PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Riggins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brian Lesnar's chin.

Lesnar
vs
Riggins

180 cm
27
177 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
167 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Riggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riggins tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.
Riggins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Riggins tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.

Lesnar clinches.
Riggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lesnar's defenses.
Riggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar feints a jab promting Riggins to slip. Lesnar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riggins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Riggins.
Riggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggins tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riggins lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
Lesnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lesnar wants to get back to striking at distance but Riggins won't allow it.
Riggins tries to stall but Lesnar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lesnar blocks an elbow strike.
Lesnar lands a hook that snaps the head of Riggins backwards.
Riggins landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar avoiding damage as Riggins throws knees to the body.

Riggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lesnar works on Riggins's body with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riggins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Riggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lesnar's face.
Riggins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lesnar's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lesnar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riggins throws an elbow but misses.
Riggins looking to throw knees to the head but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Lesnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggins lands a left hand.
Lesnar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riggins misses with a knee to the head.
Riggins looks gassed!
Riggins takes an elbow to the temple.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lesnar.
Nice elbow from Lesnar.
Lesnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Lesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riggins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lesnar is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is working Riggins over against the cage.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch but Riggins keeps him there for the moment.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lesnar.
Riggins scores with a knee to the head.
Riggins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Lesnar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riggins eats them both and turns towards Lesnar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar punishes Riggins's body with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lesnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Lesnar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riggins tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.

Lesnar pushes Riggins up against the cage in a clinch.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Lesnar pushes Riggins up against the cage in a clinch.
Riggins takes a knee to the side of the body.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lesnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riggins, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Riggins's head.
Brian Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar connects with a leg kick. Riggins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lesnar missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lesnar as Riggins tries to tie him up.
Riggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lesnar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggins tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lesnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riggins backwards.
A short left from Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riggins backwards.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riggins moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Lesnar lands a jab to the nose.

Riggins gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.
Lesnar is leaning against Riggins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Riggins is controlling him.
Lesnar blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lesnar.
Riggins pushes off an throws an elbow but Lesnar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riggins looking to throw knees to the head but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lesnar.
Riggins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Riggins has him pinned against the cage.
Riggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Riggins's head.
Lesnar lands a nice hook to Riggins's body. Riggins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lesnar catches Riggins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riggins back to the cage. Lesnar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesnar lands with a kick to the temple. Riggins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riggins tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar throws a series of strikes that have Riggins backpedaling.
Lesnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggins. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Lesnar dominated that round.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riggins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lesnar. That one must have hurt.
Riggins fails with an attempt to clinch.

Riggins gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.
Riggins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Riggins missing with knees to the body.
Lesnar lands a shoulder strike.
Riggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Lesnar.
Lesnar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lesnar is leaning against Riggins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into Riggins's ribs.
Riggins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a good cross that connects.

Lesnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
Riggins prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riggins looking to throw knees to the head but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Lesnar crunches a lovely knee into Riggins's ribcage.
Lesnar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riggins's face.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar scores with a three punch combo!

Lesnar clinches up with Riggins and pushes him back against the cage.
Riggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggins takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riggins has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lesnar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Riggins's defenses.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.

Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Riggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lesnar blocks the elbow strike.
Lesnar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Riggins has him pressed against the cage.
Lesnar working Riggins over with knees to the body.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riggins looking to throw knees to the head but Lesnar is blocking nicely.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Riggins tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar lands a shoulder strike.
Lesnar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Riggins 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.
Riggins scores with a knee to the head.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesnar lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body.
Riggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but Riggins has the dominant position.
Brian Lesnar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lesnar blocks the elbow strike.
Riggins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
Lesnar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riggins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Riggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggins fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Riggins.
Riggins connects with a knee to the head.
Lesnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riggins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lesnar.
Riggins lands an elbow just above Lesnar 's eye.
A short right from Lesnar on the inside.
Lesnar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riggins or not.
Riggins has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar avoiding damage as Riggins throws knees to the body.
Riggins takes an elbow to the forehead.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.

Lesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins wants to stall.
Riggins working Lesnar over with knees to the body.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lesnar lands a jab to the head.
Riggins is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Lesnar.
Riggins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riggins tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.

Riggins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar throws a head kick that half lands.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggins.
Riggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riggins fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.
A right-left combo lands from Lesnar.

Lesnar darts in and clinches Riggins up against the cage.
Lesnar blocks an elbow strike.
Lesnar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Riggins or not.
Lesnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggins throws an elbow but it misses.
Riggins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
Riggins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riggins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lesnar lands a knee to the head.
Riggins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riggins.

Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Riggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar lands a head kick. Riggins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lesnar lands a high kick!
Lesnar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riggins. That did some damage!
Brian Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Lesnar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Riggins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesnar!
Riggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Riggins.
Riggins pushes off an throws an elbow but Lesnar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Riggins has him pinned against the cage.
Lesnar is trying to push Riggins away but Riggins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riggins throws a head punch that misses.
Riggins tries to land a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks with his arms.
Riggins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
Lesnar lands with a right to the head.
Riggins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riggins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lesnar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Riggins gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Riggins tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar connects with a knee to the head.
Lesnar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riggins throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riggins throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riggins throws an elbow but misses.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
Lesnar avoids a wild elbow strike from Riggins.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riggins throws an elbow that misses.
Riggins misses with the head strike.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lesnar clinches with his opponent.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riggins.
Lesnar scores with a shot to the side of Riggins's head.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Riggins tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar clinches up with Riggins and pushes him back against the cage.
Riggins prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.
Riggins misses with an elbow strike.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggins can do to turn this around?

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Riggins has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lesnar obliges.
Riggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riggins throws an elbow that misses.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lesnar lands an elbow just above Riggins 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lesnar.
Lesnar avoids a wild elbow strike from Riggins.
Riggins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riggins misses with a knee to the head.
Riggins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesnar tries a knee to the head but Riggins blocks it.

Riggins breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar lands a jab to the head.
Riggins tries to clinch up.

Lesnar gets a clinch.
Riggins is trying to maintain a safe position but Lesnar gets an underhook and turns Riggins into the cage.
Lesnar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lesnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riggins has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lesnar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lesnar.
Rob Riggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggins wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.

Riggins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesnar, pushing him back against the cage.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a head kick that half lands.
Lesnar thumps Riggins with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lesnar is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lesnar.

Riggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Riggins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riggins moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Riggins fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Riggins.
Riggins throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lesnar has closed the distance and engaged Riggins in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riggins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lesnar's brow.
Riggins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Lesnar.
A knee to the head by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riggins.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Riggins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riggins wants to clinch.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riggins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lesnar's brow.
Lesnar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Riggins throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riggins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lesnar's brow.
Riggins is trying to maintain a safe position but Lesnar gets an underhook and turns Riggins into the cage.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Riggins.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riggins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Lesnar has managed to clinch.
Riggins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lesnar is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lesnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Lesnar!