PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between New Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brawler
vs
Lesnar

170 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service)

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 New York, New Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Brawler leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brawler wants it to stay on the feet.
New Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Brawler lands an overhand right.
Brawler connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Lesnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brawler's waist but Brawler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnar off to one side.
Brawler cracks Lesnar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Brawler. No joy for Lesnar on that attempt.
Brawler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Brawler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lesnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brawler's waist but Brawler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnar off to one side.
Lesnar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brawler scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Brawler.
Brawler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot by Brawler.

Brawler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brawler wants to take a breather but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brawler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brawler working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brawler.
Brawler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lesnar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brawler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Brawler lands with a punch from half guard.
Brawler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brawler working Lesnar over with strikes.
Brawler thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brawler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar is looking to escape.
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.

Brawler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lesnar is just riding it out for now. Brawler eventually gives up the hold.
Brawler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Brawler wants to stand up but Lesnar has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brawler.
Brawler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brawler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Brawler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brawler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brawler is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brawler is looking to advance position but Lesnar won't allow it.
Lesnar is trying to stand up here but Brawler is controlling him well.
Brawler thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.

Lesnar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Brawler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Brawler looking for a guillotine from mount but Lesnar is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler raining down shots from the mount!
Brawler working Lesnar over with strikes here.
Lesnar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Brawler looking to secure an arm triangle but Lesnar defends it well.
Lesnar is trying to escape the mount.
Lesnar is trying to stand up.
Lesnar is trying to escape the mount.
Brawler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lesnar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brawler lands a big shot there that rocks Lesnar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brawler landing strikes from the mount.
Brawler wants to control the pace but Lesnar is squirming around nicely.
Brawler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lesnar?
Brawler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brawler looking to finish Lesnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lesnar!
Brawler working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar is bucking up trying to escape but Brawler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brawler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brawler raining down hammerfists from mount.

Brawler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Brawler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brawler lands with a straight right. Lesnar didn't see that one coming.

Lesnar moves into the clinch.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawler lands with a cross.
Brawler shoots in and drives through. Lesnar sprawls well.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Brawler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brawler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brawler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Brawler dips to his left and cracks Lesnar with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brawler sizes up Lesnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brawler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Brawler tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brawler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
New Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler lunges at Lesnar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lesnar's hand.
Brawler tries for a takedown but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brawler lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brawler.
Brawler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lesnar eats them both and turns towards Brawler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brawler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lesnar doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Brawler.
Nice takedown defense from Lesnar. No joy for Brawler on that attempt.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lesnar takes one to the side of the head.
Brawler lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.

Brawler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lesnar kicks off Brawler and gets to his feet.
New Brawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Brawler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lesnar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lesnar drops his hands momentarily and Brawler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brawler cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Brawler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brawler thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brawler lands a nice shot that snaps Lesnar's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler lands with a good body shot.

Brawler shoots in and gets a takedown into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Brawler from controlling successfully.
Brawler throws a big right hand that misses.
Brawler wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar is looking to stand up but Brawler isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brawler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Brawler from controlling successfully.
Brawler stops Lesnar from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lesnar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brawler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brawler scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
New Brawler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but Brawler is having none of it.
Brawler trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar has a closed guard, preventing Brawler from standing up.
Brawler wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar wants to stand but Brawler is controlling the position.
Brawler trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because New Brawler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Brawler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesnar back to the cage. Brawler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good exchange - Brawler coming out on top.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brawler as he avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Brawler finds it's target.
Brawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Lesnar needs to keep his hands up - Brawler had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Brawler.
Brawler connects with a body shot that sends Lesnar's belly button to the back.
Brawler lands a glancing blow to the side of Lesnar's head.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brawler throws a series of strikes that have Lesnar backpedaling.
Brawler lands a lovely overhand right.
Brawler lands with a straight right. Lesnar didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Lesnar gets caught napping as Brawler dives in and scores a takedown. Lesnar manages to retain guard.
Brawler trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Brawler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar fails with the takedown.
Brawler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brawler connects with an inside leg kick.
Brawler cracks Lesnar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lesnar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brawler is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lesnar.
Brawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Brawler with a jab.
Lesnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brawler.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brawler thuds a left hand into Lesnar's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brawler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brawler scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Brawler.
Brawler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesnar at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lesnar but Lesnar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brawler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brawler jabs Lesnar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brawler with a hook.
Lesnar drops his hands momentarily and Brawler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brawler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brawler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brawler lands a jab to the nose.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
New Brawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Brawler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brawler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesnars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brawler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lesnar's waist but Lesnar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brawler off to one side.
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 tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brawler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lesnar somewhat.
Lesnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brawler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Lesnar is trying to get back to full guard.
Brawler is looking to advance position but Lesnar won't allow it.
Lesnar punching from the bottom.

Brawler wants to work for an arm triangle but Lesnar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Brawler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brawler throwing shots but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Lesnar missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brawler tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lesnar controls his leg.
Lesnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brawler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brawler's back!
Brawler covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lesnar avoiding Brawler 's attempts to control his hands.
Brawler avoids the strikes from Lesnar.
Brawler is in bad spot here.
Lesnar misses with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is punishing Brawler with some ground and pound.
Lesnar missing with strikes from the back.
Lesnar scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Brawler covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Brawler avoids the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lesnar.
New Brawler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brawler is taking damage to the body and head.
Brawler is trying to break free.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
New Brawler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brawler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Brawler!