PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yö - Parrasvalot. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Karhu
vs
Lewis

184 cm
37
194 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

182 cm
33
192 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lewis lands a high kick!

It looks like Nalle Karhu has been cut.
Lewis with a jab.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Karhu's legs.
A jab from Lewis misses.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Karhu off the cage and back into range.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Karhu shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leonard Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karhu gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Karhu clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karhu blocks a body shot from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is struggling to control the position.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Karhu wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Karhu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Karhu tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the cage.
Karhu stalling.
Lewis working Karhu over with knees to the body.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Karhu.
Karhu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karhu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Karhu back against the cage.
Lewis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
A short left from Karhu.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Karhu avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karhu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Karhu misses with a body punch.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
Karhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Lewis.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karhu looking to stall.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karhu backwards.
Karhu swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karhu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karhu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karhu working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Karhu as the two fighters clinch.
Karhu working aggressively here.
Lewis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Karhu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Lewis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Karhu is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karhu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Karhu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Karhu moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu scores with a nice right hand.
Karhu fails to land with a series of punches.
Karhu swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karhu's calf.
Karhu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Lewis lands a right hook to the body.
Lewis tries to score with a low kick but Karhu moves his leg out of the way.
Karhu misses with a looping right.
Lewis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karhu is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Karhu's body.

Lewis moves into the clinch.
Karhu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Karhu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karhu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Karhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis cracks Karhu with a nice body shot.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lewis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Lewis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karhu avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Karhu misses with the head strike.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karhu can't find room to land a body shot as Lewis controls the action.
Karhu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karhu scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis lands an elbow that stopped Karhu in his tracks for a moment.

Karhu manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis punishes Karhu's body with a nice straight punch.
Karhu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karhu.
Lewis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karhu counters with a nice uppercut.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Jab from Karhu.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lewis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to work over Karhu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis lands an elbow just above Karhu 's eye.

Nalle Karhu's cut is getting worse.
Lewis gets underhooks to prevent Karhu's takedown attempt.
Karhu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lewis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nalle Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis stalling in the clinch.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karhu's defenses.
Karhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis lands a good knee to the midsection. Karhu won't want to take too many of those.
Lewis landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis has Karhu pressed against the cage.
Leonard Lewis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karhu blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nalle Karhu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lewis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karhu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lewis is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Nalle Karhu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lewis swings for the body but Karhu moves out of range.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lewis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karhu.
Karhu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lewis tries to land a body kick

and Karhu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karhu.
Karhu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Karhu is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Karhu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lewis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Karhu from controlling successfully.
Nalle Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Karhu postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karhu connects with a right hand. Lewis shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis throws a leg kick which misses Karhu's front leg but catches the back leg as Karhu tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Lewis - just one landing.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Karhu saw that one coming.
Lewis connects with an inside leg kick.
Lewis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.

Karhu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Karhu working Lewis over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Karhu is controlling well.
Karhu wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.

Karhu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lewis sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis wants to control but Karhu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karhu is looking to advance position but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Karhu is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karhu lands a nice short elbow.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Karhu is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Karhu working some strikes from top position.
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!
Karhu looking to pass the guard.
Karhu with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis pulls Karhu in to control the position.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karhu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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 Nalle Karhu.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Lewis!
A victorious Leonard Lewis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.