PBP Commentary

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

Lecnar
vs
Lopes

191 cm
19
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Brock Lecnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Lopes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecnar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Pedro Lopes has been cut.
Lopes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lecnar lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lecnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Lecnar clinches up with Lopes and pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Lecnar.
Lecnar lands with a left to the head.

That has opened up Pedro Lopes's cut even more.
Lecnar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lecnar pushes Lopes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lecnar.
Good body shot from Lecnar.
Lecnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lopes up against the cage.
Lecnar lands a body punch.
Lecnar lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecnar stalling against the cage.
Lecnar lands with a left to the head.
Lecnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopes backwards.
Lecnar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lecnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lopes.
Come on Lecnar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecnar.
Lecnar misses with the head strike.
Lecnar has a couple of punches blocked by Lopes.
Lecnar lands a body punch.
Lecnar lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecnar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lecnar pushes Lopes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lecnar.
Lopes has Lecnar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lecnar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Lecnar - that landed with a thud.
Lecnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lecnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecnar working aggressively here.
Lecnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lecnar.
Lecnar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lecnar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lecnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopes blocking some punches.
Lecnar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lecnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Lecnar.
Lecnar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Lecnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopes moves forwards but Lecnar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lecnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lopes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lecnar.

The cut above Pedro Lopes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lecnar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lecnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecnar cracks Lopes with an open hand slap.
Lecnar lands with a nice combination. Lopes backs away looking to recover.

Lecnar rushes Lopes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Lecnar.
A short right from Lecnar on the inside.
A short right from Lecnar on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lecnar.
Lecnar works on Lopes's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopes backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopes wants a takedown.
Lopes blocking some punches.
Lecnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lecnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lopes's cut.
That's time! Lecnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lecnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Lecnar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopes up against the cage.
Lecnar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lecnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lecnar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lecnar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lecnar lands a nice uppercut.
Brock Lecnar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lecnar has a couple of punches blocked by Lopes.
Lecnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopes can do to turn this around?
Lopes is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Lecnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecnar scores with a shot to the side of Lopes's head.
Lopes can't get the takedown.
Lecnar is leaning against Lopes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopes letting Lecnar take a breather here.
Lecnar throws a head punch that misses.
Lecnar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lecnar.
Lecnar lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Lecnar.
Lecnar avoiding damage.
Lecnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lecnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lecnar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lecnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopes blocks an uppercut.
Lopes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lecnar.
Lecnar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lecnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopes takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lecnar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lecnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lecnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lecnar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopes backwards.
Lecnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopes backwards.
Lecnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Lecnar.
A head punch on the inside from Lecnar fails to land.
Lecnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecnar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lecnar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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.
Lecnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecnar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopes backwards.
A short body shot lands from Lecnar as the two fighters clinch.
Lecnar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lecnar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lecnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Lecnar.
Lecnar lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lecnar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lopes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lecnar looks to land a combination. Lopes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lopes ducks right into an uppercut from Lecnar.
Lecnar throws a right hand that Lopes ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopes also avoids with ease.
Lecnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lecnar scores with a jab.

Lecnar moves into range and clinches up with Lopes.
Lecnar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lecnar.
Lecnar gets through Lopes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lecnar gets through Lopes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lecnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lecnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecnar lands a body punch.
Lecnar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lecnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lecnar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lecnar lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Lecnar.
Lopes takes a shot to the head.
Lecnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Lecnar on the inside.
Lecnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lecnar misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopes backwards.
Lecnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lecnar.
Lecnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Lecnar lands a body punch.
Lecnar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lecnar lands with a light punch inside.
Lecnar lands with a light punch inside.
Lecnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lecnar pushes Lopes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecnar misses with the head strike.
A short right from Lecnar.
A body shot lands from Lecnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lecnar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lecnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Lecnar pushes Lopes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecnar lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lecnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecnar lands a nice knee to the body.
Lecnar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lecnar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lecnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecnar lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Lecnar as the two fighters clinch.
Lecnar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lecnar lands with a right to the head.
Lecnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Lecnar.
A right hook to the body lands for Lecnar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lecnar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lecnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lecnar scores with a shot to the side of Lopes's head.
Pedro Lopes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecnar is stalling here.
Brock Lecnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lecnar scores with a shot to the side of Lopes's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lecnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lecnar 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25

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