PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franchise's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Don't Like Mondays- The Boomtown Rats. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Franchise
vs
Lesnar

177 cm
27
177 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
177 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franchise shoots for a takedown but Lesnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.
Franchise misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Franchise circles away and keeps his distance.
Franchise misses with a few strikes there.
Franchise takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franchise keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesnar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar lands with a nice combination. Franchise backs away looking to recover.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lesnar pushes Franchise up against the cage in a clinch.
Franchise fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franchise swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar keeps control of Franchise as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franchise avoiding damage as Lesnar throws knees to the body.
Franchise tries to pull guard but Lesnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Franchise drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Franchise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franchise tries to pull guard but Lesnar won't allow it.
Franchise has had enough of the clinch but Lesnar keeps him there for the moment.
Franchise has had enough of the clinch but Lesnar keeps him there for the moment.
Franchise tries to pull guard but Lesnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Franchise drops back down to his feet.
Franchise working hard to break the clinch.
Franchise creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franchise tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franchise throws an elbow but misses.
Franchise fails to pull guard.

Franchise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franchise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brian Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franchise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Franchise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Franchise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Franchise darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar closes the distance but Franchise moves to the side
and Franchise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franchise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franchise connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franchise shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Franchise's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar tries to move into range but Franchise moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Lesnar darts in and clinches Franchise up against the cage.
Lesnar looking to throw knees to the head but Franchise is blocking nicely.
Franchise stalling in the clinch but Lesnar improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar can't find room to land a body shot as Franchise controls the action.
Franchise tries to pull guard but Lesnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Franchise drops back down to his feet.
Franchise is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lesnar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franchise looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lesnar keeps control of Franchise as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franchise fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Franchise is avoiding it.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franchise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franchise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lesnar misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Lesnar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Franchise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lesnar's waist but Lesnar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Franchise off to one side.
Lesnar lands a body shot.
Lesnar throws a head kick but Franchise moves out of range.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Franchise circles away.
Lesnar looks for the body kick but Franchise saw that one coming.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Franchise moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchise moves out of range of the body kick from Lesnar.
Franchise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franchise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Franchise circles away.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Franchise sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lesnar lands a head kick!
Franchise misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Lesnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lesnar tries to clinch up but Franchise circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Franchise misses.
Lesnar throws a right hand that Franchise ducks under and follows up with a left that Franchise also avoids with ease.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franchise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franchise misses with a looping right.
Franchise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Franchise lands with a straight right. Lesnar didn't see that one coming.
Lesnar throws a sloppy head kick and Franchise moves out of range easily.
Franchise misses with a straight left.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franchise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevie Franchise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franchise swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Franchise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Franchise circles away.

Franchise gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.
Franchise takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Franchise takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Lesnar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franchise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar throws a head kick but Franchise moves out of range.
Franchise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Franchise keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franchise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franchise connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Lesnar as Franchise shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Franchise or perhaps it was just good defense by Lesnar which made him look bad.

Lesnar has closed the distance and engaged Franchise in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franchise steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lesnar. That one must have hurt.
Franchise throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Franchise jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franchise.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Franchise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar closes the distance and pushes Franchise back into the cage.
Franchise pushes off an throws an elbow but Lesnar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lesnar.
Franchise has had enough of the clinch but Lesnar keeps him there for the moment.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Franchise circles away.
Brian Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Franchise avoids it well.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Franchise. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Franchise pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franchise shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar working a defensive guard here.
Franchise forces his way into half guard.

Lesnar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Franchise pulls his head out easily.
Franchise is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar wants to control but Franchise is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Franchise is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lesnar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position but Franchise isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Lesnar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Franchise tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lesnar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Lesnar as Franchise shoots in.
Lesnar lands with a slapping head kick.
Franchise takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franchise scores with a decent looking hook.
Franchise blocks a jab.
Lesnar scores with a nice right hand.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Franchise counters with a left and a right that stings Lesnar.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Lesnar looks for the body kick but Franchise saw that one coming.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franchise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Franchise scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Franchise swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franchise punishes Lesnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franchise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Franchise tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Franchise throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franchise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Lesnar tenderised Franchise's leg. Franchise is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar throws a series of strikes that have Franchise backpedaling.
Lesnar misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Franchise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Franchise throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesnar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lesnar duly obliges.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franchise is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Franchise circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar throws the kick towards the body but Franchise avoids it.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Franchise is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchise avoids the head kick by Lesnar.
Franchise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franchise throws a chopping leg kick but Lesnar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Franchise scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Franchise tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franchise looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lesnar tries to bench press Franchise off him but Franchise keeps the position.
Franchise trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.

Franchise tries for a kimura but Lesnar is defending well.

Franchise is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesnar has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control but Franchise postures up.
Franchise remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lesnar is not content to let Franchise control the position.

Franchise thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Stevie Franchise did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lesnar misses with a head kick.
Lesnar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lesnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Franchise swinging wildly here.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Franchise avoids them all with ease.
Franchise scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franchise paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franchise misses with a few strikes there.
Franchise wants to slow Lesnar down by chopping away at his legs.
Lesnar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Lesnar darts in and clinches Franchise up against the cage.
Lesnar gets through Franchise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Franchise to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Franchise misses with an elbow over the top.
Franchise throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franchise throws an elbow but it misses.
Franchise can't break the clinch.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Franchise circles away.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Franchise looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Franchise is having none of it.
Franchise shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lesnar defends it nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Franchise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the body.
Franchise dives in and grabs Lesnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes down on Franchise's head and hops out.
Franchise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Franchise circles away.
Lesnar misses with a head kick.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Franchise avoids it well.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franchise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franchise closes the distance and clinches up with Lesnar, looking for a takedown. Franchise pushes Lesnar against the cage but Lesnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Franchise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franchise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.

Lesnar moves into the clinch successfully.
Franchise misses with an elbow over the top.
Lesnar has Franchise pressed against the cage, preventing Franchise from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franchise is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brian Lesnar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Franchise circles away.
Franchise throws a lazy right hand but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franchise listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Lesnar clinches up with Franchise and pushes him back against the cage.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Franchise is avoiding it.
Lesnar lands a leg kick that knocks Franchise off balance momentarily.
Franchise moves out of range as Lesnar throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Some wild striking there from Franchise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Franchise bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Franchise misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchise trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franchise misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Franchise is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesnar has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Brian Lesnar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Lesnar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franchise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Franchise keeps it at a distance.
Franchise takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Franchise thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Franchise tries to land a leg kick but Lesnar saw it coming and moves away.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Franchise is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lesnar clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franchise is defending well for now.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lesnar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Franchise closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Franchise moves out of range.
Lesnar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Franchise dives in and scores a takedown into Lesnar's guard.
Franchise landing with the ground and pound.
Franchise won't allow Lesnar to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franchise works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep. Franchise is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Franchise is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lesnar sees it coming and defends easily.
Stevie Franchise overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franchise looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Franchise is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lesnar!
Franchise mounts Lesnar! Really nice guard pass there!
Franchise throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lesnar because Franchise loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Franchise wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Franchise looking for a guillotine from mount but Lesnar is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Franchise looking to control but Lesnar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lesnar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franchise quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Franchise but it's paid off an Lesnar is forced to tap! Nice work by Franchise.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stevie Franchise!
Stevie Franchise retains his welterweight title!