PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Jean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Norman Jean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cain Lesnar's chin.

Lesnar
vs
Jean

190 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 St Petersburg, Cain Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norman Jean!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Jean looks gassed!
Jean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jean swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Jean circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lesnar.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Jean keeps it at a distance.

Lesnar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar lands a body shot.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Jean keeps it at a distance.

Lesnar forces Jean back against the cage and clinches.
Jean jumps guard but Lesnar stands there with Jean around his waist. Jean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Jean has double underhooks.
Lesnar lands a body punch in the clinch.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Jean circles away.
Lesnar scores with a one two! Jean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That has opened up Norman Jean's cut even more.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Jean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Jean circles away.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Jean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesnar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Jean keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Lesnar rushes Jean and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jean's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

The cut above Norman Jean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lesnar working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Lesnar is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jean blocks an elbow strike from Lesnar.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jean's sensitive parts.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Jean pushes him off.
Jean keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cain Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Jean circles away.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lesnar both land. Nice combination.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Cain Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar throws a leg kick which misses Jean's front leg but catches the back leg as Jean tries to avoid it.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Jean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Jean moves out of range.
Lesnar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jean swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lesnar tries to avoid it but Jean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lesnar to the ground. Lesnar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Jean's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lesnar throws a right and a left that Jean avoids nicely.
Lesnar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Jean circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Jean circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Jean pushes him off.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Jean circles away and keeps his distance.
Jean swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jean is breathing heavily.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Jean circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Jean circles away.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Lesnar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesnar.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Jean circles away.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Jean keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.

Lesnar clinches.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.

Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lesnar just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Lesnar.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jean swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Norman Jean's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar lands with a nice combination. Jean backs away looking to recover.
Jean takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jean takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Lesnar moves into the clinch successfully.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar wants to clinch.

Lesnar darts in and clinches Jean up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lesnar.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Norman Jean's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cain Lesnar!