PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lesnar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enae Volare Mezzo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lesnar
vs
Sanchez

210 cm
28
285 lbs
16 - 18 - 1

190 cm
25
280 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.

Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lesnar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.

Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lesnar slips nicely into half guard.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
Lesnar looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sanchez hang on?
Lesnar working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like Pedro Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Sanchez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lesnar.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.

The cut above Pedro Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Lesnar!
A victorious Fedor Lesnar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.