PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Furijima Donatello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatello comes to the cage accompanied by Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand. Lesnar has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Donatello
vs
Lesnar

190 cm
28
267 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

210 cm
33
285 lbs
21 - 27 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Furijima Donatello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Donatello shoots and misses

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Donatello wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
Donatello avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesnar.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
Lesnar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Donatello is squirming around nicely.

Lesnar looking to secure an arm triangle but Donatello defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar looking to control but Donatello is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Donatello might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatello is working to get back to half guard.
Donatello slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Donatello is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lesnar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lesnar's back!
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Donatello is persistently looking for the submission but Lesnar is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lesnar just trying to survive but Donatello is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Donatello lands punches and elbows.

Lesnar showing good submission defense here.
Even with his hooks in, Donatello manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Donatello is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donatello avoiding Lesnar 's attempts to control his hands.
Lesnar is trying to break free.

Lesnar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Donatello.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar trying to control the hands but Donatello won't let him.
Donatello throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Lesnar tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Lesnar rolls, trying to escape but Donatello keeps control of the position.
Donatello has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lesnar.
Donatello avoiding Lesnar 's attempts to control his hands.
Donatello is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lesnar. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donatello is looking to control Lesnar but Lesnar is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Lesnar fending off the submission attempt from Donatello.
Donatello is trying to stick to Lesnar's back but Lesnar is turning into Donatello. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Donatello's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lesnar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatello keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar works over Donatello with some ground and pound from guard.
Donatello keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Donatello keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.

Donatello is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lesnar is aware though and is defending well.
Lesnar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donatello manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lesnar's best efforts.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.

Donatello looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Lesnar in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Donatello tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lesnar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Lesnar!
Fedor Lesnar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.