PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lesnar
vs
Graves

182 cm
22
223 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Team S.W.A.T.
Extremely Crazy MMA gear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Graves!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Graves as he jumps to the side.

Lesnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lesnar working the ground and pound from side control.
Graves takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lesnar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Graves is avoiding damage well.
Graves tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
Graves takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Lesnar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Graves is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Graves sneaks back into half guard.
Graves regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lesnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves striking off his back but it's not causing Lesnar any problems.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Graves has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lesnar!
Lesnar looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Graves throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Lesnar!
Lesnar manages to reverse the position and now he's in Graves's guard. Nice work there by Lesnar.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.

That's two 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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graves is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Graves avoid being mounted?
Lesnar tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Graves.
Graves tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a head shot. Graves uses the momentum to regain guard.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Graves 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.
Graves prevents Lesnar from improving his position.
Lesnar missing with punches from the bottom.
Graves is tying to control. Lesnar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Graves has hold of Lesnar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lesnar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lesnar is working to get back to half guard.
Lesnar regains half guard.
Lesnar wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Graves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graves's guard.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lesnar gets to his feet - Graves follows without any prompting.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Graves circles away easily

and Graves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lesnar!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lesnar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lesnar looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar is working hard here to advance position.
Lesnar forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing shots but Graves is blocking nicely.
Lesnar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lesnar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Graves can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lesnar thowing shots but they're missing.
Lesnar throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar thowing shots but they're missing.
Graves gets back to half guard.
Graves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Graves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Graves dodges it nicely.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar working over Graves with some ground and pound. Graves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar throws and elbow that misses. Graves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Graves!
Lesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesnar tries to get out of the position.
Lesnar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lesnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Graves is controlling him.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Graves puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Graves content to control rather than advance.
Graves is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lesnar!
Lesnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lesnar reaches up to try and control the position but Graves seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lesnar rolls and tries to escape and now Graves has his back!
Graves trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lesnar doesn't escape.
Graves is trying to stick to Lesnar's back but Lesnar is turning into Graves. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Graves's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lesnar.
Graves working a defensive guard but Lesnar manages to pass into side control anyway.

Lesnar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Graves knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lesnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lesnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but Graves is defending the strikes.
Graves is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lesnar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Graves!
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount and Graves is in trouble!

Graves is rocked!
Graves regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt

and Graves counters with a single leg into guard. Lesnar didn't expect that.

Lesnar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Graves has picked Lesnar up and slammed him! Lesnar can't keep hold of the triangle and Graves manages to pass to side control!
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar is not content to let Graves control the position.
Lesnar manages to get back to half guard.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar is refusing to be controlled, as Graves sits in half guard.
Graves blocks the strikes from Lesnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Graves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position.
Graves trying to control from half guard but Lesnar is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Graves counters with a single leg into guard. Lesnar didn't expect that.
Graves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lesnar is keeping the position for now.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar landing punches.
Lesnar with the ground and pound from mount.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Graves is still in real trouble! Can Lesnar finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar cracks Graves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Graves is in a horrible position here. Lesnar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnar looking to ground and pound but Graves is blocking nicely.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Graves to control.
Graves seems to have recovered his senses.

Lesnar goes for an armbar but Graves turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Graves.
Lesnar throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar trying to strike off his back.

Lesnar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graves wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
Lesnar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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.

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

Graves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lesnar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Graves has passed into side control.
Lesnar looks to move to half guard but instead Graves has passed into mount! Damn!
Graves trying to control but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar regains half guard.
Graves prevents Lesnar from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar punching from the bottom.
Michael Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves misses with a head shot. Lesnar uses the momentum to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Graves.
I think Lesnar 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

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