PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Flecher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen A Bid Farewell as his entrance music. Brock Lesnar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Flecher
vs
Lesnar

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Attliction

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Flecher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with the combination.

Lesnar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lesnar prevents Flecher from improving his position.
Lesnar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Flecher trying to control but Lesnar postures up.
Still in half guard, Lesnar seems content to control.
Flecher wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar blocks the strikes from Flecher.
Lesnar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar is thwarting Flecher's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flecher is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flecher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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 shoots for a double leg takedown but Flecher sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Flecher doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
A head kick misses from Lesnar.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flecher circles away.
Flecher tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.
Marco Flecher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flecher closes the distance looking to clinch

so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Flecher is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Flecher.
Flecher controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.

Flecher looking for a guillotine here but Lesnar defends easily.

Flecher working for a triangle but Lesnar defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flecher keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marco Flecher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flecher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flecher is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flecher pinned against the cage. Flecher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Flecher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flecher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flecher tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flecher tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Lesnar goes for a takedown attempt but Flecher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lesnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flecher wants to clinch but Lesnar slips to the side

and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Flecher didn't expect that.
Flecher controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Flecher being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar won't allow Flecher to sweep him here.
Flecher controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.

Flecher is working an open guard so Lesnar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Flecher rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch but Flecher keeps him there for the moment.
Flecher landing knees to the body.
Flecher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flecher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Flecher won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flecher.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.
Marco Flecher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flecher crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Flecher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Flecher with a knee to the head.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Flecher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar stalling against the cage.
Flecher lands an elbow inside.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flecher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Flecher with a knee to the head.
Flecher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lesnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Lesnar stalling against the cage.
Flecher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Flecher.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flecher.
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Flecher lands an elbow that stopped Lesnar in his tracks for a moment.
Flecher lands a knee to the head.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Flecher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Flecher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flecher has him pressed against the cage.
Flecher keeps control of Lesnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lesnar tries to score a body lock takedown but Flecher shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Flecher.

Lesnar is trying to trip Flecher. He has hold of a leg but Flecher is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lesnar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Flecher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Flecher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flecher trying to control the position.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Flecher keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Flecher working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lesnar shoots in and bounces Flecher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Flecher keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Flecher wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flecher wants to control but Lesnar passes easily into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Lesnar there.
Lesnar is thwarting Flecher's attempts to control the position.
Lesnar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brock Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flecher is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flecher avoid being mounted?
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lesnar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Flecher wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Flecher is doing well to control the position and prevent Lesnar from advancing to side control.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flecher's head.
Flecher trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lesnar manages to pass to mount!
Lesnar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Flecher is looking to get to half guard.

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 punching from mount but Flecher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marco Flecher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flecher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flecher tries to lock up and control but Lesnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lesnar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lesnar controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

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