PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Connely
vs
Lesnar

195 cm
27
275 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

191 cm
27
279 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Connely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barack Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Lesnar.
Donk. Lesnar catches Connely right on the button with a cross.
Connely drops his hands momentarily and Lesnar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Connely moved away.
Lesnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Connely is defended easily by Lesnar.
Connely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Connely misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throws out a loose jab but Connely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Connely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connely tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Connely getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Connely misses with an uppercut. Lesnar saw that one coming.
Connely moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Connely.

That's two 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.
Connely fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Connely misses.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Lesnar slips the punch.
Lesnar lands with a hook. Connely tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connely throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Connely misses with a straight right.
Connely looks for a takedown but Lesnar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Connely. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barack Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar punishes Connely's body with a nice straight punch.
Dan Connely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Connely tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Connely shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lesnar drops his hands momentarily and Connely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lesnar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Connely misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
Connely shoots and misses
and Lesnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connely wants to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Connely misses.
Connely misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Connely misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack 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.

Connely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lesnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Connely misses with a looping left.
Lesnar moves out of range as Connely strikes.
Connely misses the jab.
Connely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connely fails with a takedown attempt.
Lesnar slips a jab from Connely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connely dives in and grabs Lesnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes down on Connely's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Connely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Connely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Connely misses its intended target.
Connely misses with a straight right.
Connely looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
Lesnar cracks Connely with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Connely is out of range.
Connely fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Connely misses.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Connely moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connely shoots in but Lesnar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Connely tries to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connely darts in trying to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Connely looks to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely misses with a straight right.
Connely tries to clinch up
and Connely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Connely misses
and Lesnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Connely thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lesnar misses with a hook.
Connely shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
Connely tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar slips under a jab from Connely.
A slow jab from Connely misses its intended target.

Connely drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lesnar is pushing Connely's head away, looking to escape. Connely manages to hold on to the position though.
Connely wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
Lesnar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lesnar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Connely's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lesnar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Connely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Connely thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Connely shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Connely shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Connely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Connely is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Connely is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Connely misses with a takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Connely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connely misses with a looping left.
Connely is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connely misses with a body shot
and Lesnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connely tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Connely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lesnar tries to avoid it but Connely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lesnar to the ground. Lesnar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Connely is out of range.
Connely doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Connely has his takedown stuffed
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Lesnar slips under a jab from Connely.
Connely gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lesnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dan Connely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Connely misses.
Lesnar connects with a right hand. Connely shakes it off.
Connely throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
A clash of legs there as Connely blocks the low kick.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Connely is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lesnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Connely misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
A big left from Connely misses.
Lesnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Connely wants to clinch.
Connely misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Connely looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar takes one on the button.
Connely has a takedown stuffed.
Connely tries to clinch
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Connely shoots in and bounces Lesnar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Connely controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar is looking to stand back up but Connely counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lesnar.

Lesnar is defending against the submission attempts here by Connely.
Connely looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Connely lands with a punch from half guard.
Barack Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesnar gets full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barack Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lesnar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

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