PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Bereta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lesnar
vs
Bereta

190 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, 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 Helsinki, Phil Bereta!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bereta slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Bereta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bereta misses with a head kick.
Bereta slips a jab from Lesnar.
A nice combination there by Bereta.
Bereta tries a head kick but it misses.

Lesnar drives through with a takedown into Bereta's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar really is a fat lump.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bereta's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar trying to control but Bereta is working from the bottom.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bereta is keeping the position for now.

Lesnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bereta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lesnar has managed to get both his arms back between Bereta's legs - danger averted.
Lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
Bereta wants to sweep but no luck.

Lesnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bereta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lesnar has managed to get both his arms back between Bereta's legs - danger averted.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Bereta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lesnar scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Bereta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bereta looks winded!
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bereta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesnar defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesnar distracts Bereta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lesnar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bereta wants to sweep but no luck.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Bereta's brow.
Lesnar working some strikes from top position.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Bereta keeps moving.
Bereta wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bereta has momentary wrist control but Lesnar slips an elbow through the middle.

Bereta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bereta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lesnar cracks Bereta with a solid left hand.
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!
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar stands up over Bereta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar is in close to Bereta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bereta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bereta unloads with some shots from mount but Lesnar bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Bereta. Those never looked like landing.
Bereta tries a head kick but it misses.

Lesnar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bereta sprawls well initially but Lesnar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Lesnar there.
Nice strikes from Lesnar there.
Bereta has hold of Lesnar's hands but Lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bereta is trying to get back to full guard.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bereta gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bereta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bereta is breathing heavily.
Bereta can't keep his opponent in guard - Lesnar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bereta tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Bereta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bereta wants to get back to full guard.
Lesnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lesnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bereta keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bereta tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Bereta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bereta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar winds up and cracks Bereta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bereta is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
Bereta is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bereta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bereta taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Bereta has hold of Lesnar's hands but Lesnar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lesnar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lesnar throws a strike but Bereta avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bereta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar is adopting a defensive guard.
Bereta throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to stand but Bereta is controlling the position.
Lesnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bereta.
Bereta is working Lesnar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesnar tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bereta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bereta is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bereta is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Bereta. Those never looked like landing.
Lesnar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bereta counters with a big head kick but Lesnar shrugs it off.
Bereta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesnar has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bereta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bereta misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bereta.
Phil Bereta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bereta tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Bereta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phil Bereta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Bereta.
Bereta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bereta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bereta throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bereta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bereta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Bereta moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bereta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Bereta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fails with the takedown
and Bereta makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bereta is looking to clinch.
Bereta connects with a leg kick. Lesnar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bereta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Phil Bereta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bereta wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bereta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bereta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Bereta moves into the clinch.
Bereta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bereta.
Bereta scores a nice knee to the body.
Bereta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bereta lands a nice elbow.

Bereta manages to break the clinch.
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bereta throws a chopping leg kick but Lesnar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Bereta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!