PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Aszkickery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lesnar
vs
Aszkickery

185 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johan Aszkickery!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar drives through and clinches with Aszkickery against the cage.
Lesnar is pressed up against the cage. Aszkickery has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lesnar down to the mat. Lesnar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aszkickery shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lesnar as he jumps to the side.

Lesnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aszkickery to the mat! Aszkickery manages to get full guard.
Aszkickery wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar trying to control but Aszkickery is working from the bottom.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Aszkickery.
Aszkickery keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aszkickery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aszkickery swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aszkickery looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aszkickery shoots and misses

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aszkickery won't be happy with that.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Aszkickery.
Lesnar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lesnar advances to full mount.
Aszkickery is squirming around, avoiding Lesnar's attempts to control the action.
Aszkickery is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lesnar with shots to the head and body - Aszkickery looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lesnar prevents Aszkickery from getting the reversal.
Lesnar breaks from Aszkickery's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aszkickery is trying desperately to improve position.
Aszkickery looks gassed!

Lesnar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aszkickery manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aszkickery tries to improve position but can't.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Aszkickery is working from the bottom.

Lesnar stands up and beckons Aszkickery to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aszkickery avoids the elbow strike from Lesnar, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is pressed up against the cage. Aszkickery has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lesnar down to the mat. Lesnar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Lesnar stands and steps away. Aszkickery gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar throws a push kick but Aszkickery slaps the foot to one side.
Lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Aszkickery counters with a single leg into guard. Lesnar didn't expect that.
Lesnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lesnar has his hands on Aszkickery's head, controlling the position.
Lesnar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Aszkickery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lesnar is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aszkickery postures up.

Aszkickery avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Aszkickery controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aszkickery stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Aszkickery shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Aszkickery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aszkickery doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lesnar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aszkickery's guard now.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Aszkickery keeps moving.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Aszkickery keeps moving.
Aszkickery wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Aszkickery is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lesnar is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Aszkickery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lesnar swivels and escapes.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Aszkickery.
Good standup being displayed there by Lesnar as he connects with a hook.
Lesnar thows a leg kick but Aszkickery checks it

and Aszkickery counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Aszkickery wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aszkickery trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aszkickery on the ground.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Aszkickery is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aszkickery's guard.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Aszkickery uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Aszkickery has his takedown stuffed

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aszkickery won't be happy with that.
Lesnar lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar tries for a kimura but Aszkickery is defending well.
Aszkickery tries to improve position but can't.
Lesnar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aszkickery is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aszkickery can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aszkickery on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aszkickery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lesnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aszkickery. That did some damage!

Lesnar scores a takedown into full mount!

Lesnar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Aszkickery is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Aszkickery.
Aszkickery on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aszkickery fails with the takedown

and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lesnar.
Aszkickery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lesnar is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Aszkickery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aszkickery goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lesnar prevents it.
Lesnar tries to break free but Aszkickery pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Aszkickery.
Aszkickery misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Aszkickery gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Aszkickery keeps moving.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Aszkickery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
Aszkickery looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aszkickery is keeping the position for now.
Aszkickery wants to sweep but no luck.
Aszkickery is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Lesnar.
Aszkickery moves out of range of the body kick from Lesnar.
Lesnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnar lands a high kick!

Lesnar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aszkickery is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lesnar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aszkickery gets full guard.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Aszkickery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar is looking to stand up but Aszkickery won't let him.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Aszkickery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar won't allow Aszkickery to sweep him here.
Lesnar trying to control but Aszkickery is working from the bottom.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Aszkickery shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lesnar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aszkickery is working away from the top position though.

Aszkickery wants to work for an arm triangle but Lesnar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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