PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Belfast Boy. Scott Lewis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Rooney's chin.

Lewis
vs
Rooney

167 cm
23
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
169 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Rooney!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Rooney.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Rooney misses with the combination.

Lewis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rooney is trying to defend but Lewis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rooney defends it well.
Rooney preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is trying to control the action in half guard but Rooney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis is trying to work for a kimura but Rooney is defending well.

Lewis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lewis is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Rooney to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rooney wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Rooney is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rooney content to control rather than advance.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Rooney has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to control Rooney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Rooney was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rooney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Rooney shakes it off.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Lewis lands a body shot.

Rooney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Rooney misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Rooney is controlling him.
Lewis working aggressively here.

Rooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rooney.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rooney loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Rooney avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Rooney.
Ryan Rooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rooney swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rooney falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Rooney takes the fight into the clinch.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rooney's elbow.
Rooney dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lewis breaks the clinch.
Rooney tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lewis slips a jab from Rooney.
Rooney misses with a few strikes there.
Rooney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lewis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rooney to the mat! Rooney manages to get full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rooney is keeping the position for now.

Lewis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rooney is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rooney has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Lewis dominated that round.
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.

Rooney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rooney throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Rooney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Rooney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rooney manages to break the clinch.

Lewis gets the takedown into side control.
Lewis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rooney sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lewis wants to control but Rooney is keeping him busy.
Lewis advances to full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis tries to control but Rooney wriggling away.
Lewis looking to ground and pound but Rooney is blocking nicely.
Rooney's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Lewis looking to secure an arm triangle but Rooney defends it well.
Rooney blocking the ground and pound.
Rooney is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control the pace but Rooney is squirming around nicely.
Lewis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Rooney really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rooney is trying desperately to improve position.

Lewis goes for an armbar but Rooney turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rooney.
Lewis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rooney is one step ahead there.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing Rooney from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis is working an open guard so Rooney takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rooney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Lewis.
Rooney tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rooney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis stuns Rooney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rooney throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rooney looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Rooney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lewis.
A punch combination from Rooney misses.
Ryan Rooney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lewis pushes Rooney up against the cage in a clinch.
Rooney dodges an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis is looking to break free of the clinch but Rooney has double underhooks.
Lewis digs a right hand into Rooney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rooney's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Rooney shrugs off.

Rooney manages to break the clinch.

Rooney gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Rooney keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Lewis dominated that second round.
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!

A big left from Lewis misses.
Rooney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rooney stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ryan Rooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
A jab from Rooney misses.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rooney was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rooney.

Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Rooney. Rooney maintains the clinch.
Lewis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rooney is defending well.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Rooney is trying to break the clinch but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rooney lands a shoulder strike.

Lewis breaks the clinch.
Rooney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rooney swinging wildly here.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rooney moves away.
Rooney misses with a double jab.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rooney.
Decent striking displayed by Lewis there.

Rooney clinches.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rooney misses with a two punch combination.

Rooney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Rooney.
Lewis lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rooney fails to land.
Rooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rooney blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Rooney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lewis keeps control of Rooney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rooney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rooney tries to break the clinch but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Rooney.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Ryan Rooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis tries a body shot but Rooney blocks it.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.

Rooney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rooney throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.

Rooney has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Rooney tries to break free but Lewis pushes him back against the cage.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rooney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rooney has managed to clinch.
Scott Lewis has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rooney misses with a combination
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.

Rooney moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.
Rooney prevents the takedown attempt.
Rooney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Lewis has a couple of punches blocked by Rooney.
Rooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Rooney's head.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rooney lands with a right to the head.
Lewis tries to work over Rooney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scott Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rooney after a bit of a struggle.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Rooney moved out of range.
Lewis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rooney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rooney throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Rooney throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rooney's head backwards.
Rooney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rooney takes one to the chin there.
Lewis dodges the punch combination from Rooney.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rooney manages to avoid it.
Rooney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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 Scott Lewis.
Well Lewis 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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