PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with Kreator - Extreme Aggressions blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lewis's choice of entrance music: Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Thompson
vs
Lewis

185 cm
28
192 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

186 cm
28
194 lbs
20 - 17 - 2

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Thompson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thompson cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Lewis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thompson. That one must have hurt.
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Thompson throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Lewis.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
Mark Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Lewis tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson keeps Lewis at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thompson.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lewis tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis clobbers Thompson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Thompson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Thompson.
Thompson throws the kick towards the body but Lewis avoids it.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Lewis.
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lewis tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thompson.
Lewis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thompson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lewis. Lewis obviously looking to wear him down.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis moves out of range as Thompson throws a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thompson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lewis.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.

Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Nick Thompson has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lewis.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lewis's defenses.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Lewis is trying to drag Thompson to the mat but Thompson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Lewis looks gassed!
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Thompson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson connects with a single shot there.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis taking a breather.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.

That has opened up Mark Lewis's cut even more.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lewis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Nick Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson is leaning against Lewis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thompson working Lewis over with knees to the body.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Mark Lewis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Lewis is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lewis has his back to the cage.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushes Lewis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lewis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.

Mark Lewis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thompson working Lewis over with knees to the body.
Thompson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Lewis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Thompson!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Thompson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.