PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lewis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass. Houston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Born of a Broken Man. This should be fireworks!

Lewis
vs
Houston

186 cm
27
194 lbs
18 - 17 - 1

190 cm
29
190 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Houston moves out of range as Lewis throws a body kick.
Lewis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Houston's calf.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Houston.
Lewis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis misses with a hook. Houston ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Lewis.
A jab from Houston does it's job there.
Houston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis takes a swing at Houston's ribcage but misses.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Houston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Houston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Houston checks it well.
A punch lands to the side of Houston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Houston's leg but Houston calmly moves out of range.
Houston shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Houston ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Houston tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Houston slips a jab from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tests Houston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mark Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis defending well as Houston loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis slips under a jab from Houston.
Mark Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Houston misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis misses the jab.
Houston throws a head kick that misses.
Houston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Houston tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis throws a head kick but Houston moves out of range.
Lewis feints and then cracks Houston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Houston down.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Houston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Houston.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis thuds his right hand into Houston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Houston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lewis.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Houston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Houston moves out of range easily.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lewis, right into the meat.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Houston checks a low kick from Lewis.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Houston is out of range and Lewis settles back down.
Houston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis throws the left hand but Houston avoids the punch easily.
Houston throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lewis.
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
Houston swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Lewis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Houston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
Houston swinging wildly here.
Houston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewis connects with a leg kick. Houston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Houston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Houston tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Houston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houston on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Houston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Houston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Houston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Houston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Houston's leg but Houston calmly moves out of range.
Houston throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Houston's sensitive parts.

Houston closes the distance and clinches.
Houston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Houston backs up against the cage.
Lewis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Houston slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Houston avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Mark Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Houston lands a right hook to the body.
Houston moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Houston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Houston.
Sloppy strikes from Houston. Those never looked like landing.
Houston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Houston moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Lewis.
Houston scores with a one two! Lewis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Houston as he checks the leg kick.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Houston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Houston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Houston avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Houston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Houston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lewis there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewis.
Lewis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Houston seems unphased.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Houstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Houston swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Houston walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Houston slips under a jab.
Houston misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lewis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Houston closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lewis quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Houston is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Houston has control of the leg.
Lewis is refusing to be controlled, as Houston sits in half guard.
Lewis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houston.
Houston wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Lewis uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Houston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
Houston wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
Houston stopping the sweep attempt from Lewis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Houston wants to control the action here but instead Lewis manages to pass to full mount!
Houston tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston is bucking up trying to escape but Lewis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lewis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston can't escape the position.
Lewis wants to control the pace but Houston is squirming around nicely.
Houston can't escape the position.
Lewis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Houston?
Houston tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis tries to control but Houston wriggling away.
Lewis avoids the attempt from Houston to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Lewis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lewis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Houston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lewis cracks Houston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lewis throws a low kick but Houston moves out of range easily.
Lewis throws a hook but Houston avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Houston is able to avoid easily.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Houston moves out of range of the body kick from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
Houston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lewis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Houston scrambles back to his feet.
Lewis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Houston on the side of the head.
Houston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Houston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lewis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Houston loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis tries to work over Houston's front leg with a kick but Houston checks it.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Lewis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Houston's head.
Lewis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Houston shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Houston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Houston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Houston.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Houston swinging wildly here.
Houston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Houston avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Lewis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis feints and then cracks Houston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Houston down.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Houston - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Houston closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Houston is looking for a takedown.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Houston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Houston tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.

Houston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis chips away with some ground and pound.
Houston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Houston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston trying to hold on to Lewis's head to control him but Lewis postures up.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Houston defending well though.
Lewis passes to full mount!
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Houston hang on?
Lewis trying to control but Houston is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Lewis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Austin Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lewis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lewis lands a heavy elbow.
Mark Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Houston tries to reverse the position but Lewis maintains control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Houston?
Lewis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Houston is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Houston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Houston throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lewis. What's that going to do exactly?
Lewis with shots to the head and body - Houston looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

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