PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolph Adolpho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lesnar
vs
Adolpho

191 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudolph Adolpho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but Adolpho defending well.
Lesnar prevents Adolpho from standing back up.

Adolpho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.
Lesnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adolpho is staying active underneath Lesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adolpho is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lesnar works his way into side control.
Lesnar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolpho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lesnar cracks Adolpho with a big elbow.
The ground and pound from Lesnar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lesnar cracks Adolpho with a big right hand but Adolpho just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lesnar lands some shots froms side control.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Adolpho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adolpho tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Adolpho gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Adolpho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adolpho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
Lesnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lesnar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adolpho in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Adolpho tries to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adolpho is looking to escape.
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Adolpho looks winded!
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Lesnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Adolpho tries to lock up and control but Lesnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adolpho is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working Adolpho over with strikes here.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adolpho is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lesnar controlling from mount.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar cracks Adolpho with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Adolpho is squirming around, avoiding Lesnar's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lesnar has a takedown stuffed.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lesnar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Adolpho counters with a three punch combo that has Lesnar backing up. Lesnar nods at Adolpho to acknowledge the strikes.

Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Lesnar throws an elbow but Adolpho slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lesnar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adolpho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lesnar lands a nice forearm strike.
Lesnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lesnar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Adolpho's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lesnar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adolpho is avoiding damage well.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Adolpho is working from the bottom.
Adolpho is letting Lesnar control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adolpho tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adolpho can do to turn this around?
Lesnar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lesnar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lesnar throws a strike aimed at the side of Adolpho's head but Adolpho avoids it well.
Adolpho struggling a bit here.
Adolpho is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lesnar connects with a decent elbow.
Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Adolpho to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adolpho is trying to get back to half guard.
Adolpho struggling a bit here.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Adolpho is working away.
Lesnar is really struggling to control Adolpho but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Adolpho manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lesnar trying to control from half guard but Adolpho is working away.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Adolpho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lesnar passes to side control.
Adolpho taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Adolpho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lesnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adolpho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lesnar somewhat.
Lesnar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adolpho counters with a body kick.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Adolpho.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adolpho counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesnar thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar fails with the takedown
and Adolpho counters with a one-two to the body.
Lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Adolpho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Adolpho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adolpho, right into the meat.
Lesnar fails with the takedown
and Adolpho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Adolpho thows a body kick. Lesnar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adolpho throws a head kick that Lesnar semi-blocks.
Adolpho lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Adolpho.

Adolpho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adolpho pushing down on Lesnar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adolpho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Adolpho has control of the leg.
Adolpho trying to mount his opponent but Lesnar defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adolpho not doing much here.
Lesnar is trying to control but Adolpho passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lesnar is trying to get back to half guard.
Adolpho throws an elbow but Lesnar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lesnar is not content to let Adolpho control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adolpho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lesnar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudolph Adolpho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
Rudolph Adolpho was interviewed post fight and said 'He is a roider!'.