PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ken Anderson
vs
Lesnar

181 cm
26
300 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Lesnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.

Lesnar clinches.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.

Lesnar pulls Anderson into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lesnar looking to control.
Anderson trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lesnar holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ken Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Lesnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lesnar wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lesnar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.

Anderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Lesnar controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.

Lesnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lesnar has managed to get both his arms back between Anderson's legs - danger averted.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Lesnar gets to his feet. Anderson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson feints and as Lesnar raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Lesnar looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson stays in close to Lesnar's body and controls the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lesnar can do anything to dispel that myth.

Lesnar has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Lesnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Lesnar was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Lesnar drives through with a takedown into Anderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.

Lesnar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anderson dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Lesnar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Lesnar wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lesnar controlling the action here.
Jason Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Lesnar.

Lesnar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anderson quickly recovers to half guard.
Lesnar is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lesnar is controlling the pace.
Lesnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.
Lesnar is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jason Lesnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Lesnar.

Anderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lesnar to the ground. Anderson is now in Lesnar's guard.
Anderson wanted to stand there but Lesnar had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lesnar is keeping the position for now.

Anderson stands up and waves to Lesnar to follow him.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Lesnar regains half guard.

Anderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lesnar trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.

Lesnar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Anderson on his heels. He'll look to pass Anderson's guard now, I'm sure.

Lesnar gets to his feet - Anderson follows without any prompting.
Anderson leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anderson misses with a takedown

and Lesnar counters by clinching up.

Lesnar gets control of Anderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lesnar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.
Anderson wanted to stand there but Lesnar had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar looking to control.
Lesnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control the position but Lesnar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
Lesnar trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.

Lesnar stands up from half guard.
Anderson wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Lesnar scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Anderson feints a jab promting Lesnar to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesnar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Jason Lesnar has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Anderson.
Ken Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Lesnar.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesnar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnar throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar avoids it really well and circles away.

Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Lesnar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30

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