PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 612 p4p, 27 weight class) and Rene Duchene (ranked 1523 p4p, 62 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lesnar
vs
Duchene

185 cm
26
285 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
273 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rene Duchene!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duchene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar attempts a counter takedown but Duchene avoids it well and moves away.
Duchene jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duchene throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duchene.

It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.

Lesnar gets a clinch.
Duchene working aggressively here.
Duchene tries a body shot but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duchene after a bit of a struggle.
Lesnar trying to stall but Duchene improves his position.

Lesnar is trying to trip Duchene. He has hold of a leg but Duchene is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lesnar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar cracks Duchene with a solid left hand.
Lesnar is working Duchene over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duchene wants to sweep but no luck.
Duchene is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar distracts Duchene with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duchene can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duchene is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Duchene is just content to waste time from the top position. Lesnar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duchene controls the pace.
Duchene trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duchene wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duchene wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Duchene seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Duchene must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duchene wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duchene punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar working Duchene over with strikes.
Lesnar winds up and cracks Duchene with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duchene wants to get back to full guard but Lesnar has passed into side control.
Lesnar staying calm.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.

It looks like Rene Duchene has been cut.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Duchene down.
Lesnar lands a nice forearm strike.

The cut above Rene Duchene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lesnar gets to mount! Duchene was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lesnar lands with some strikes.

Rene Duchene's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rene Duchene's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar retains his super heavyweight title!
Mark Lesnar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.