PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Soto
vs
Lesnar

175 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar stuffs the takedown.
Soto misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lesnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Soto!
You get the feeling that Soto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Soto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soto tries to get out of the position.
Lesnar unloads with some shots from mount but Soto bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 a couple of short strikes.
Soto is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Lesnar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Soto is in a horrible position here. Lesnar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar landing punches.
Lesnar working Soto over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Soto is breathing heavily.
Lesnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soto looks a forlorn figure.
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 with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lesnar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lesnar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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 scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soto?
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
Lesnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soto?
Lesnar working Soto over with strikes here.
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soto hang on?
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Lesnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lesnar cracks Soto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Soto to control.
Lesnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Soto taking shots to the head.
Soto is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Soto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto is working to get back to half guard.

Lesnar looking to secure an arm triangle but Soto defends it well.
Lesnar tries to control but Soto wriggling away.
Lesnar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Soto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lesnar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lesnar doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Soto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lesnar trying to keep a closed guard but Soto is proving a slippery customer.
Soto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Lesnar kicks Soto off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soto has closed the distance and engaged Lesnar in a clinch.
Soto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soto goes for a takedown attempt but Lesnar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lesnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Soto!
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
Soto tries to hold on but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar scoring with strikes but Soto is staying in there.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Lesnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lesnar landing punches.
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!
Soto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brock Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar throws some wild stikes that Soto manages to avoid easily.
Soto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
Lesnar working Soto over with strikes here.
Lesnar with shots to the head and body - Soto looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Lesnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soto is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lesnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soto is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Soto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soto is desperately trying to improve his position but Lesnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
Lesnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soto looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Soto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Soto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Soto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Soto tries to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Lesnar lands a big shot there that rocks Soto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Soto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lesnar lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar cracks Soto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soto?
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar with shots to the head and body - Soto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lesnar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Lesnar cracks Soto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lesnar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lesnar throws a sloppy strike and Soto uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Soto has ended up in Lesnar's guard.
Soto wants to stand and escape but instead Lesnar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Soto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Soto wriggles free and stands up.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soto hang on?
Lesnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Soto's face.
Lesnar lands with some strikes.
Lesnar scoring with strikes but Soto is staying in there.
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Lesnar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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!
Soto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lesnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Soto because Lesnar loaded up on that one.
Soto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Soto really wants to buck Lesnar off and get back to his feet.

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 with shots to the head and body - Soto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Lesnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soto taking shots to the head.
Soto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar throws some wild stikes that Soto manages to avoid easily.
Lesnar landing shots from mount.
John Soto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesnar breaks from Soto's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lesnar 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!