PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Klichko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Lesnar told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Klichko
vs
Lesnar

202 cm
19
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
19
249 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliy Klichko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klichko has had enough of the clinch but Lesnar keeps him there for the moment.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
Lesnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klichko's efforts to push away.
Klichko is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Klichko is trying to break free.
Lesnar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Klichko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Klichko tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Klichko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klichko working hard to break the clinch.
Lesnar landing knees to the body.

Lesnar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lesnar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Klichko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lesnar is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar pulls Klichko in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Klichko really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lesnar unloads with some shots from mount but Klichko bucks and avoids them well.
Lesnar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lesnar thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Klichko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lesnar trying to control but Klichko is having none of it.
Klichko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

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 misses with a head shot.
Klichko's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lesnar looking to control but Klichko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Lesnar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lesnar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lesnar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Klichko's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lesnar thowing shots but they're missing.
Lesnar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klichko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klichko wants to get back to his feet.
Klichko is breathing heavily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Klichko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lesnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klichko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lesnar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Klichko trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lesnar unloads with some shots from mount but Klichko bucks and avoids them well.
Lesnar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lesnar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Klichko because Lesnar loaded up on that one.
Klichko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lesnar.
Klichko wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnar punching from mount but Klichko doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Lesnar working for a submission but Klichko is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klichko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Klichko somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Klichko misses with a wild combination.

Lesnar darts in and clinches Klichko up against the cage.
Klichko tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Klichko is trying to force a seperation but Lesnar has the dominant position.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar is pushing Klichko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Klichko is keeping busy.
Klichko is trying to force a seperation but Lesnar has the dominant position.
Lesnar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Lesnar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Klichko misses with a wild body shot.
Klichko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klichko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Klichko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klichko lands the left hand.

Klichko tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Klichko won't allow it.
Lesnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lesnar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Klichko is looking to stand up but Lesnar won't let him.
Lesnar has his hands on Klichko's head, controlling the position.

Klichko gets to his feet - Lesnar follows without any prompting.
Klichko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klichko throws a series of strikes that have Lesnar backpedaling.

Klichko tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klichko cracks Lesnar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Klichko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Klichko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klichko cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Klichko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Vitaliy Klichko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klichko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Klichko cracks Lesnar with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klichko scores with a hook to the body. Lesnar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Klichko throws a one two combo.

It looks like Fred Lesnar has been cut.
Klichko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A combination from Klichko does no damage.
Klichko misses with a wild combination.
Vitaliy Klichko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klichko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klichko lands a nice shot that snaps Lesnar's head back.
Some wild striking there from Klichko.
Klichko misses with the combination.
Klichko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lesnar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Klichko throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klichko throws a series of strikes that have Lesnar backpedaling.
Lesnar walks into a left hand.
Klichko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A cross from Klichko lands.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klichko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klichko throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Klichko lands with a shot to the body.
Klichko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Klichko tests Lesnar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klichko throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
Vitaliy Klichko is winning the standup battle so far.
Klichko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klichko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klichko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klichko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klichko lands a jab-cross combination.
Klichko keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lesnar throws a head kick that misses.
Klichko jabs at Lesnar's body.
Klichko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Klichko throws a combination. Lesnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Klichko misses with a two punch combination.
Klichko lands with an overhand left.
Klichko throws out a powerful jab.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klichko throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.

Lesnar clinches up with Klichko and pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar has Klichko pressed against the cage, preventing Klichko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Klichko holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesnar drops back down to his feet.
Vitaliy Klichko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Lesnar.
Klichko is trying to force a seperation but Lesnar has the dominant position.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Klichko working hard to break the clinch.
Klichko tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Klichko can't break the clinch.
Klichko wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Lesnar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar pulls guard effortlessly.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Klichko controlling him for the moment.

Klichko gets to his feet. Lesnar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Some wild striking there from Klichko.
Klichko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klichko misses with a few strikes there.
Klichko scores with a decent looking hook.
Klichko misses with a series of wild punches.
Klichko fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Klichko.

Lesnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Lesnar is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitaliy Klichko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Lesnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Klichko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Klichko tries to bum rush Lesnar with a series of wild strikes but Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klichko swivels and escapes.

Lesnar rushes Klichko and presses him up against the cage.
Klichko is trying to force a seperation but Lesnar has the dominant position.
Lesnar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Klichko working hard to break the clinch.
Lesnar is pushing Klichko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lesnar lands an elbow that stopped Klichko in his tracks for a moment.
Klichko tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lesnar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klichko walks away with a smile on his face. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klichko misses with the combination.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Klichko pushes him off.
Klichko slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vitaliy Klichko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Lesnar.
Klichko cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Lesnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klichko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Klichko misses with a two punch combination.
Klichko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klichko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Lesnar moves into range and clinches up with Klichko.
Klichko is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Klichko tries to circle away but Lesnar has him pinned against the cage.
Klichko is trying to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klichko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Lesnar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klichko avoids a wild elbow strike from Lesnar.
Klichko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Klichko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klichko avoids it.
Klichko tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Klichko wants to break free but Lesnar has control.
Klichko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klichko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klichko blocks the elbow strike.
Klichko can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Klichko up against the cage.
Klichko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Klichko takes an elbow to the temple.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klichko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lesnar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klichko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klichko wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Klichko tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klichko just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Klichko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Klichko tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Klichko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lesnar lands a damaging elbow.
Klichko tries to circle away but Lesnar has him pinned against the cage.
Klichko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lesnar working Klichko over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Klichko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body.
Klichko takes an elbow to the temple.
Lesnar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klichko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Klichko dodges an elbow strike from Lesnar.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar takes one to the side of the head.
Lesnar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Klichko misses with a few strikes there.
Klichko lands a head shot.
Klichko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klichko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klichko scores with a one two! Lesnar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klichko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Klichko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Klichko.
Klichko swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klichko lands a two punch combo.
Klichko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left and a right from Klichko both land. Nice combination.
Klichko keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klichko works over Lesnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klichko tries to avoid it but Lesnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klichko to the ground. Klichko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Klichko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice shot by Klichko.
Klichko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lesnar in his tracks.
Klichko connects with the punch.
Lesnar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klichko tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Klichko tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitaliy Klichko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Klichko 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitaliy Klichko!