PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Prot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Prot 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!

Lesnar
vs
Prot

185 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Prot!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar with a poor takedown
letting Prot counter with a right hand.
Lesnar misses with a takedown
and Prot counters with a straight right hand.
Prot throws a head kick but Lesnar moves out of range.

Prot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar wants to control but Prot postures up.
Lesnar regains half guard.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Prot, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Prot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lesnar's head.
Lesnar trying to control here.
Prot prevents Lesnar from improving his position.

Lesnar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lesnar is not content to let Prot control the position.
Lesnar moves into full guard.

Lesnar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Prot defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prot is working Lesnar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prot wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lesnar stalling.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
Lesnar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lesnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lesnar passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prot is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lesnar connects with a decent elbow.
Lesnar is putting a hurting on Prot here, landing some big shots from side control.
Prot taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lesnar staying calm.
Prot gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prot looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lesnar has hold of Prot's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Prot manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling from the full mount.
Prot is trying to stand.

Lesnar is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Prot is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Prot flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Lesnar anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Prot and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Lesnar slips an arm under Prot chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Lesnar has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Lesnar is squeezing on Prot like an anaconda would it's prey. Prot fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brock Lesnar!