PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Lesnar (ranked 480 p4p, 606 weight class) and Jani Honkanen (ranked 74 p4p, 90 weight class). Lesnar comes into the arena with Next Big Thing blaring out of the sound system. Titus Lesnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jani Honkanen's chin.

Lesnar
vs
Honkanen

190 cm
26
265
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
280
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titus Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jani Honkanen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar clinches.
Honkanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lesnar smiles and moves away.
Honkanen slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Honkanen throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar swings for the body but Honkanen moves out of range.
As Lesnar backs off Honkanen throws a huge counter combo but Lesnar manages to avoid it all.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Honkanen is out of range.
Lesnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Honkanen throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Lesnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lesnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honkanen.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Honkanen sprawls and moves away.
Honkanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lesnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honkanen trying to control here.
Lesnar slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Honkanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Honkanen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.

Honkanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lesnar defends it easily.
Lesnar stays in close to Honkanen's body and controls the position.

Honkanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lesnar defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen being controlled here, momentarily.
Honkanen is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Honkanen holds on and takes a little breather.
Lesnar distracts Honkanen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Honkanen's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Honkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Honkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Honkanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Honkanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Honkanen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
Lesnar stands and throws Honkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar controlling the position.
Honkanen is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Honkanen is working away.
Lesnar controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Honkanen staying out of range there.
Honkanen lands with a right hand.
Lesnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honkanen throws out the jab.
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honkanen.

Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Honkanen up against the cage.
Lesnar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Honkanen is defending well.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honkanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Honkanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.

Honkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Lesnar trying to control but Honkanen is working from the bottom.
Honkanen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Honkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar scoring with some ground and pound.
Lesnar won't allow Honkanen to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Honkanen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Honkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Honkanen, not yet.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honkanen is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Honkanen.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honkanen throws a lazy uppercut

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Honkanen keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Lesnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lesnar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Honkanen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lesnar trying to control momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Honkanen tries to escape but Lesnar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Lesnar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Honkanen throws a lazy uppercut

so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Honkanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Honkanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Titus Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Honkanen keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lesnar loads up on a big right hand but Honkanen slips the punch.

Lesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Honkanen can do to turn this around?
Lesnar prevents Honkanen from breaking the clinch.
Honkanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Honkanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Honkanen has picked Lesnar up - he's going for a ride! Honkanen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Honkanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lesnar is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar trying to control here.

Honkanen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lesnar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Honkanen.

Honkanen is working for a kimura here but Lesnar manages to reverse the position and he's now in Honkanen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Honkanen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Honkanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honkanen's head.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Honkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Honkanen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Honkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lesnar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jani Honkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lesnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Honkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lesnar has managed to get both his arms back between Honkanen's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titus Lesnar!
Titus Lesnar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.