PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spazz Dilinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lesnar
vs
Dilinger

191 cm
23
266 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
21
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spazz Dilinger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilinger shoots in but no luck this time.
Dilinger stuffs the takedown.

Lesnar forces Dilinger back against the cage and clinches.

Lesnar has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dilinger is trying to keep an underhook but Lesnar manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Dilinger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lesnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesnar wants to control but Dilinger is keeping him busy.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of Dilinger's head.
Dilinger is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dilinger on the ground.
Dilinger is trying to stand back up but Lesnar is controlling him
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dilinger wants to get back to full guard.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lesnar is thwarting Dilinger's attempts to control the position.
Lesnar tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dilinger.
Dilinger is positioning himself well to prevent Lesnar advancing to mount.
Dilinger wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dilinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Dilinger looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dilinger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lesnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar slows the pace down in half guard.
Dilinger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dilinger is refusing to be controlled, as Lesnar sits in half guard.
Dilinger is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar winds up and cracks Dilinger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dilinger is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lesnar stalling away here and it's allowed Dilinger to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lesnar throws and elbow that misses. Dilinger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Dilinger!
Lesnar scores with a nice shot.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Lesnar tries to strike from the bottom.
Dilinger looking to sit in guard and control but Lesnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar thows a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dilinger trying to control the position here.
Dilinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Dilinger looking to control.
Dilinger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar is fighting to break Dilinger's control of his arms but Dilinger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnar showed some decent athleticism there.
Dilinger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar is keen to just control but Dilinger is a slippery customer.
Dilinger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lesnar won't allow Dilinger to sweep him here.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Dilinger keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab from Dilinger.

Dilinger drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.

Lesnar jumps guard.
Dilinger looking to pass the guard.
Dilinger passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dilinger working away.
Lesnar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilinger wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.

Dilinger decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dilinger fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Dilinger actively working from the bottom here.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dilinger is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilinger has hold of Lesnar's hands but Lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dilinger trying to control here.
Lesnar wants to stand up but Dilinger has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dilinger is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Dilinger wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar scores with a one two! Dilinger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dilinger lands a high kick!
A head kick from Dilinger lands but Lesnar takes it in his stride.
Dilinger tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.

Lesnar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dilinger's half guard.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of Dilinger's head.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dilinger is staying active underneath Lesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dilinger's guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Dilinger keeps moving.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lesnar trying to control but Dilinger is working from the bottom.

Dilinger has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lesnar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Dilinger scores a takedown into full mount!
Lesnar wants to control but Dilinger is having none of it.
Lesnar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilinger controlling the position easily from mount.

Dilinger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lesnar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dilinger tries to control but Lesnar wriggling away.
Dilinger cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Dilinger swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lesnar is now in Dilinger's guard. A big mistake from Dilinger there, giving up the dominant position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dilinger's head.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Dilinger keeps moving.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar distracts Dilinger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dilinger controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Dilinger is pulling down on Lesnar's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Dilinger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dilinger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dilinger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dilinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dilinger throwing strikes but missing.

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.
Lesnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dilinger wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lesnar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dilinger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesnar thinking.
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lesnar has closed the distance and engaged Dilinger in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dilinger lands a shot to the body.
Spazz Dilinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilinger tries to work over Lesnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesnar lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brock Lesnar.
Well Lesnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!