PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesi has chosen Van Canto - Battery as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lewis
vs
Nesi

193 cm
28
251 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

184 cm
30
201 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nesi lands a glancing blow to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis tries to bum rush Nesi with a series of wild strikes but Nesi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Nesi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lewis.

It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesi.
Lewis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lewis looks to clinch
and Nesi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lewis throws a combination that misses

and Nesi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nesi.
Nesi wants to stall.
Nesi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesi landing knees to the body.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nesi pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Nesi.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Nesi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lewis throws a low kick but Nesi avoids it.

Nesi forces Lewis back against the cage and clinches.
Nesi is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nesi looking to stall.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Nesi is controlling the position.
Nesi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nesi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lewis up against the cage.
Nesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nesi missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lewis.

Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
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 throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nesi to counter with a crisp jab.
Lewis closes the distance but Nesi moves to the side
and Nesi counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesi digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis throws a low kick, looking for Nesi's leg but Nesi calmly moves out of range.
Nesi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lewis doesn't seem bothered though.
Nesi slips under a jab.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Nesi had a free shot at his head there.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Nesi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Nesi moves away and avoids it.
Nesi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nesi scores with a nice right hand.
Lewis closes the distance but Nesi moves to the side
and Nesi counters with a nice body shot.
Nesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nesi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nesi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lewis lands a high kick!
Nesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nesi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nesi tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Nesi moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Nesi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a body shot but no joy.
Nesi digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
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!
Lewis misses with a hook.
Nesi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Nesi. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lewis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesi avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Nesi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nesi.
Nesi looks to land a combination. Lewis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Nesi closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike from Nesi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lewis tries to bum rush Nesi with a series of wild strikes but Nesi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Lewis misses
and Nesi counters with a nice body shot.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nesi! But no joy.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nesi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lewis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nesi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Nesi.
John Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesi punishes Lewis's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nesi closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nesi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Nesi stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Nesi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis wants to break free but Nesi has control.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Nesi prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Nesi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis can't find room to land a body shot as Nesi controls the action.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
Nesi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nesi wants to stall.
Lewis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to score a body lock takedown but Nesi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nesi clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nesi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nesi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Nesi won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Nesi.
A short left from Nesi.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Nesi has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nesi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nesi scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nesi to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lewis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Nesi is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lewis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nesi manages to get himself to full guard.

Lewis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nesi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nesi's guard.
Nesi trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to advance position but Nesi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Lewis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nesi looking to control but Lewis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lewis wants to control but Nesi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Nesi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Nesi won't allow it.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nesi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Nesi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Nesi is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesi landing knees to the head.
Nesi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nesi lands a knee to the body.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Nesi landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nesi controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Nesi.
Nesi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nesi is keeping busy.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Nesi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nesi after a bit of a struggle.
Ed Nesi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi lands a left hand.
Nesi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Nesi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nesi missing with knees to the body.
Nesi keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nesi lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Nesi tries to tie him up.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nesi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Nesi backwards.
Lewis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nesi has Lewis pressed against the cage, preventing Lewis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
Nesi tries to stall but Lewis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but Nesi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis jumps guard but Nesi stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nesi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Nesi tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Nesi back against the cage.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Nesi.
Lewis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nesi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lewis avoiding damage as Nesi throws knees to the body.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nesi looking to slow down the pace here.
Nesi working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nesi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nesi lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
Nesi scores a nice knee to the body.
Nesi working Lewis over with knees to the body.
Nesi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesi landing knees to the body.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Ed Nesi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nesi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nesi is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nesi as Lewis tries to tie him up.
Nesi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lewis's efforts to push away.
Lewis working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Nesi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nesi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Nesi!
Ed Nesi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.