PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase has chosen All the Above - Maino as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lesnar
vs
Chase

180 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
123 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Chase!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lesnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Chase.
Lesnar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Chase has Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar is trying to drag Chase to the mat but Chase just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Lesnar avoids the damage to the body.
Lesnar avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Chase lands a knee to the head.
Chase prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chase gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chase trying to land knees to the body.
Chase misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chase missing with knees to the body.
Lesnar wants to break free but Chase has control.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Lesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chase holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chase scores a nice knee to the body.
Chase landing knees to the body.
Chase lands a nice knee to the body.
Chase landing knees to the body.
Chase lands a nice knee to the body.
Lesnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chase smiles and moves away.
Lesnar throws a push kick but Chase slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chase misses with a few strikes there.
Chase scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Chase counters with a one-two to the body.
Lesnar looks to land a right hand but Chase moved out of range.
Chase lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut.
Chase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chase digs a good hook to Lesnar's body.
John Chase is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Chase.
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!

Chase closes the distance and pushes Lesnar back into the cage.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Lesnar avoids the damage to the body.
Chase is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chase lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chase lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chase taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Chase.
Lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chase.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chase.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Chase unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Chase tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.
Chase missing with knees to the body.
Chase lands a knee to the head.

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.
Chase tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Lesnar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lesnar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lesnar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chase's guard.
Chase looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Chase avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar trying to control but Chase is working from the bottom.
Chase looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Lesnar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lesnar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Chase 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 wants to pass the guard but Chase is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Chase dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Chase counter with a right hand.
Fedor Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Chase.
Lesnar loads up on a big right hand but Chase slips the punch.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking hook.
Chase fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chase catches Lesnar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chase lands a jab to the nose.
Chase swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.

Chase clinches with his opponent.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Chase landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chase avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lesnar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chase holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chase landing knees to the head.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Lesnar avoids the damage to the body.
Chase landing knees to the body.
Chase will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lesnar up against the cage.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Chase taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chase missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chase with a knee to the head.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chase pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chase working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Chase.
Chase stalling in the clinch.
Chase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Chase.
Lesnar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chase pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase moves out of range of the body kick.
Lesnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chase ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chase counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a right hand that Chase ducks under and follows up with a left that Chase also avoids with ease.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Chase lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.
Lesnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chase lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Fedor Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut.
Lesnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chase counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chase slips a straight right by Lesnar.
Chase ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
A big left from Chase misses.
Chase moves out of range of the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Lesnar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lesnar misses with a body punch
and Chase counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chase uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesnar.
Chase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.

Chase rushes Lesnar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Chase lands a knee to the head.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Chase is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Chase unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chase lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Chase showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Lesnar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chase slips a straight right by Lesnar.
Chase throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chase slips under a jab from Lesnar.
Lesnar takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
Chase lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lesnar throws a big shot that misses.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Chase avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chase is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesnar.
Chase staying out of range there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Chase. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Chase counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Chase.

Chase gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar managing to block the knees to the body from Chase.
Chase is leaning against Lesnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chase.
Chase looking to throw knees to the head but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Chase won't allow it.
Chase lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Lesnar avoids the damage to the body.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Chase.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Lesnar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Chase's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Chase.
Lesnar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chase landing knees to the body.
Chase trying to land knees to the body.
Chase missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chase.
Lesnar avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chase is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chase landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chase landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chase missing with knees to the body.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Chase is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch but Chase keeps him there for the moment.
Lesnar avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

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.
Chase missing with knees to the body.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Chase tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
Lesnar avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Chase holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesnar drops back down to his feet.
Lesnar avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Chase misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Fedor Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch but Chase keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Chase comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chase winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Chase!