PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Sweeney (ranked 4690 p4p, 6626 weight class) and Steven Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sweeney
vs
Lewis

185 cm
23
190
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
184
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Lewis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lewis looks winded!
Sweeney dives in and grabs Lewis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes down on Sweeney's head and hops out.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lewis connects with a leg kick.

Sweeney gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.
Sweeney looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lewis is avoiding damage well.

Sweeney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sweeney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lewis prevents Sweeney from moving into mount.

Sweeney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lewis, who protects the arm well.
Sweeney fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sweeney working the body and head with strikes.

Sweeney thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Sweeney is trying to get an arm triangle but Lewis is defending well.

Sweeney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lewis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sweeney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sweeney creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sweeney working the head and body with strikes.

Sweeney tries for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sweeney goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lewis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sweeney but great work by Lewis.
Sweeney is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Sweeney tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Lewis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sweeney is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to control the pace but Sweeney is squirming around nicely.
Sweeney is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to take Sweeney's back but he can't do it this time.
Sweeney is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sweeney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sweeney tries to get out of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sweeney circles away.

Sweeney shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lewis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sweeney blocks the strikes from Lewis.
Sweeney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lewis on the ground.
Sweeney lands an elbow.
Sweeney working the ground and pound.
Sweeney lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.
Sweeney lands a few punches from side control.

Sweeney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lewis, who protects the arm well.
Sweeney is chipping away with strikes.

Sweeney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steven Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sweeney lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney is putting a hurting on Lewis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lewis parries the strikes from Sweeney easily there. Sweeney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lewis to escape.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Sweeney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
Sweeney landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sweeney.
Sweeney misses with the ground and pound.
Sweeney lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is working Lewis over with some ground and pound from side control.

Sweeney is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lewis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sweeney connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Sweeney connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Lewis is trying to control Sweeney's posture but Sweeney avoids it.
Lewis parries the strikes from Sweeney easily there. Sweeney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lewis to escape.
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sweeney scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sweeney working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney working the ground and pound.
Sweeney scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lewis to see if he's OK.
Sweeney is putting a hurting on Lewis here, landing some big shots from side control.

Sweeney working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sweeney throws an elbow but Lewis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lewis tries to buck Sweeney off but Sweeney is having none of it.

Sweeney goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lewis has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sweeney but great work by Lewis.
Sweeney tries to escape but Lewis is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Sweeney pushes Lewis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lewis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Lewis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sweeney, who protects the arm well.
Sweeney is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lewis is controlling him well.
Lewis wants to control but Sweeney is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Sweeney dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sweeney decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sweeney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sweeney winds up and cracks Lewis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sweeney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewis defending well though.

Sweeney is looking for a kimura here.

Sweeney is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lewis is just riding it out for now. Sweeney eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney winds up and cracks Lewis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.

Sweeney is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lewis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sweeney.

Sweeney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lewis sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.

Sweeney is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lewis still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lewis has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sweeney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sweeney trying to get back to his feet but Lewis is in full control for now.

Lewis looking for the RNC.
Sweeney trying to get back to his feet but Lewis is in full control for now.
Sweeney trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lewis working for the choke.
Sweeney is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is keeping busy.
Sweeney is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lewis 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

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