillard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gaillard misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
Gaillard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaillard.
Gaillard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaillard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaillard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaillard throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaillard staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gaillard counters with a crisp one two that drops Lewis! Gaillard thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lewis to his feet! Lewis is in big trouble!

Lewis is rocked!
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaillard ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaillard finish him?
Gaillard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis seems to have recovered his senses.
Gaillard throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Gaillard misses
and Lewis counters with a series of strikes. Gaillard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gaillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaillard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Lewis slips a jab from Gaillard.
Gaillard walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaillard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaillard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lewis on the side of the head.
Gaillard thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaillard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaillard moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Gaillard.
Gaillard throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lennon Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gaillard ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaillard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Gaillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gaillard misses with a wild combination.
Gaillard slips a jab from Lewis.
Lewis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Gaillard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaillard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaillard blocks a jab.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaillard.
Remi Gaillard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lewis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaillard blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaillard slips under a jab from Lewis.
Gaillard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remi Gaillard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaillard 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remi Gaillard!