PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benn Rotthwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brocky Lesnariano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rotthwell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to U2 - Bloody sunday. Lesnariano has chosen Alice Cooper - Schools Out as his entrance music. Benn Rotthwell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Rotthwell
vs
Lesnariano

192 cm
29
265 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
243 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benn Rotthwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brocky Lesnariano!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnariano closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnariano lands in his opponent's guard.
Rotthwell keeping moving, preventing Lesnariano from controlling successfully.
Rotthwell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnariano controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brocky Lesnariano was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rotthwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnariano moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotthwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rotthwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Rotthwell as Lesnariano shoots in.

Rotthwell tries to sprawl but Lesnariano drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Lesnariano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rotthwell has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lesnariano is looking for a kimura here.
Lesnariano wants to free his trapped foot but Rotthwell is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnariano is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rotthwell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rotthwell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rotthwell decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No luck for Lesnariano with that takedown attempt.
Brocky Lesnariano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnariano has a takedown stuffed.
Benn Rotthwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brocky Lesnariano.
Lesnariano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rotthwell.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck for Lesnariano with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotthwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rotthwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnariano avoids the body shot from Rotthwell.
Rotthwell throws a nice looking combination but Lesnariano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotthwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnariano is just out of range.
Lesnariano shoots in and drives through. Rotthwell sprawls well.
Lesnariano wants to clinch.
Rotthwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Lesnariano gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnariano is keen to just control but Rotthwell is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lesnariano in particular looking to stall.
Rotthwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnariano on the ground.
Rotthwell is trying to stand up here but Lesnariano is controlling him well.

Lesnariano wants to work for an arm triangle but Rotthwell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lesnariano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rotthwell is refusing to be controlled, as Lesnariano sits in half guard.
Lesnariano controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brocky Lesnariano 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.

Lesnariano shoots in looking for a takedown. Rotthwell tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnariano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rotthwell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Lesnariano moves into the clinch successfully.

Lesnariano gets control of Rotthwell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lesnariano will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Lesnariano has his foot on Rotthwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rotthwell works his way back into a safe position though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lesnariano holds on and takes a little breather.
Rotthwell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Lesnariano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rotthwell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotthwell tries to stand but Lesnariano is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnariano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rotthwell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rotthwell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Lesnariano looking for a guillotine here but Rotthwell defends easily.
Rotthwell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesnariano's guard.
Lesnariano trying to control the position.

Lesnariano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rotthwell is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lesnariano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lesnariano looking for a guillotine here but Rotthwell defends easily.
Rotthwell wanted to stand there but Lesnariano had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnariano controls Rotthwell momentarily but Rotthwell frees himself.

Lesnariano is looking for a triangle but Rotthwell pushes his legs off easily.
Lesnariano trying to control the position.

Rotthwell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rotthwell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lesnariano's guard.
Lesnariano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rotthwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnariano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnariano thows a huge punch but Rotthwell dodges it nicely.
Lesnariano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lesnariano trying to mount his opponent but Rotthwell defends it.

Lesnariano is trying to work for a kimura but Rotthwell is defending well.
Lesnariano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Rotthwell kicks Lesnariano off and gets back to his feet.
Rotthwell lands a nice hook to Lesnariano's body. Lesnariano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnariano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnariano.
Benn Rotthwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brocky Lesnariano.
A telegraphed right hand from Rotthwell misses the target.
Lesnariano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rotthwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnariano throws a right and a left that Rotthwell avoids nicely.
Rotthwell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotthwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Rotthwell misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnariano thumps Rotthwell with a low kick.
Rotthwell is looking to wear down Lesnariano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Lesnariano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnariano showed some decent athleticism there.
Rotthwell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rotthwell tries to get out of the position.

Lesnariano is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rotthwell is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brocky Lesnariano!
Brocky Lesnariano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.