PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lesnar Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasya Mordovorot (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.

Brock
vs
Mordovorot

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lesnar Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasya Mordovorot!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mordovorot circles away quickly and effectively.
Mordovorot misses with a wild combination.
Mordovorot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brock shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mordovorot defends it nicely.
Mordovorot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mordovorot shoots in looking for a takedown. Brock tries to sprawl out of it but Mordovorot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock shoots for a double leg takedown but Mordovorot sprawls well. He's pushed Brock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mordovorot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brock tries to avoid it but Mordovorot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brock to the ground. Brock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brock lands a nice shot to the body.
Brock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mordovorot.
Lesnar Brock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasya Mordovorot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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

Brock clinches with his opponent.
Mordovorot tries to break free but Brock pushes him back against the cage.
Brock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mordovorot swings wildly with an uppercut but Brock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brock jumps guard but Mordovorot turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mordovorot avoiding damage as Brock throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brock manages to pull guard.
Mordovorot trying to control but Brock is working from the bottom.
Mordovorot being controlled here momentarily.
Brock is trying to control the position but Mordovorot postures up.
Mordovorot trying to control the position from guard on top but Brock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mordovorot forces his way into half guard.
Brock tries to roll over but Mordovorot keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordovorot is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brock!
Brock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mordovorot trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brock blocking the ground and pound.
Brock is desperately trying to improve his position but Mordovorot has a good base and remains in mount.
Brock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brock tries to get out of the position.
Brock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mordovorot tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brock is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mordovorot punching from mount but Brock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mordovorot tries to control but Brock wriggling away.
Brock is looking to improve his position but Mordovorot isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mordovorot controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vasya Mordovorot will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mordovorot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mordovorot drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brock defends it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Mordovorot scores with a four punch combination!
Mordovorot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mordovorot misses the body punch
and Brock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mordovorot takes a swing at Brock's ribcage but misses.

Brock darts in and clinches Mordovorot up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Brock drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordovorot advances position into side control!
Brock tries to bench press Mordovorot off him but Mordovorot keeps the position.
Mordovorot has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brock!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordovorot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brock's face.
Mordovorot misses with a head shot.
Mordovorot controlling the pace for now.
Mordovorot throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mordovorot manages to capitalize on a mistake by Brock to take his back!
Brock looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mordovorot.

Mordovorot working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mordovorot gets his hands free as Brock looks to control.
Mordovorot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mordovorot looking for the RNC.

Mordovorot looking for the RNC.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brock tries to roll but Mordovorot sticks to his back.

Brock preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mordovorot.
Brock is trying to get back to his feet but Mordovorot has full control of the position and if anything, Brock has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordovorot is not going to allow Brock to sit and survive in this position.
Brock wants to escape the position.

Mordovorot looking for the choke from the back.

Mordovorot is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Brock defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Vasya Mordovorot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brock is in bad spot here.
Brock trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brock rolls, trying to escape but Mordovorot keeps control of the position.
Brock is trying to stand back up.
Brock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mordovorot on the ground.
Mordovorot missing with strikes.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Brock is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasya Mordovorot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mordovorot throws a series of punches but Brock moves out of range.
Brock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mordovorot wants to counter with a clinch but Brock pushes him away.
Brock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mordovorot as he jumps to the side.
Brock tries to move into range but Mordovorot moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordovorot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mordovorot tries to bum rush Brock with a series of wild strikes but Brock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mordovorot avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lesnar Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock slips a jab from Mordovorot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brock is defended easily by Mordovorot.
Brock moves out of range as Mordovorot throws a body kick.
Mordovorot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brock throws a series of punches but Mordovorot moves out of range.
Brock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mordovorot to score with a decent uppercut.
Brock fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brock gets a clinch.
Brock is pushing Mordovorot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mordovorot tries to pull guard but Brock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mordovorot can't get the takedown.
Mordovorot is looking to take this one to the mat.

Brock jumps into guard, dragging Mordovorot to the mat.
Mordovorot wants to control from the top but Brock keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brock looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mordovorot passes into half guard.
Mordovorot trying to control from half guard but Brock is working away.
Mordovorot content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mordovorot trying to control from half guard but Brock is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mordovorot might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brock haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mordovorot works his way into full mount!

Mordovorot has control of Brock's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brock regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasya Mordovorot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mordovorot 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Vasya Mordovorot!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Vasya Mordovorot!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Vasya Mordovorot!

Vasya Mordovorot wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Vasya Mordovorot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.