PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Triunfo . The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar's choice of entrance music: go coors!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Batista
vs
Lesnar

191 cm
28
288 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

166 cm
38
287 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silverback Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lesnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lesnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batista.
Batista throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Batista misses with an uppercut. Lesnar saw that one coming.
Batista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Diego Batista has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Batista counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Batista.
Lesnar throws a shot from downtown. Batista moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar throws the left hand but Batista avoids the punch easily.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batista blocks a leg kick.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batista moves away.
Lesnar jabs at Batista's body.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batista manages to avoid it.
Silverback Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesnar.
Some wild striking there from Batista.
Batista misses with a wild body shot.
Batista blocks a jab.
Lesnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnar connects with a body shot.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
Batista moves out of range of the strikes.
Batista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lesnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batista sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar drops his hands momentarily and Batista takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Batista misses.
Lesnar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Batista ducked under it nicely.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Batista ducked under it nicely.
Batista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batista checks the leg kick.
Batista moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a body punch but Batista moves out of range.
Batista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Batista is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista feints a jab promting Lesnar to slip. Batista then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesnar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lesnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batista lands a really nice looking cross but Lesnar seems unphased.

It looks like Silverback Lesnar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Batista drops Lesnar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lesnar looks back up at him and smiles so Batista waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lesnar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Batista digs a good hook to Lesnar's body.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar throws a hook but Batista blocks it.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into Batista's ribs.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Batista moves away
and Batista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a hook but Batista avoids it easily.
Batista throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lesnar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lesnar looks winded!
A looping hook to the body misses from Batista. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batista takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lesnar throws a hook but Batista blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batista is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Batista slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Batista scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Batista dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Batista drops Lesnar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lesnar looks back up at him and smiles so Batista waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesnar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Batista moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lesnar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Batista throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batista is able to avoid easily.
Batista misses with a double jab.
Batista misses with a combination
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Batista fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lesnar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Batista's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Batista is trying to break free.

Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar works Batista's body with a nice hook.
Batista dodges the punch combination from Lesnar.
Diego Batista is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batista jabs Lesnar right on the nose. Lesnar blinks but takes it well.
Lesnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Batista counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batista throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Batista throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar misses with a right hand

and Batista counters with a crisp one two that drops Lesnar! Batista thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lesnar to his feet! Lesnar is in big trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the body

and Batista counters with a crisp one two that drops Lesnar! Batista thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lesnar to his feet! Lesnar is in big trouble!

Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batista was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Batista's corner calls for a 1-2. Batista obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Batista finish him?
Batista sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Lesnar's defenses. It connects perfectly with Lesnar's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Batista!
A victorious Diego Batista thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.