PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Lewis (ranked 2557 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Starling (ranked 23512 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lewis
vs
Starling

225 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
280 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Starling!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starling is looking to clinch.

Starling clinches with his opponent.
Starling is trying to pull guard but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.
Starling jumps guard but Lewis stands there with Starling around his waist. Starling gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Starling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starling tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis tries to counter with a takedown but Starling is quick to defend against it.

Lewis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Starling was covering up waiting for the punch and Lewis finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Starling has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lewis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Starling shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reginald Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Starling.
Starling moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.

Lewis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Starling wants to get back to his feet.

Starling kicks off Lewis and gets to his feet.
Starling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Starling.
Lewis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starling with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Starling kicks off Lewis and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis leaves Starling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lewis throws a lazy head kick
and Starling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starling tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lewis defends well and Starling ends up having to push Lewis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Starling clinches up against the cage.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Starling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lewis manages to pull guard.
Lewis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Starling got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Starling has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
Starling trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Starling is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Starling throws a big elbow that misses.
Starling throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lewis tries to get out of the position.
Starling postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lewis has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starling is trying to pull guard but Lewis has him pressed against the cage.

Lewis successfully pulls guard.
Starling wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Starling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Starling stands up from Lewis's guard - Starling perhaps looking for a knockout.
Starling dives in for a single leg takedown but Lewis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Lewis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Starling bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starling shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jackson Starling will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Starling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lewis moves into range and clinches up with Starling.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starling is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Starling with the counter takedown but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lewis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Starling avoids it really well and circles away.
Starling feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Lewis. No joy for Starling on that attempt.
Starling has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lewis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Reginald Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Starling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starling closes the distance and clinches up with Lewis, looking for a takedown. Starling pushes Lewis against the cage but Lewis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reginald Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Starling.
Starling looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lewis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Starling or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis, which made it look bad.
Starling dives in and grabs Lewis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes down on Starling's head and hops out.

Lewis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Starling napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Lewis is trying to get an arm triangle but Starling is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Lewis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lewis trying to control the position but Starling is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Starling is pushing Lewis's head away, looking to escape. Lewis manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Starling manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Starling fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lewis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a kick to the body.
Starling throws out a counter right but Lewis avoids it with no problem.

Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lewis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Starling avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Starling jumps into guard, dragging Lewis to the mat.
Starling keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Starling's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Starling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Lewis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Starling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lewis sprawls well. Lewis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Starling gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Starling moved away.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Starling.
Starling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Starling. Starling gets slowly back to his feet.
Reginald Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Starling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starling shoots in looking for a takedown but Lewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Starling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reginald Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Lewis cracks the inside of Starling's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starling tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Starling is looking to escape.
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 Starling's temple.
Lewis prevents Starling from standing back up.

Lewis seems to be looking for submissions.
Lewis trying to control from half guard but Starling is working away.
Lewis wants to free his trapped foot but Starling is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starling tries to clinch up.
Starling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.

Lewis gets a clinch.
Starling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lewis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Starling tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewis smiles and moves away.

Lewis clinches.
Starling tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but Starling blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starling jumps guard but Lewis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Lewis pulls guard.
Starling passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Starling.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Starling can do to turn this around?
Starling is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Starling is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Starling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Starling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Starling sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewis defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lewis manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Starling keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Starling tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Starling.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Starling - just one landing.
Starling wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starling fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Lewis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28

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