PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Shrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Frank Shrek enters the cage!

Lesnar
vs
Shrek

176 cm
18
249 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Shrek!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar tries to clinch but Shrek moves out of range.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shrek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lesnar sprawls well. Lesnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shrek gets slowly back to his feet.
Shrek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shrek.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Shrek is having none of it.
Shrek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lesnar rushes Shrek and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Lesnar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shrek did well to prevent Lesnar getting side control.
Shrek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesnar is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shrek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lesnar throwing shots but Shrek is blocking nicely.
Shrek trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Shrek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shrek trying to control from the bottom.
Lesnar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shrek is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Shrek circles away.
Shrek shoots in but no luck this time.
Fred Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Shrek.
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.

Lesnar clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Shrek won't allow it.

Shrek pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar is looking to advance position but Shrek has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Shrek lands with some strikes.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Shrek throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lesnar because Shrek loaded up on that one.
Lesnar taking shots to the head.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Shrek pushes him away.
Lesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesnar tries to get out of the position.
Shrek tries to control but Lesnar wriggling away.
Lesnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to lock up and control but Shrek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Shrek looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shrek looks gassed!
Lesnar tries to hold on but Shrek postures up.
Lesnar tries to reverse the position but Shrek maintains control.
Shrek unloading with bombs!
Lesnar tries to hold on but Shrek pushes him away.
Lesnar working to try and regain half guard.

That's four 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.
Shrek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar wants to control but Shrek is having none of it.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Shrek pushes him away.

Shrek jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lesnar manages to avoid the submission attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Shrek will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lesnar tries to clinch but Shrek moves out of range.
Shrek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lesnar pinned against the cage. Lesnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Shrek circles away and keeps his distance.
Shrek closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar working Shrek over with knees to the body.
Shrek goes for a takedown attempt but Lesnar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fred Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Shrek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shrek is breathing heavily.
Shrek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.

Shrek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shrek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shrek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shrek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shrek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lesnar throws a strike but Shrek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shrek is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Lesnar closes the distance and pushes Shrek back into the cage.
Shrek has Lesnar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lesnar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fred Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Shrek.
Lesnar has Shrek pressed against the cage.
Lesnar gets underhooks to prevent Shrek's takedown attempt.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Shrek sprawls well.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Shrek keeps it at a distance.

Lesnar rushes Shrek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Shrek preventing the sweep.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shrek on the ground.
Shrek is fighting to break Lesnar's control of his arms but Lesnar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lesnar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lesnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up with Shrek, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes Shrek against the cage but Shrek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Shrek with that takedown attempt.

Lesnar gets a clinch.
Shrek tries to score a body lock takedown but Lesnar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lesnar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shrek up against the cage.
Lesnar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lesnar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shrek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Lesnar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shrek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shrek fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Shrek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Shrek.
Shrek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lesnar clinches but Shrek breaks the clinch

and Shrek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shrek.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Shrek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Shrek lands a head kick. Lesnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Shrek moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to clinch.

Lesnar has taken the fight to the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lesnar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lesnar landing knees to the head.

Shrek manages to pull guard.
Lesnar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shrek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shrek 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.
Shrek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Shrek blocks nicely.
Shrek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shrek keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar.

Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Shrek.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shrek looks for a takedown but Lesnar sprawls well.

Lesnar closes the distance and pushes Shrek back into the cage.
Come on Lesnar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lesnar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shrek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shrek fails to pull guard.

Lesnar breaks the clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Shrek moves away

and Shrek counters by clinching up.
Lesnar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shrek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lesnar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lesnar lands an elbow just above Shrek 's eye.
Knees to the body from Lesnar.

Lesnar drags the fight down to the ground.
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 pulls Shrek in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lesnar holds on and takes a little breather.
Shrek stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

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