PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grim Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lesnar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes The Pain. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lesnar
vs
Reaper

191 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grim Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Reaper with that takedown attempt.
Reaper closes the distance but Lesnar moves to the side

and Lesnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Reaper is working an open guard so Lesnar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reaper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lesnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Reaper closes the distance and pushes Lesnar back into the cage.
Reaper has Lesnar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lesnar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Reaper breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reaper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reaper with a poor takedown

and Lesnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grim Reaper.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Lesnar gets a double leg takedown into Reaper's guard.
Reaper trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.

Lesnar stands up from Reaper's guard - Lesnar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reaper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reaper shoots and misses
and Lesnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reaper looks gassed!
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reaper as he avoids it easily.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Reaper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lesnar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lesnar wants it to stay on the feet.

Reaper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lesnar was covering up waiting for the punch and Reaper finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper wants to pass the guard but Lesnar is keeping the position.

Reaper is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lesnar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lesnar has escaped and now he's on top!

Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lesnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Reaper avoids nicely.
Reaper has a takedown stuffed.

Lesnar rushes Reaper and presses him up against the cage.
Reaper wants a takedown.

Lesnar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reaper is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Reaper to stand up.
Reaper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Lesnar gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Reaper tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Lesnar wants to stand but Reaper has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reaper tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Reaper slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Lesnar clinches with his opponent.
Reaper looking to stall.
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Reaper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lesnar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reaper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lesnar pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar wants to stand but Reaper is controlling the position.
Reaper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reaper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper lands a couple of digs.
Reaper prevents Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
Reaper passes Lesnar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is trying to get back to full guard.

Reaper is looking for a kimura but Lesnar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reaper to get the leverage.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Reaper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reaper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lesnar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to control but can't.
Reaper is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
Lesnar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lesnar wants to control but Reaper is keeping busy.

Lesnar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lesnar is not content to let Reaper control the position.
Lesnar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reaper is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throwing shots but Lesnar is blocking nicely.
Reaper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lesnar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lesnar keeping full guard, as Reaper tries to pass.
Lesnar trying to control the position here.
Lesnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reaper manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar gets to his feet - Reaper follows without any prompting.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lesnar sprawls well. Lesnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reaper gets slowly back to his feet.
Lesnar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reaper.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lesnar gets a clinch.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Reaper holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesnar drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reaper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reaper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lesnar up against the cage.
Lesnar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reaper up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brock Lesnar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Reaper wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.

Reaper moves into the clinch.

Reaper breaks from the clinch.
Reaper shoots and misses

and Lesnar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Reaper manages to get underhooks.

Reaper pulls guard.
Lesnar wants to stand but Reaper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Lesnar stands up from Reaper's guard - Lesnar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar leaves Reaper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper cracks Lesnar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reaper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Reaper misses with a body kick.
Reaper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reaper wants to clinch but Lesnar slips to the side

and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.

Lesnar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Reaper fails with a takedown attempt.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grim Reaper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reaper tries to control but Lesnar manages to take his back.
Reaper trying to control the position but Lesnar manages to sink in the hooks.

Lesnar gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Reaper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reaper tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar clinches.
Lesnar scores with a knee to the head.

Reaper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lesnar gets tackled into the cage by Reaper. Reaper maintains the clinch.
Reaper tries to pull guard but Lesnar holds him up against the cage and eventually Reaper drops back down to his feet.
Lesnar lands a knee to the head.

Lesnar has hold of one of Reaper's legs. Reaper is fighting the takedown attempt but Lesnar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lesnar tries to stand but Reaper is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar won't allow Reaper to sweep him here.

Reaper throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lesnar escapes and throws Reaper's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Reaper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lesnar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Reaper is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lesnar is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reaper tries to control Lesnar's body but Lesnar pushes him off. Reaper squirms to his side and now Lesnar has his back!
Grim Reaper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reaper wants to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'