PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Tosh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lesnar
vs
Tosh

190 cm
18
268 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosh swinging wildly here.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Tosh.
Lesnar darts in trying to clinch
and Tosh counters with a nice body shot.
Tosh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tosh tries to land a leg kick but Lesnar saw it coming and moves away.

Tosh gets a clinch.
Lesnar has Tosh pressed against the cage, preventing Tosh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tosh avoiding damage as Lesnar throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Tosh avoids the damage to the body.
Tosh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lesnar misses with a punch to the body.
Tosh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tosh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Tosh takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Daniel Tosh has been cut.

Lesnar pulls Tosh into guard.
Tosh stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar controls Tosh momentarily but Tosh frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tosh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lesnar dives on top into guard.
Tosh is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar trying to control but Tosh is working from the bottom.
Lesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Tosh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lesnar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar keeping full guard, as Tosh tries to pass.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Tosh controlling him for the moment.

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.
Tosh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tosh forces his way into half guard.
Tosh wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Tosh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tosh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lesnar is looking to clinch but Tosh is avoiding it.
Tosh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tosh scores with a shot to the body.
Tosh misses with a wild body shot.
Tosh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Tosh as Lesnar shoots in.
Tosh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tosh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tosh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Tosh.
Nice jab there from Tosh.
Tosh throws a push kick but Lesnar slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots for a double leg takedown but Tosh sprawls well. He's pushed Lesnar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tosh throws a leg kick but Lesnar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tosh lands a jab to Lesnar's midsection.
Tosh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tosh shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lesnar eats them both and turns towards Tosh to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tosh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lesnar's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Tosh.
Tosh lands a slapping body shot.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tosh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lesnar blocks a head kick by Tosh.
Tosh cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Tosh scores with a four punch combination!
Tosh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Tosh moves away
and Tosh counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Tosh moves into the clinch.

Tosh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar shoots in but Tosh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A left and a right from Tosh both land. Nice combination.
Tosh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tosh throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Tosh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up with Tosh, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes Tosh against the cage but Tosh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Tosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Tosh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tosh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar ducks right into an uppercut from Tosh.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tosh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tosh throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
Lesnar happy to just control the position for now.
Tosh is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
Tosh is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosh stops Lesnar from passing to mount.
Tosh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Tosh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Tosh is working away.
Tosh is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
Tosh manages to get back to half guard.
Tosh is staying active underneath Lesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Lesnar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tosh throws a wild body kick that Lesnar sees coming a mile off.
Lesnar wants to clinch
and Tosh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesnar thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tosh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniel Tosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tosh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lesnar scrambles back to his feet.
Lesnar dives in and grabs Tosh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tosh pushes down on Lesnar's head and hops out.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tosh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lesnar backs up against the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tosh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Tosh.

Tosh clinches.
Tosh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lesnar pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tosh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
Tosh avoids a wild elbow strike from Lesnar.
Tosh scores with a shoulder strike.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Tosh holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesnar drops back down to his feet.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tosh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tosh is defending well for now.
Daniel Tosh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Tosh pulls guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Tosh.
I've got Tosh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Tosh!