PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reigns Lesnar (ranked 6548 p4p, 0 weight class) and Action Jackson (ranked 7549 p4p, 0 weight class). Action Jackson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lesnar
vs
Jackson

160 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reigns Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Action Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice takedown defense from Lesnar. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Jackson gets caught napping as Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jackson is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackson wants to break free but Lesnar has control.
Lesnar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.

Lesnar jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Lesnar pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesnar is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jackson manages to pass to side control.
Lesnar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lesnar trying to control the position here.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reigns Lesnar dominated that round.
That's time! Lesnar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lesnar looking to score a takedown here. Jackson is defending well but Lesnar drives through and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lesnar stops Jackson from standing up.
Lesnar pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lesnar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lesnar tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jackson controls his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lesnar.
Lesnar works his way into side control.
Jackson looking for a sweep but Lesnar has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Lesnar is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jackson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jackson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Lesnar anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jackson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Lesnar slips an arm under Jackson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Lesnar has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Lesnar is squeezing on Jackson like an anaconda would it's prey. Jackson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reigns Lesnar!