PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out!. Ister Band is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lewis
vs
Band

190 cm
28
219 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

184 cm
27
205 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lennon Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Band moves away.
Band slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Band shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Band misses with a takedown attempt - Lewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Band shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lennon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ister Band.

Band scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Band controls the position.
Band with the ground and pound but Lewis regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Band on the ground.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Band is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lewis gets full guard.
Band with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Band engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Band wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Band is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ister Band hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lewis misses with a straight left.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Band avoids nicely.
Lewis misses with a hook. Band ducked under it nicely.
Band shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Band moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Band.
Band uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Band shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense.

Band shoots in and gets a takedown into Lewis's guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Band from controlling successfully.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lewis is on top in guard.
Lewis postures up.
Band trying to control the position here.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Band keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lennon Lewis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet.
Band fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lewis avoids it really well and circles away.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Band avoids them all with ease.
Band tries for a takedown but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Band shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Band shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lewis as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ister Band will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Band shoots in but no luck this time.
Band avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Band slips a jab from Lewis.
Band moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Band shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Band keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Lewis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Band to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Band trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Band is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Band looking to pass the guard.
Band controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lewis holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Band.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Band shoots in.
Lennon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ister Band.
Band shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Band avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Band fails with the takedown.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Band moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lennon Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis throws a body punch but Band moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Band shoots for a double leg takedown but Lewis sprawls well. He's pushed Band's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Band fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Band off the cage and back into rage.
Band shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lewis defends it nicely.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Band uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Band.

Band drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Band is breathing heavily.
Lewis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lewis is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band wants to pass to mount but Lewis is defending the position.
Lewis is trying to get back to full guard.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Band is working away from the top position though.
Band is just content to waste time from the top position. Lewis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lennon Lewis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Band looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Band persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis slaps away a takedown attempt from Band, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Band ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Band ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lewis misses the jab.
Band tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lewis swivels and escapes.
Lennon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ister Band.
Band fails with a takedown attempt.
Band on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.

Band darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Band can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lewis is looking to escape.
Lewis working to try and regain half guard.
Band throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

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.

Band jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lewis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lewis and Band has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Band misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis is looking to regain half guard here but Band keeps moving and retains side control.
Band creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lewis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band working away.
Band is staying tight to Lewis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Band works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Band wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
Band connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Ister Band has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Band is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lewis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ister Band comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Band 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ister Band!