PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lewis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lewis
vs
Henry

190 cm
29
219 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

192 cm
24
221 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 16 - 8 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry fails with the takedown
and Lewis counters with a two punch combo.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Lewis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henry tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lennon Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hungy Henry.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henry looks gassed!
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Henry tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis works Henry's body with a nice hook.
Lewis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lewis connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Lewis lunges at Henry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henry's hand.
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!
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Henry walks into a left hand.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Lewis catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab lands there for Lewis.
Henry is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lewis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Henry.

Oooh a lovely combination from Lewis sends Henry down but not out. Lewis dives into side control looking to finish.

Henry is rocked!
A lull in the action here as Lewis stalls from top position.
Henry is still in real trouble! Can Lewis finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis advances to mount.
Henry seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in all sorts of trouble here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lennon Lewis just wasn't active enough.
Lewis throws a predictable looking body shot

and Henry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis wants to stand up but Henry is controlling him.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henry sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lewis's guard.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Lewis kicks off Henry and gets to his feet.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Henry is out of range.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Lewis. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry misses with a takedown
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lennon Lewis dominated that 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.

Henry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a series of strikes. Henry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Lewis.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
A right-left combo lands from Lewis.
Nice cross by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a right hand

and Henry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Lewis is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
Henry is nestled in close to Lewis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Lewis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lewis's head.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.
Lewis keeping hold of Henry's head, controlling as best he can.
Henry slips a nice elbow through Lewis's hands, connecting with Lewis's forehead.
Lewis is holding on to half guard well.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry scoring with strikes but Lewis is staying in there.
Henry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lewis taking shots to the head.
Lewis tries to hold on but Henry postures up.
Henry thowing shots but they're missing.
Hungy Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Henry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lewis taking shots to the head.
Henry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henry on the ground.
Henry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
BOOM! Henry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Henry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lewis's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry is landing with some decent strikes but Lewis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henry landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hungy Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Donk. Henry catches Lewis right on the button with a cross.

Henry drives through with a takedown into Lewis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry won't allow Lewis to get back to his feet.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry stands and throws Lewis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lewis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Henry lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lewis some visible discomfort.
Lewis parries the strikes from Henry easily there. Henry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lewis to escape.
Henry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry working the ground and pound.
Lewis is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lewis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lewis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lewis taking a bit of punishment here - Henry scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to bench press Henry off him but Henry keeps the position.
Henry scoring with punches from side control.
Henry lands an elbow.
Lewis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
Henry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lewis dodges the ground and pound from Henry.
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.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry working the ground and pound from side control.
Henry landing a few strikes.
Lewis wants to control but Henry postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lewis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henry connects with a decent elbow.
Henry cracks Lewis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Henry cracks Lewis with a big elbow.
Henry in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from Henry are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
Henry throws a strike aimed at the side of Lewis's head but Lewis avoids it well.
Henry throws a strike aimed at the side of Lewis's head but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Henry has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to score with some ground and pound. Lewis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Henry creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lewis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lewis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Henry throws an elbow but Lewis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Henry is chipping away with strikes.
Lewis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Henry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lewis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hungy Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henry 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hungy Henry!