PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Brookins
vs
Lesnar

200 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 Sydney, Kevin Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a solid leg kick but Brookins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lesnar.
Brookins fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Brookins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brookins gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lesnar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lesnar postures up in Brookins's guard and throws a big left but Brookins blocks it.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Brookins is keeping the position.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brookins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar stops Brookins from standing up.
Brookins lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brookins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lesnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lesnar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar dives in and grabs Brookins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brookins pushes down on Lesnar's head and hops out.

Lesnar gets a clinch.
Brookins is looking to control Lesnar's arms but Lesnar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brookins has his back to the cage.

Lesnar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brookins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brookins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brookins tries to get out of the position.
Brookins is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar postures up.
Brookins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brookins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to keep Brookins in close.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Brookins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Brookins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to keep Brookins in close.

Brookins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brookins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brookins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Brookins sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brookins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Brookins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brookins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lesnar is trying to keep Brookins in close.
Brookins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kevin Brookins will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brookins gets a takedown into half guard.
Brookins is taking a breather. Lesnar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Brookins keeps him under control.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.

Brookins gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brookins lands a front kick.
Brookins misses with a takedown attempt

and Lesnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brookins is controlling Lesnar's posture.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Brookins is retaining full guard.
Brookins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brookins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brookins in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Brookins.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brookins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brookins stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Brookins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lesnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brookins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lesnar pinned against the cage. Lesnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Lesnar as Brookins shoots in.
Brookins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brookins as he jumps to the side.
Brookins doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brookins's guard.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brookins is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Lesnar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lesnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brookins to the mat! Brookins manages to get full guard.
Brookins pulls Lesnar in close to prevent any damage.
Lesnar thows a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brookins is on top in guard.
Lesnar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brookins advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brookins stands up.

Brookins takes the fight into the clinch.
Brookins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Brookins tries to score a body lock takedown but Lesnar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lesnar goes for a takedown attempt but Brookins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brookins misses with a takedown attempt

and Lesnar moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lesnar manages to pull guard.
Brookins pushing down on Lesnar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Brookins has control of the leg.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Brookins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brookins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lesnar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brookins controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Brookins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brookins 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!