PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Houge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brach Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Houge has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Houge
vs
Lesnar

190 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Houge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brach Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Lesnar both land. Nice combination.
Lesnar throws a right hand that Houge ducks under and follows up with a left that Houge also avoids with ease.
Lesnar misses with a looping left.
Houge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houge could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Brach Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar moves forwards but Houge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Houge throws a one two combo.

It looks like Brach Lesnar has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Houge goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Houge throws a head kick but Lesnar moves out of range.
Houge missing with a left hand there. Lesnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Houge lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Houge's head but Houge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Houge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Houge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lesnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Houge on the side of the head.
Houge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Houge lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Houge misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
John Houge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar takes a swing at Houge's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Houge.
Lesnar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Houge's head.

It looks like John Houge has been cut.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Houge.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Houge.
Houge takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houge circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Houge moves out of range.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut. Houge saw that one coming.
Lesnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by Houge.
No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Lesnar.
Lesnar looks to land a combination. Houge sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Houge is breathing heavily.
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
Lesnar lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar drops Houge with a right and a left! Lesnar comes rushing in but Houge regains his composure and manages to keep Lesnar in guard.

Houge is rocked!
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houge keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lesnar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Houge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Houge counters with a stiff right hand.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houge was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Houge moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Houge ducked under it nicely.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Houge is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houge misses with a few strikes there.
Houge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar lands a lovely overhand right.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Houge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houge is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Houge moves out of range as Lesnar strikes.
Houge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lesnar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Houge misses with a wild combination.
Houge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesnar takes a swing at Houge's ribcage but misses.
Houge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lesnar waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Houge.
Lesnar lands the left hand.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnar's corner calls for a 1-2. Lesnar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice combo by Lesnar! Oh, that's hurt him - Houge falls to the canvas and Lesnar follows him into side control.
Oh Houge is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lesnar stands up.
Houge seems to have got his legs back now.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Houge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brach Lesnar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Houge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Houge is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Lesnar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Houge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brach Lesnar.
Houge prevents the takedown attempt.

Houge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Houge wants to clinch.
Houge tries to clinch up.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Houge with a series of wild strikes but Houge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Houge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Houge dodges the punch combination from Lesnar.
A chopping leg kick lands by Houge.
Brach Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Houge lands a jab.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar swings for the body but Houge moves out of range.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
A big left from Lesnar misses.
Houge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Houge closes the distance but Lesnar moves to the side
and Lesnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesnar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Houge. Houge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Houge looks to land a body kick but Lesnar moved away.
Lesnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Houge counters with a body kick that stops Lesnar in his tracks momentarily.
Houge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Houge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Houge tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar takes a swing at Houge's ribcage but misses.
John Houge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar misses with a looping left.
Houge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lesnar throws a shot from downtown. Houge moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Houge. That one must have hurt.
Houge lands with a nice combination. Lesnar backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Houge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Houge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Lesnar.
Houge lands with an overhand left.
Houge lands with a hook. Lesnar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar walks into a left hand.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut.
Houge tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
A lazy left from Lesnar finds it's target.
Houge feints and then cracks Lesnar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lesnar down.
Lesnar walks into a stiff left hand from Houge.
Lesnar dips to his left and cracks Houge with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a three punch combo!
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Houge throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Houge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houge misses with a head kick.
Lesnar lands a body shot.
Lesnar lands with a right hand.
Houge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar.
Lesnar swings for the body but Houge moves out of range.
Houge ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Houge counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Houge has time to react.
Lesnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Houge.
Lesnar looks for a takedown but Houge sprawls well.
Houge wants to clinch.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Houge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Houge tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Houge counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lesnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar blocks a head kick by Houge.
Houge misses with an uppercut.
Lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Houge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Houge counters with a nice uppercut.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lesnar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Houge throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnar moves out of range easily.
A big left from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houge moves away.
Lesnar dips to his left and cracks Houge with an uppercut!
Lesnar shoots in but Houge avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houge looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
Lesnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Houge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brach Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Houge darts in trying to clinch
and Lesnar counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Houge does no damage.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Houge avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Houge cracks Lesnar with a good jab.
Houge scores with a nice head shot.
Houge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnar cracks Houge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lesnar lands a two punch combo.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Houge avoids them all with ease.
Houge misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Houge's head but Houge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Houge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houge tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Houge there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Houge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Houge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Houge with a series of wild strikes but Houge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houge as he avoids it easily.
Houge jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lesnar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lesnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Houge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Houge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Houge manages to avoid it.
Houge lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Houge moves out of range.
Houge slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Houge ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
John Houge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Houge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Houge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Houge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Houge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Houge with a series of wild strikes but Houge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Houge misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnar sizes up Houge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lesnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Houge has time to react.
Lesnar misses with a shot to the body
and Houge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Lesnar.
Houge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesnar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Houge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Houge tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lesnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Houge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Houge.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Houge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houge slips under a jab.
Lesnar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Houge circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Houge lands a two punch combo.
Houge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Houge avoids it well.
Houge walks into a stiff left hand from Lesnar.

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.
Houge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Houge is just out of range.
Houge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lesnar on the side of the head.
Houge tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Houge checks a leg kick.
Lesnar throws a combination that misses
and Houge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Houge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lesnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesnar.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Houge.
A punch lands to the side of Lesnar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Houge avoids nicely.
Lesnar lands with a shot to the body.
Brach Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Houge is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brach Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lesnar 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brach Lesnar!