PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Rothschild (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.

Rothschild
vs
Lesnar

189 cm
18
261 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Rothschild !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lesnar has eaten all the pies!
Rothschild lands a jab to Lesnar's midsection.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.

Lesnar clinches up against the cage.
Rothschild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rothschild jumps guard but Lesnar stands there with Rothschild around his waist. Rothschild gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rothschild lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Rothschild keeps it at a distance.

Rothschild darts in and clinches Lesnar up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to get back to striking at distance but Rothschild won't allow it.
Lesnar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lesnar looks winded!
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Rothschild . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Rothschild .
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Lesnar misses with an elbow strike.
Rothschild jumps guard but Lesnar stands there with Rothschild around his waist. Rothschild gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Rothschild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rothschild misses with a body punch.
Lesnar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rothschild fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild lands an elbow just above Lesnar 's eye.
Rothschild pushes off an throws an elbow but Lesnar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rothschild tries to work over Lesnar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rothschild lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild blocks an elbow strike.
Lesnar trying to control the position but instead, Rothschild has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lesnar into the cage.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesnar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rothschild looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lesnar blocking some punches.
Lesnar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rothschild blocks an elbow strike from Lesnar.
Lesnar missing with knees to the body.
Rothschild jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lesnar walks away with a smile on his face. Rothschild gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left lands for Rothschild .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Rothschild pushes him off.
Rothschild appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rothschild lands a slapping body shot.

Rothschild moves into the clinch successfully.
Rothschild tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lesnar looking to slow down the pace here.
Rothschild works on Lesnar's body with a couple of short punches.
Rothschild lands a body shot.

Rothschild manages to pull guard.
Rothschild wants to stand and escape but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothschild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Rothschild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lesnar wants to clinch
and Rothschild counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lesnar clinches with his opponent.
We've been informed that Lesnar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rothschild tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lesnar smiles and moves away.
Rothschild is looking to wear down Lesnar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rothschild .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Rothschild . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild jumps guard but Lesnar stands there with Rothschild around his waist. Rothschild gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rothschild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rothschild blocks an elbow strike.
Rothschild blocks an elbow strike from Lesnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
King Rothschild has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Rothschild is controlling the position.
Rothschild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild lands a body punch.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Rothschild .
With the fighters up against the cage, Lesnar throws an elbow but misses.
Rothschild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses.
Rothschild tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rothschild tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rothschild pushes Lesnar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lesnar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Rothschild has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rothschild tries to pull guard but Lesnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Rothschild drops back down to his feet.
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.
Lesnar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rothschild tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lesnar smiles and moves away.
Rothschild tries to clinch up.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Rothschild swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothschild .
Nice straight punches there by Rothschild . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rothschild .
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Rothschild circles away.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesnar's head backwards.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild .
Lesnar tries to clinch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Rothschild is avoiding it.
Lesnar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rothschild connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lesnar scrambles back to his feet.

Rothschild has Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rothschild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rothschild lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rothschild .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
Rothschild blocks the elbow strike.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.
Rothschild avoids the elbow strike from Lesnar, against the cage.
Lesnar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothschild lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Brock Lesnar's cut even more.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar controlling the action here for a moment.
Rothschild tries to pull guard but Lesnar won't allow it.
Rothschild lands an elbow just above Lesnar 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rothschild lands a right hand.
Rothschild lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rothschild throws an elbow but misses.
Lesnar is trying to stall.
Rothschild jumps guard but Lesnar stands there with Rothschild around his waist. Rothschild gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rothschild lands an elbow just above Lesnar 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Rothschild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
That's time! Rothschild 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rothschild connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lesnar. Lesnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lesnar moves to clinch but Rothschild breaks away
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Lesnar drives through and clinches with Rothschild against the cage.
Lesnar prevents a body shot from Rothschild .
Rothschild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lesnar throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Rothschild avoids the elbow strike from Lesnar, against the cage.
Rothschild lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Nice body punch from Rothschild .
Rothschild tries to pull guard but Lesnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Rothschild drops back down to his feet.
Rothschild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Rothschild lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
Rothschild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Rothschild . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothschild softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rothschild lands an uppercut.
Rothschild blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rothschild struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rothschild misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Rothschild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rothschild jumps guard but Lesnar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Brock Lesnar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rothschild misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild .
Rothschild tries to throw a body punch but Lesnar avoids it by throwing Rothschild back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rothschild fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rothschild is trying to pull guard but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Rothschild .
Rothschild takes an elbow to the temple.
Lesnar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild managing to block the knees to the body from Lesnar.

Rothschild has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lesnar uses from the top position.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rothschild is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Rothschild keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Lesnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lesnar trying to control but Rothschild is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lesnar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lesnar instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rothschild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Rothschild jumps into guard, dragging Lesnar to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rothschild , 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Rothschild !
King Rothschild seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.