PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between matt shamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

shamel
vs
Lesnar

195 cm
19
288 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 Tokyo, matt shamel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shamel throws a low kick, looking for Lesnar's leg but Lesnar calmly moves out of range.

Lesnar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
shamel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lesnar dives into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lesnar wants to stand but shamel has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on shamel's face as Lesnar controls the position.

Lesnar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but shamel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
shamel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
shamel not landing any meaningful shots this time.

shamel wants to work for an arm triangle but Lesnar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
shamel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shamel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
shamel is trying to control. Lesnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
shamel prevents Lesnar from improving his position.
shamel works his way into side control.
shamel wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling his arm.
Lesnar is looking to regain half guard here but shamel keeps moving and retains side control.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesnar is looking to regain half guard here but shamel keeps moving and retains side control.

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.
Lesnar holds on to shamel's head and controls the position momentarily.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lesnar tries to buck shamel off but shamel is having none of it.
shamel is putting a hurting on Lesnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lesnar is trying to control shamel's posture but shamel avoids it.
An elbow from shamel crashes against the mat.
shamel looks up at the clock and then as Lesnar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, shamel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

shamel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
shamel is working Lesnar over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to improve his position.
shamel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
Lesnar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lesnar is trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar wants to control but shamel postures up.
shamel wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.

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.
shamel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lesnar is avoiding damage well.
Lesnar is trying to control shamel's posture but shamel avoids it.
shamel is putting a hurting on Lesnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
shamel misses with the ground and pound.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.
shamel works to advance to full mount. Lesnar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
shamel raining down shots from the mount!
Lesnar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

matt shamel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

shamel finds Lesnar's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Lesnar flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. shamel lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Lesnar will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). matt shamel!