PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Burt (ranked 5757 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 7849 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burt
vs
Lesnar

174 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bradley Burt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lesnar is trying to stall.
Burt tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.

Burt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.

Burt explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Burt really is a fat lump.

Lesnar has Burt up against the cage in a clinch.
Burt swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lesnar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burt uses from the top position.

Burt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Burt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt is staying tight to Lesnar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Burt looks up at the clock and then as Lesnar takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Burt smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Burt takes a little break here. Lesnar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Burt is trying to get an arm triangle but Lesnar is defending well.
Burt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.

Burt stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar gets caught napping as Burt dives in and scores a takedown. Lesnar manages to retain guard.

Lesnar has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Burt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Burt is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesnar.
Burt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.

Lesnar pulls guard.
Burt postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lesnar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Burt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Lesnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar wants to take a breather but Burt manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lesnar.
Burt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bradley Burt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burt shoots in for a double leg but Lesnar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lesnar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Burt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar avoids it really well and circles away.
Lesnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Burt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lesnar as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Burt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar scores with a head kick.

Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burt to the ground. Lesnar is now in Burt's guard.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.

Burt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lesnar presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burt has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Burt blocks an uppercut.
Burt is trying to break free.

Burt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a body shot but no joy.

Lesnar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Burt on his heels. He'll look to pass Burt's guard now, I'm sure.

Burt kicks Lesnar off and gets to his feet.

Burt shoots in and gets a takedown into Lesnar's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar working a defensive guard here.
Burt lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burt postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
Burt throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.
Burt postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
Burt stands up over Lesnar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burt distracts Lesnar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burt content to stall in guard here.
Lesnar trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Burt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burt just misses with a punch to the body.
Burt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lesnar defends it nicely.
Lesnar steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

Burt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Burt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Burt goes for a double leg but Lesnar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lesnar continues to drive forward.

Lesnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Burt!
Burt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Burt explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burt drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.
Lesnar tries to break free but Burt pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lesnar wants to take a breather but Burt is having none of it.
Lesnar looks to land a strike but Burt avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Burt.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Burt manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burt manages to break the clinch.
Burt dives in and grabs Lesnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes down on Burt's head and hops out.

Burt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lesnar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burt lands a nice forearm strike.
Lesnar tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burt is trying to get an arm triangle but Lesnar is defending well.
Lesnar being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Burt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lesnar gets back to half guard.
Burt is nestled in close to Lesnar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bradley Burt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brock Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley Burt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradley Burt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradley Burt!