PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar's entrance music is Metallica. A fine choice. Paul Dundee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lesnar
vs
Dundee

191 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
256 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy!

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Dundee avoids nicely.
Lesnar jabs Dundee right on the nose. Dundee blinks but takes it well.

Dundee shoots in and bounces Lesnar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dundee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dundee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dundee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dundee lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dundee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dundee with a nice head shot there.
Dundee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar has momentary wrist control but Dundee slips an elbow through the middle.
Lesnar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dundee wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.
Lesnar is working hard here to advance position.
Dundee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lesnar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dundee tries for a takedown but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lesnar lunges at Dundee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dundee's hand.
Lesnar wants to clinch.

Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Lesnar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lesnar looking to slow down the pace here.

Dundee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lesnar is controlling him.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dundee on the ground.
Dundee looks gassed!
Dundee keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dundee is proving hard to escape from.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
Dundee keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Dundee tries to strike from the bottom.
Dundee trying to control the position.
Lesnar trying to control but Dundee is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dundee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dundee swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Dundee wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Dundee circles away and keeps his distance.

Lesnar darts in and clinches Dundee up against the cage.
Lesnar is working for takedown but Dundee is calmly controlling the position for now.

Dundee gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Dundee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dundee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dundee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dundee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dundee with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dundee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Lesnar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Lesnar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dundee uses from the top position.
Lesnar wants to control the position but Dundee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dundee drops an elbow to the side of Lesnar's head.

Dundee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Dundee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Dundee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dundee shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.
Dundee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.

Lesnar rushes Dundee and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dundee.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dundee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Dundee has double underhooks.
Dundee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lesnar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Dundee turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Dundee's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lesnar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lesnar tries to improve position but can't.
Dundee scoring with punches from side control.
Dundee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lesnar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lesnar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lesnar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paul Dundee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnar is looking to reverse the position.
Dundee is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dundee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lesnar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dundee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lesnar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dundee scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dundee in side control, throwing shots but Lesnar defends.
Dundee throws an elbow but Lesnar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lesnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dundee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee working the ground and pound but Lesnar is defending the strikes.
Lesnar taking punishment in the form of punches.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar throws a one two combo.
Paul Dundee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dundee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dundee cracks Lesnar with a big elbow.
Dundee working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dundee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dundee in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dundee is putting a hurting on Lesnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dundee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lesnar defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar taking some punishment here, with Dundee in his half guard.
Dundee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dundee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dundee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar is trying to stand back up but Dundee is controlling him
Dundee working Lesnar over with strikes.
Dundee working the head and body with strikes.
Dundee working the head and body with strikes.
Dundee stops Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
Dundee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dundee working over Lesnar with some ground and pound. Lesnar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Dundee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Dundee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Dundee'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. This is the final round!

Dundee looks for a takedown but Lesnar sprawls well.
Lesnar lands with a shot to the body.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Dundee is avoiding it.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dundee with a poor takedown
and Lesnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lesnar clinches up against the cage.
Lesnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dundee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lesnar prevents the takedown attempt.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Dundee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dundee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dundee backwards.
Dundee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Dundee is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dundee.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Dundee gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar taking some punishment here, with Dundee in his half guard.
Lesnar trying to control from the bottom.
Lesnar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dundee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dundee thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Dundee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to get back to full guard.
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Dundee is very close to passing his half guard.
Dundee prevents Lesnar from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dundee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Lesnar closes the distance and pushes Dundee back into the cage.
Come on Dundee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Dundee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Dundee pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lesnar.
Lesnar cracks Dundee with a big right hand but Dundee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dundee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dundee is trying to buck Lesnar off.
Dundee is trying to improve his position.
Dundee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

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

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.
Dundee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dundee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dundee misses with a takedown

and Lesnar counters by clinching up.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dundee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lesnar gets underhooks to prevent Dundee's takedown attempt.
Dundee is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lesnar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good body shot from Lesnar.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
Dundee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lesnar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dundee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Dundee!