PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lesnar
vs
Arlovski

191 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
255 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
Mohito Fightwear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar has a takedown stuffed.
Arlovski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lesnar's calf.
Arlovski is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Lesnar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lesnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arlovski.

It looks like Jamie Lesnar has been cut.
Arlovski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arlovski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Arlovski throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.

Lesnar gets a takedown into half guard.
Arlovski is trying to stand up here but Lesnar is controlling him well.
Lesnar is taking a breather. Arlovski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lesnar lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar working Arlovski over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling the pace.
Lesnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Arlovski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lesnar is nestled in close to Arlovski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arlovski's head.
Arlovski is trying to stand back up but Lesnar is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lesnar throwing shots but Arlovski is blocking nicely.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lesnar throwing shots but Arlovski is blocking nicely.
Arlovski wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Arlovski won't allow Lesnar to pass to mount.
Lesnar controlling the action here.

Lesnar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski is looking to get back to is feet but Lesnar passes into side control.
Arlovski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lesnar is controlling him well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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.
Lesnar postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lesnar is working Arlovski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lesnar looks up at the clock and then as Arlovski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lesnar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Arlovski prevents Lesnar from improving position.
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Arlovski will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lesnar fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lesnar controls the position.
Arlovski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arlovski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lesnar is controlling him well.
Arlovski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

It looks like Andrey Arlovski has been cut.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Lesnar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Arlovski looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.

That has opened up Andrey Arlovski's cut even more.
Arlovski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Arlovski throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Lesnar counters by clinching up.
Lesnar is working for takedown but Arlovski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Lesnar has him pinned against the cage.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Lesnar has him pinned against the cage.
Arlovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arlovski is trying to push Lesnar away but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch but Lesnar keeps him there for the moment.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arlovski can do to turn this around?
Arlovski is trying to break free.
Arlovski is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arlovski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arlovski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesnar back to the cage. Arlovski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Arlovski misses with a straight right.
Lesnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arlovski is fending him off so far but Lesnar persists. Nope, Arlovski circles away and we're back to standing.
Arlovski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Arlovski sprawls well.

Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arlovski taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
Lesnar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arlovski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arlovski is trying to stand back up but Lesnar is controlling him
Lesnar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Arlovski manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lesnar keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lesnar defending well as Arlovski loads up on a big left hand.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Jamie Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lesnar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The cut above Andrey Arlovski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Lesnar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Andrey Arlovski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrey Arlovski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jamie Lesnar!