PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hart (ranked 3803 p4p, 5728 weight class) and Michael Lewis (ranked 479 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hart
vs
Lewis

190 cm
20
218
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
210
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Hart throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Hart cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hart lands the left hand.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.

Lewis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Lewis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lewis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Hart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hart controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hart being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Lewis has control of the leg.
Lewis slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.
Lewis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hart!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to control but Hart wriggling away.
Lewis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lewis is landing with some decent strikes but Hart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hart is squirming around, avoiding Lewis's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Hart really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lewis in his tracks.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Hart. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
Hart throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Lewis slips an elbow through the middle.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Hart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hart manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Hart's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Lewis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lewis manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hart's guard.

Lewis wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Michael Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Lewis is in close to Hart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lewis is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.

Hart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lewis defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hart keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hart as he jumps to the side.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Lewis swings widly with a right hand
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cole Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis has a takedown stuffed.
Hart throws a right hand that misses

and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis connects with a couple of short punches.
Hart is trying to control the position but Lewis postures up.
Lewis lands a couple of elbows.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Cole Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.

Hart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lewis is aware though and is defending well.
Lewis is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis stands up over Hart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Lewis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis works over Hart with some ground and pound from guard.
Hart is striking from the bottom but Lewis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Lewis passes to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lewis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Michael Lewis!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Michael Lewis!

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