PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Durans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan Durans looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Lesnar
vs
Durans

191 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Durans!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durans throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durans wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Durans leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Durans swinging wildly here.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Durans napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lesnar working the ground and pound.

It looks like Tristan Durans has been cut.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Durans is working away.
Lesnar has knee on belly momentarily but Durans bucks him off and regains half guard.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lesnar prevents Durans from standing back up.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar throwing shots but Durans is blocking nicely.
Lesnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durans looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

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

Lesnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lesnar wants to pass to mount but Durans is defending the position.

Lesnar stands up and beckons Durans to join him on the feet.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss

and Durans counters by moving into the clinch.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Durans avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Durans stalling.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Durans wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durans tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Durans tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.

Durans closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but Durans has the dominant position.

Durans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar throws a right hand that Durans ducks under and follows up with a left that Durans also avoids with ease.
Durans tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
A left and a right from Durans both land. Nice combination.

Lesnar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Durans wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Durans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Durans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Durans.
Durans moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Durans.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Durans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durans tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Durans moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Durans pushes Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Durans can't break the clinch.
Lesnar dodges an elbow strike from Durans.
Lesnar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lesnar has Durans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Durans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durans is leaning against Lesnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Durans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.
Durans stalling in the clinch but Lesnar improves position.

Lesnar gets control of Durans's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lesnar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Lesnar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Lesnar pulls guard successfully.
Durans wanted to stand there but Lesnar had control of the position.

Lesnar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lesnar fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durans lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Durans.
Durans tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Durans is trying to maintain a safe position but Lesnar gets an underhook and turns Durans into the cage.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar tries to work over Durans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lesnar jumps guard and drags Durans to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Durans wants to get up but he can't break Lesnar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Lesnar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Durans avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durans tries to stand but Lesnar is controlling from the bottom.
Durans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lesnar has control of Durans's left arm, preventing Durans from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Durans's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar postures up in Durans's guard and throws a big left but Durans blocks it.
Lesnar throws and elbow that misses. Durans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Durans!
Durans tries to stand but Lesnar is controlling from the bottom.
Durans is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar has his hands on Durans's head, controlling the position.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Durans's guard.

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 stands and throws Durans's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lesnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durans keeps working.
Durans trying to remain calm as Lesnar controls from the top position.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Durans is trying to get back to his feet.

Lesnar decides to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durans leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durans cracks Lesnar with an open hand slap.
Durans tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Durans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Durans misses.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Durans counters with a three punch combo that has Lesnar backing up. Lesnar nods at Durans to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durans scores with a jab to the head.
Lesnar shoots in for a double leg but Durans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lesnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Durans tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.

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.
Lesnar throws a nice looking combination but Durans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durans stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Durans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Durans tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durans trying to remain calm as Lesnar controls from the top position.
Lesnar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Durans sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee asks Lesnar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lesnar prefers to stall for the moment though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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