PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasserman comes to the cage accompanied by Lit em Up. Pasquale Kasserman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brock Lesnar's chin.

Kasserman
vs
Lesnar

190 cm
33
270 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

191 cm
38
275 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

The Dark Side

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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasquale Kasserman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasserman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kasserman to the ground. Lesnar is now in Kasserman's guard.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kasserman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kasserman 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.
Lesnar trying to control but Kasserman is working from the bottom.
Kasserman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kasserman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Kasserman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasserman is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lesnar wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasserman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasserman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Kasserman darts in and clinches Lesnar up against the cage.

Kasserman manages to break the clinch.

Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kasserman to the ground. Lesnar is now in Kasserman's 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!
Kasserman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Kasserman wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar is stalling in the full guard.
Kasserman has momentary wrist control but Lesnar slips an elbow through the middle.
Lesnar connects with a couple of short punches.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Kasserman is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Kasserman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Kasserman keeps moving.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kasserman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kasserman tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasquale Kasserman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasserman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesnar.
Lesnar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kasserman eats them both and turns towards Lesnar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Pasquale Kasserman has been cut.

Lesnar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kasserman is keeping the position for now.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasserman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kasserman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasserman keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kasserman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar passes into half guard.
Lesnar is looking to advance position but Kasserman won't allow it.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lesnar in particular looking to stall.
Kasserman is holding on to half guard well.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lesnar in particular looking to stall.
Lesnar is just content to waste time from the top position. Kasserman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lesnar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lesnar trying to control but Kasserman is working from the bottom.
Kasserman looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasserman, not yet.
Lesnar postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brock Lesnar wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kasserman moves out of range of the strikes.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasserman.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kasserman.
Kasserman closes the distance and clinches up with Lesnar, looking for a takedown. Kasserman pushes Lesnar against the cage but Lesnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kasserman.
Kasserman ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasserman swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasserman is just out of range.
Kasserman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnar throws out the jab.
Kasserman 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 Kasserman off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasserman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lesnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
Brock Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasserman tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pasquale Kasserman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lesnar thuds a left hand into Kasserman's body.
A punch lands to the side of Kasserman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kasserman shoots in looking for a takedown but Lesnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasserman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasserman is just out of range.
Kasserman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lesnar. Lesnar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kasserman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lesnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kasserman is not content to let Lesnar control the position.
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 fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.
Lesnar is trying to ground and pound but Kasserman uses the momentary lack of control by Lesnar to regain half guard.
Lesnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kasserman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kasserman trying to control here.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Kasserman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman gets back to full guard.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lesnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar fails with the takedown
and Kasserman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar swings for the body but Kasserman moves out of range.
Kasserman takes one on the button.
Lesnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kasserman avoids it really well and circles away.

Kasserman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.
Lesnar tries to improve position but can't.
Lesnar is still trying to improve position.
Kasserman taking a breather here.
Lesnar tries to buck Kasserman off but Kasserman is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kasserman easily slips into full mount!
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lesnar is positioning himself well to prevent Kasserman advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar wants to improve his position but Kasserman is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lesnar 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
A very excited looking Brock Lesnar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.