PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gazon Zaseyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaseyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Dont Know - 50 Cent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lesnar
vs
Zaseyan

186 cm
23
191 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Solid chin

Richards' Remedies
Asphyxiation Ltd. Clothing

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gazon Zaseyan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lesnar tightens his grip and picks Zaseyan up, before dumping him to the ground. Zaseyan manages to land in guard.
Zaseyan wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar stays in close to Zaseyan's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Fedor Lesnar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lesnar wants to clinch.

Lesnar feints and as Zaseyan raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zaseyan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaseyan is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zaseyan's guard.
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaseyan wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Lesnar dominated that round.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lesnar takes one on the button.
A combination from Zaseyan does no damage.
Zaseyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesnar at a distance.
Lesnar blocks a head kick by Zaseyan.

Lesnar forces Zaseyan back against the cage and clinches.
Zaseyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.

Lesnar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Zaseyan can't fight it off and eventually Lesnar manages to take the fight to the floor. Zaseyan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Lesnar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zaseyan for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Zaseyan is keeping the position.
Lesnar is stalling in the full guard.
Lesnar stops Zaseyan from standing up.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zaseyan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zaseyan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Fedor Lesnar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Zaseyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaseyan fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaseyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zaseyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaseyan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaseyan fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four 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.

Lesnar clinches with his opponent.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaseyan's efforts to push away.
Lesnar jumps guard but Zaseyan stands there with Lesnar around his waist. Lesnar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zaseyan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar goes for a takedown attempt but Zaseyan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Lesnar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zaseyan scores with a jab. Lesnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaseyan circles away.
Lesnar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaseyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaseyan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Fedor Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaseyan pinned against the cage. Zaseyan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Zaseyan throws a left that rocks Lesnar and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Zaseyan dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Lesnar regain composure!

Lesnar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Lesnar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaseyan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lesnar seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaseyan wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling his arm.
Zaseyan is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar is looking to regain half guard here but Zaseyan keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaseyan wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling his arm.
Zaseyan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zaseyan wants to stand but Lesnar has his arm trapped.
Lesnar is not content to let Zaseyan control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zaseyan throws a head kick that misses.
Zaseyan dips to his left and cracks Lesnar with an uppercut!
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaseyan throws a head kick that misses.

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.
Zaseyan throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Zaseyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaseyan throws a low kick, looking for Lesnar's leg but Lesnar calmly moves out of range.
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaseyan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lesnar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zaseyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Zaseyan moves out of range.
Fedor Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaseyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaseyan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zaseyan scores with a shot to the body.

Lesnar has Zaseyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zaseyan pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaseyan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zaseyan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar prevents Zaseyan from breaking the clinch.
Zaseyan is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zaseyan's efforts to push away.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zaseyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

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.

Zaseyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zaseyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaseyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaseyan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zaseyan duly obliges.
Zaseyan tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaseyan throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Zaseyan with a hook.
Zaseyan swinging wilding here.
Gazon Zaseyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gazon Zaseyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaseyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaseyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Zaseyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zaseyan misses with a double jab.
Fedor Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaseyan tries to work over Lesnar's front leg with a kick but Lesnar checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gazon Zaseyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 28:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!