PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Ali Said (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lesnar
vs
Ali Said

196 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, 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 Montreal, Mohamed Ali Said!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ali Said gets tackled into the cage by Lesnar. Lesnar maintains the clinch.

Lesnar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lesnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ali Said.
Lesnar has Ali Said pulled in close to control his posture.
Lesnar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ali Said is working Lesnar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ali Said stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ali Said stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.
Ali Said tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesnar is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ali Said drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lesnar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lesnar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lesnar!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali Said is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ali Said can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Ali Said is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ali Said manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ali Said has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ali Said gets back to full guard.
Ali Said wants to hit a switch here but Lesnar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ali Said there!

Lesnar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ali Said gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said manages to get to full guard.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali Said is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali Said trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lesnar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ali Said, up you get!
Ali Said is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lesnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Ali Said drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.

Ali Said pulls guard effortlessly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said working a defensive guard but Lesnar passes into half guard.
Ali Said is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar works his way into side control.
Lesnar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali Said keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali Said is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Ali Said dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lesnar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ali Said is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lesnar.
A body shot lands from Ali Said.
A frustrated look appears on Ali Said's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ali Said can't get the takedown.

Ali Said manages to break the clinch.
Ali Said displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lesnar.

Lesnar pushes Ali Said up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ali Said walks away with a smile on his face. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lesnar gets tackled into the cage by Ali Said. Ali Said maintains the clinch.
Ali Said jumps guard but Lesnar stands there with Ali Said around his waist. Ali Said gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ali Said drags the fight down to the ground.
Lesnar is looking to stand up but Ali Said won't let him.

Ali Said is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lesnar is aware though and is defending well.
Ali Said wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
Ali Said is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ali Said bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lesnar's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ali Said defends it easily.
Ali Said tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesnar is retaining full guard.
Ali Said wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Ali Said showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ali Said trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mohamed Ali Said has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to control the position but Ali Said postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mohamed Ali Said.
Lesnar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ali Said defends well and Lesnar ends up having to push Ali Said into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali Said is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lesnar is defending well.
Lesnar stops a takedown attempt from Ali Said.

Ali Said breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ali Said pinned against the cage. Ali Said gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali Said.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ali Said has Lesnar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ali Said pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lesnar tumbling to the mat - Ali Said dives into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar working a defensive guard here.
Ali Said looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Ali Said showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lesnar shoots in but Ali Said avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lesnar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Ali Said blocks the body kick.

Ali Said gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lesnar taking a breather.
Ali Said tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lesnar wants to take the fight to the mat but Ali Said manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ali Said wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ali Said tightens his grip and picks Lesnar up, before dumping him to the ground. Lesnar manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Said wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ali Said advances position into side control!
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
Ali Said scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali Said in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.
Ali Said creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Ali Said's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lesnar is trying to control Ali Said's posture but Ali Said avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali Said working the body and head with strikes.
Lesnar is not content to let Ali Said control the position.
Ali Said lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lesnar down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Ali Said is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sloppy strikes there by Ali Said.

Ali Said wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lesnar, who protects the arm well.
Lesnar wants to control but Ali Said postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Said is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesnar's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lesnar is not content to let Ali Said control the position.
Ali Said is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesnar's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.
Ali Said trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mohamed Ali Said.

Ali Said closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lesnar did well to prevent Ali Said getting side control.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mohamed Ali Said is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ali Said stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lesnar to get to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Ali Said comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ali Said has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Ali Said!
Mohamed Ali Said decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.