PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Donalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Donalds
vs
lesnar

190 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Donalds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donalds fails to land the takedown.
lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donalds was well out of range. Poor timing from lesnar.
Donalds throws a right hand that lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that lesnar also avoids with ease.
lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
lesnar lands with a hook. Donalds tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Donalds counters with a shoot takedown. lesnar fights it but they end up in guard.
lesnar looking to control.
lesnar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Donalds preventing the sweep.
Donalds is breathing heavily.
lesnar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
lesnar striking from the bottom here.
lesnar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
lesnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
lesnar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Donalds takes the fight into the clinch.
lesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Donalds is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donalds misses with an elbow over the top.
Donalds working hard to break the clinch.
lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
lesnar tries to pull guard but Donalds holds him up against the cage and eventually lesnar drops back down to his feet.
Mac Donalds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock lesnar.
Donalds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
lesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
lesnar goes for a takedown attempt but Donalds pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donalds misses with a double jab.
lesnar swinging wilding here.

lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Donalds is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
lesnar with shots to the head and body - Donalds looks very uncomfortable down there.
lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
lesnar cracks Donalds with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
lesnar scoring with strikes but Donalds is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, lesnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
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 lands a heavy elbow.
lesnar working Donalds over with strikes here.
lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donalds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
lesnar prevents Donalds from getting the reversal.
lesnar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
lesnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Donalds can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Donalds wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
lesnar raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lesnar landing punches.
lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
lesnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Donalds takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donalds tries to lock up and control but lesnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donalds is working to get back to half guard.
lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
Donalds takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donalds takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Donalds is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by lesnar.
lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
lesnar with shots to the head and body - Donalds looks very uncomfortable down there.
Donalds regains half guard.
lesnar working Donalds over with strikes.
lesnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Donalds moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donalds trying to keep a closed guard but lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Donalds striking from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock lesnar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brock lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donalds has hold of lesnar's hands but lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Donalds keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
lesnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
lesnar prevents Donalds from improving his position.
lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
lesnar working over Donalds with some ground and pound. Donalds looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
lesnar working over Donalds with some ground and pound. Donalds looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lesnar wants to stand up but Donalds is controlling the position.
Donalds gets full guard.

Donalds working for a triangle but lesnar defends it easily.
lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
lesnar trying to move into half guard but instead Donalds has managed to sweep!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if lesnar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Donalds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
lesnar keeping moving, preventing Donalds from controlling successfully.
lesnar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donalds preventing the sweep.
lesnar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Donalds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
lesnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
lesnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donalds throws a series of punches but lesnar moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from lesnar misses the target.
lesnar throws a combination that misses

and Donalds counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Donalds wants to lay and pray for a moment but lesnar keeps working.
lesnar striking from half guard on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lesnar is in trouble now - Donalds has advanced to mount!
Donalds wants to control the pace but lesnar is squirming around nicely.
lesnar really wants to buck Donalds off and get back to his feet.
lesnar is working to get back to half guard.
lesnar tries to lock up and control but Donalds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
lesnar is looking to get to half guard.

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.
lesnar tries to hold on but Donalds postures up.
lesnar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
lesnar is trying desperately to improve position.
Donalds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of lesnar's face.

Donalds has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! lesnar is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mac Donalds!