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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
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170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar tries to keep at a distance but Botanovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Botanovic lands an elbow just above Lesnar 's eye.
Botanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Botanovic lands a knee to the body.
Botanovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Botanovic landing knees to the body.
Lesnar looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Botanovic landing knees to the body.
Botanovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lesnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Botanovic landing knees to the head.
Botanovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Botanovic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Botanovic controlling the action here.
Botanovic stands up out of the half guard.
Botanovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Botanovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lesnar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Botanovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Botanovic.
Botanovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Botanovic is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lesnar can't fight it off and eventually Botanovic manages to take the fight to the floor. Lesnar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Botanovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Botanovic drops back looking for a leg! Lesnar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lesnar manages to kick Botanovic off! Botanovic jumps back into Lesnar's guard.
Botanovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Botanovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Botanovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Botanovic gets to his feet - Lesnar follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic moves into the clinch.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.
Botanovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Botanovic crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Botanovic connects with a knee to the head.
Botanovic is trying to trip Lesnar. He has hold of a leg but Lesnar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Botanovic persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Botanovic trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Botanovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lesnar is trying to keep Botanovic in close.
Botanovic drops back looking for a leg! Lesnar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lesnar manages to kick Botanovic off! Botanovic jumps back into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar has momentary wrist control but Botanovic slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Botanovic has picked Lesnar up and slammed him! Lesnar can't keep hold of the triangle and Botanovic manages to pass to side control!
Botanovic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Botanovic has managed to clinch.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Botanovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Botanovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Botanovic.
Botanovic is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lesnar can't fight it off and eventually Botanovic manages to take the fight to the floor. Lesnar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Botanovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
A good leg kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Botanovic pushes Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Botanovic.
Botanovic crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Botanovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Botanovic landing knees to the head.
Botanovic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Botanovic won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
Botanovic with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Botanovic pushing down on Lesnar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Botanovic stands up from half guard.
Botanovic connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Botanovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses
and Botanovic counters with a head kick.
Botanovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Botanovic scores with a leg kick.
Botanovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Botanovic lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Botanovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Botanovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Botanovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lesnar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lesnar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic works over Lesnar with some ground and pound from guard.
Lesnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Botanovic stands and steps away. Lesnar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Botanovic is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Botanovic rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
Botanovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Botanovic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lesnar is trying to keep an underhook but Botanovic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Botanovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Botanovic is working for a kimura but Lesnar is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lesnar is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bot Botanovic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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