PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryder Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer's entrance music is Eminem- Till I Collapse. A fine choice. Lesnar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enae Volare Mezzo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spencer
vs
Lesnar

200 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
285 lbs
6 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryder Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer fails with the takedown.

Spencer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spencer showed some decent athleticism there.
Spencer is trying to control. Lesnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Lesnar actively working from the bottom here.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
Spencer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar trying to control here.
Spencer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer trying to control from Lesnar's half guard. Lesnar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spencer controls the pace.
Lesnar looking to control.
Spencer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.
Spencer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lesnar wants to sweep but no luck.
Lesnar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Spencer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Lesnar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lesnar working for a triangle but Spencer defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spencer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lesnar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryder Spencer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Lesnar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Spencer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Spencer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Spencer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Spencer throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spencer controls the pace.
Spencer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lesnar is trying to control the position but Spencer postures up.
Lesnar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spencer!
Spencer working to try and regain half guard.
Spencer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spencer tries to get out of the position.
Spencer regains half guard.

Spencer has one foot on Lesnar's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lesnar works Spencer's body with a nice hook.
Lesnar throws a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spencer.
Nice sprawl there from Lesnar as Spencer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryder Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lesnar coming out on top.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Spencer moved away.
Lesnar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Ryder Spencer has been cut.
Spencer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer takes one on the button.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Lesnar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spencer sprawls well initially but Lesnar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spencer wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
Lesnar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spencer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lesnar prevents Spencer from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lesnar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spencer is just riding it out for now. Lesnar eventually gives up the hold.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Spencer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryder Spencer's cut.
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.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lesnar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spencer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spencer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.
Spencer misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily

and Lesnar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Spencer!

Lesnar looking for a guillotine from mount but Spencer is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spencer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Spencer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Spencer preventing the sweep.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spencer controls the pace.
Lesnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Lesnar is looking for a triangle but Spencer pushes his legs off easily.

Lesnar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spencer stays in close to Lesnar's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar being controlled here, momentarily.
Spencer preventing the sweep.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spencer controls the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryder Spencer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Spencer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lesnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryder Spencer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer working a defensive guard here.
Spencer wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Spencer controlling Lesnar's posture.
Lesnar trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to stand and escape but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar won't allow Spencer to sweep him here.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Spencer holds on and takes a little breather.

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

Spencer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Fedor Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Spencer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spencer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lesnar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Spencer. What's that going to do exactly?
Spencer controlling from mount.
Spencer wants to control the pace but Lesnar is squirming around nicely.
Spencer controlling from the full mount.
Spencer landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryder Spencer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Spencer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lesnar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Spencer wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Spencer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lesnar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Spencer trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryder Spencer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A right-left combo lands from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spencer's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fedor Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Spencer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spencer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar trying to control the position.

Spencer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lesnar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spencer has managed to get both his arms back between Lesnar's legs - danger averted.
Lesnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spencer controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lesnar wants to sweep but no luck.
Spencer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Spencer trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Spencer is pushing down on Lesnar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lesnar is fighting to maintain full guard but Spencer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Spencer is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
Spencer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lesnar trying to control but Spencer postures up.
Spencer controlling the action here.
Lesnar trying to control from the bottom.
Ryder Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is controlling the pace.
Spencer trying to mount his opponent but Lesnar defends it.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spencer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryder Spencer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Spencer tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Spencer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spencer misses with a takedown

and Lesnar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lesnar.
Spencer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spencer looking for a sweep. Not yet Spencer, not yet.
Fedor Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar won't allow Spencer to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spencer wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

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