PBP Commentary

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

Lesnar
vs
Larson

191 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
224 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Larson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Larson.
Larson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larson misses with a head kick.
Larson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Larson cracks the inside of Lesnar's front leg.
A good leg kick by Larson.
Lesnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Larson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Larson pinned against the cage. Larson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Larson throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Larson.
Larson lands a high kick!
Larson throws a head kick that misses.
Larson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Larson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brett Larson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Larson instigates a clinch.
Larson landing knees to the head.
Larson lands a knee to the body.
Larson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Larson crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Larson misses with a knee strike.
Larson leaning against his opponent.
Larson tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Larson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Larson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Larson stalls.
Larson landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson connects with a knee to the head.
Lesnar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larson working Lesnar over with knees to the body.
Larson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Larson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Larson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larson missing with knees to the body.
Larson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Larson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Larson lands a knee to the body.
Larson blocks an uppercut.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Larson.
Larson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Larson.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Larson looking to throw knees to the head but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Larson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larson circles away quickly and effectively.

Lesnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larson, pushing him back against the cage.
Larson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Larson obliges.
Larson lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larson stalls.
Larson crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalling in the clinch from Larson.
Larson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Larson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Larson.
Larson connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Larson obliges.
Larson with a knee to the head.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lesnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larson landing knees to the body.
Larson lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brett Larson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larson with a knee to the head.
Larson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.

Lesnar is rocked!
Larson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larson tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Oh Lesnar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
Larson tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larson has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Larson misses with a knee strike.
Larson tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Larson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larson.
Lesnar avoids a wild elbow strike from Larson.
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lesnar seems to have got his legs back now.
Larson is trying to stall.
Larson has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar prevents a body shot from Larson.
Larson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lesnar is keeping busy.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Larson.
Lesnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson throws an elbow but it misses.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Larson connects with a high kick.
Brett Larson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lesnar has Larson up against the cage in a clinch.
Larson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Larson scores a nice knee to the body.
Larson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lesnar blocks an elbow strike from Larson.
Lesnar blocks an elbow strike from Larson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lesnar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Larson trying to land knees to the body.
Larson tries to stall but Lesnar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Larson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
Larson looking to stall.
Larson with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larson lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Larson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Larson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Lesnar has managed to clinch.
Larson lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Larson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Larson.
Clinched against the cage, Larson lands a big elbow that drops Lesnar! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Lesnar is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Larson!
An out of breath Brett Larson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.