PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: one day like this. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lewis
vs
O Leary

193 cm
23
251 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
37
265 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Good elbows
Determined

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lewis gets a takedown into half guard.
O Leary looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lewis thows a huge punch but O Leary dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Lewis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Leary sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Leary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis is looking to advance position but O Leary won't allow it.
Lewis lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis tries to pass to full mount but O Leary defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary is refusing to be controlled, as Lewis sits in half guard.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, O Leary has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lewis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
O Leary avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis prevents O Leary from improving his position.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Leary is defending against the submission attempts here by Lewis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis throwing shots but O Leary is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Lewis.
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. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to O Leary's temple.
Lewis is pressing down on O Leary's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Leary is holding on for now.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis thows a huge punch but O Leary dodges it nicely.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis thows a huge punch but O Leary dodges it nicely.

Lewis is looking for a kimura but O Leary is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lewis to get the leverage.
Lewis working over O Leary with some ground and pound. O Leary looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of O Leary's head.

Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Leary defends it well.
O Leary is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis drops an elbow to the side of O Leary's head.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Lewis is working for a kimura but O Leary is defending it quite comfortably.
O Leary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Leary with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lewis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lewis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewis throwing shots but O Leary is blocking nicely.
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lewis lands with a punch from half guard.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Leary keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to O Leary's temple.
Lewis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lewis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown but O Leary manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lewis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Lewis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lewis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Leary's head.

Lewis seems to be looking for submissions.
Lewis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
O Leary is breathing heavily.
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 is trying to work for a kimura but O Leary is defending well.
Lewis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis content to control rather than advance.
Lewis tries to pass to full mount but O Leary defends it.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 is looking for a kimura here.
Lewis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis is trying to control. O Leary wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewis lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis trying to control from half guard but O Leary is working away.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lewis is looking for a kimura but O Leary is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lewis to get the leverage.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Leary defending well though.
O Leary has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
O Leary is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lewis scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Leary defending well though.
Lewis moves into full mount! O Leary won't be happy about that!
Lewis postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! O Leary is out cold - huge knockout for Lewis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Lewis!
John Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.