PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Malkhasyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brock Lesnar
vs
Malkhasyan

191 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Lesnar !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Malkhasyan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkhasyan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lesnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Malkhasyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lesnar but Lesnar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malkhasyan fails with the takedown.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Malkhasyan.
Malkhasyan looks for a takedown but Lesnar sprawls well.
Lesnar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Malkhasyan.
Malkhasyan fails with a takedown attempt.

Lesnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Malkhasyan's face as Lesnar controls the position.
Malkhasyan wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Malkhasyan being controlled for a moment.
Malkhasyan wants to control but Lesnar postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar controls the position from side control.
Lesnar gets to mount! Malkhasyan was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Malkhasyan wants to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Lesnar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Malkhasyan is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Malkhasyan tries to lock up and control but Lesnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lesnar controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkhasyan is trying desperately to improve position.
Malkhasyan tries to hold on but Lesnar postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Malkhasyan wants to control but Lesnar is having none of it.

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.
Lesnar content just to control the position here.
Lesnar 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Malkhasyan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lesnar content just to control the position here.
Malkhasyan is desperately trying to improve his position but Lesnar has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lesnar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brock Lesnar .

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Lesnar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lesnar trying to control from half guard but Malkhasyan is working away.
Lesnar is thwarting Malkhasyan's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lesnar in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkhasyan tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Malkhasyan is not content to let Lesnar control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brock Lesnar .

Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar working away.
Malkhasyan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lesnar 's best efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Malkhasyan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Malkhasyan regains full guard. Nicely done.

Malkhasyan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lesnar uses it to pass to side control.
Lesnar wants to control but Malkhasyan is keeping him busy.
Lesnar is staying tight to Malkhasyan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Malkhasyan is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Malkhasyan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Malkhasyan is trying to improve his position.
Malkhasyan is letting Lesnar control him for a moment.
Lesnar working away.
Lesnar has control of an arm but Malkhasyan manages to advance to Lesnar 's back!
Lesnar trying to control the position but Malkhasyan manages to sink in the hooks.

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.

Lesnar is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Malkhasyan off. It looks like it's working - Malkhasyan slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Lesnar displaying calm under pressure there.
Malkhasyan has his takedown stuffed

and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malkhasyan trying to control but Lesnar postures up.

Malkhasyan actively working from the bottom here.

Malkhasyan looking for submissions off his back.
Malkhasyan is trying to control but Lesnar manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Malkhasyan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lesnar sprawls well initially but Malkhasyan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Lesnar is defending against the submission attempts here by Malkhasyan.

Malkhasyan seems to be looking for submissions.
Lesnar is trying to stand up here but Malkhasyan is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar trying to control here.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malkhasyan on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malkhasyan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lesnar defends it well.
Lesnar is looking to control Malkhasyan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lesnar avoid being mounted?

Malkhasyan is working for a kimura but Lesnar is defending it quite comfortably.

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

Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Malkhasyan actively working from the bottom here.
Lesnar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Malkhasyan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkhasyan trying to control here.

Malkhasyan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lesnar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Malkhasyan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lesnar 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lesnar 's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Malkhasyan is hanging on to Lesnar 's back as he tries to escape.

Lesnar is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Even with his hooks in, Malkhasyan manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Martin Malkhasyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malkhasyan is throwing shots to the body but Lesnar manages to wriggle free. Malkhasyan pounces on him again and ends up in Lesnar 's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Malkhasyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

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