PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavar Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lesnar
vs
Tyson

190 cm
25
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lavar Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.

Lesnar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tyson quickly recovers to half guard.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
Lesnar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lesnar uses his free foot to push down on Tyson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tyson.

Lesnar has hold of Tyson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tyson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lesnar content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnar controlling from mount.

Lesnar with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar content just to control the position here.
Tyson wants to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tyson is looking to improve his position but Lesnar isn't that keen on the idea.
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to escape the mount.
Tyson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyson is desperately trying to improve his position but Lesnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling the position easily from mount.
Lesnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson tries to reverse the position but Lesnar maintains control.
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson scores with a one two! Lesnar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson punishes Lesnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.

Tyson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Lesnar kicks off Tyson and gets to his feet.
Tyson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lesnar as he avoids it easily.
Lesnar lands a leg kick that knocks Tyson off balance momentarily.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lesnar shoots in and bounces Tyson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Tyson is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar stands up and waves to Tyson to follow him.
A head kick misses from Lesnar.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar takes one to the side of the head.
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar leaves Tyson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
Lavar Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tyson scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lavar Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a head kick!
Tyson shoots in but Lesnar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Tyson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lesnar gets to his feet - Tyson follows without any prompting.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.

Lesnar gets a double leg takedown into Tyson's guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Lesnar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lesnar scores with a takedown into Tyson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.

Tyson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tyson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesnar back to the cage. Tyson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Lesnar clinches up with Tyson and pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyson tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lesnar to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.

Lesnar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Lesnar is looking for a kimura here.
Lesnar is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.