PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis's entrance music is Remedy by Cold. A fine choice. Mike Bell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lewis
vs
Bell

164 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

181 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

JOKER FIGHTGEAR

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Bell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Lewis swinging wilding here.
Lewis drops Bell with a beautiful combination! Bell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lewis is looking for the KO!

It looks like Mike Bell has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Lewis both land. Nice combination.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jamie Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bell is just out of range.
Bell shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bell scores with a three punch combo!
Lewis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lewis duly obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lewis as he jumps to the side.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Bell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamie Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bell.
Bell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Nice takedown defense from Lewis. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bell.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Bell counters with a leg kick.
Bell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lewis's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell forces his way into half guard.
Lewis is looking to escape.

Lewis kicks off Bell and gets to his feet.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Bell closes the distance and clinches up with Lewis, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes Lewis against the cage but Lewis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lewis tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lewis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lewis throws a one two combo.

Lewis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Lewis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lewis tries to move to mount but Bell blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lewis decides to stand back up. Lewis steps back and let's Bell get back to his feet.

Bell instigates a clinch.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lewis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Lewis pushes Bell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lewis as he jumps to the side.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bell counters with a nice leg kick.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Bell tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bell rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Bell avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Bell shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Lewis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis prevents Bell from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Bell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bell.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
Bell shoots and misses

and Lewis moves into the clinch.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bell pulls guard.

Lewis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bell tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bell counters with a single leg into guard. Lewis didn't expect that.
Lewis striking off his back but it's not causing Bell any problems.
Bell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Bell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lewis pushes Bell off and gets back to his feet.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a nice body kick.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bell counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Bell to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Lewis. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Jamie Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bell.

Lewis has Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Bell is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bell wants a takedown.
Lewis looking for a takedown.
Lewis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bell pushes Lewis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bell jumps guard.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis is looking to work some ground and pound but Bell has wrist control.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bell's guard.

Lewis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Horrible takedown by Bell or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lewis. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Jamie Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bell counters with a big head kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Bell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell lands a with a good body shot.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
Lewis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bell. That one must have hurt.

Lewis darts in and clinches Bell up against the cage.

Bell pulls guard.
Lewis wants to stand but Bell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bell has Lewis pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell looking to control but Lewis passes into half guard.
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. Lewis connects with a nice short shot to Bell's temple.
Bell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lewis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bell is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bell avoid being mounted?
Bell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Bell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Bell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bell tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Bell dodges the punch combination from Lewis.

Bell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bell keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
Bell dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Bell lands a nice hook to Lewis's body. Lewis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bell has Lewis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bell stalling against the cage.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Bell counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Bell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bell circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bell moves into the clinch.

Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Lewis rushes Bell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bell.
Bell wants to stand but Lewis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bell's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mike Bell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis wanted to stand there but Bell had control of the position.
Lewis landing with the ground and pound.
Lewis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lewis is in close to Bell's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bell moves into the clinch.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bell wants to break free but Lewis has control.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Bell fails with the takedown.
Jamie Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bell.
Bell fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Bell with that takedown attempt.
Jamie Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but Lewis shows good takedown defense.
Lewis wants to clinch but Bell slips to the side

and Bell moves into the clinch.
Bell tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Bell lands with a nice body kick.
Bell shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Bell 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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bell.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bell has him pressed against the cage.

Lewis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lewis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Bell circles away.
Bell slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Lewis wants to clinch.

Bell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lewis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Bell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bell 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Bell!