PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lesnar (ranked 25229 p4p, 513 weight class) and Christian Zimmerman (ranked 5185 p4p, 402 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lesnar
vs
Zimmerman

178 cm
20
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Zimmerman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lesnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Lesnar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zimmerman trying to remain calm as Lesnar controls from the top position.

Lesnar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Good shot there by Zimmerman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lesnar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zimmerman's guard.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Zimmerman.
Lesnar stands and throws Zimmerman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zimmerman is looking for a sweep.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zimmerman tries to bench press Lesnar off him but Lesnar keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zimmerman is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Zimmerman's face as Lesnar controls the position.
Lesnar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lesnar punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working Zimmerman over with strikes here.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.

Zimmerman is rocked!
Zimmerman looks winded!
Lesnar content just to control the position here.

Lesnar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zimmerman is trying to reverse the position but instead Lesnar has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar biding his time, looking for the opening.
Zimmerman trying to control the hands but Lesnar breaks the grip.

Lesnar looking for the choke from the back.
Lesnar biding his time, looking for the opening.
Lesnar scores with punches to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lesnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lesnar clinches up with Zimmerman and pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar stalling the fight.

Lesnar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lesnar gets to his feet - Zimmerman follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar rushes Zimmerman and presses him up against the cage.

Lesnar successfully pulls guard.
Lesnar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zimmerman wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Zimmerman tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesnar is retaining full guard.
Lesnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Zimmerman trying to control but Lesnar postures up.

Lesnar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zimmerman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lesnar.
Zimmerman is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is thwarting Zimmerman's attempts to control the position.
Lesnar controlling the action here.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zimmerman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Zimmerman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zimmerman is breathing heavily.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Lesnar is working for a submission of some sort.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar slips nicely into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Zimmerman actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lesnar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zimmerman throws a sloppy body shot

and Lesnar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lesnar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zimmerman connects with a nice looking jab.
Zimmerman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lesnar.
Donk. Zimmerman catches Lesnar right on the button with a cross.
Zimmerman cracks Lesnar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zimmerman connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lesnar has closed the distance and engaged Zimmerman in a clinch.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Zimmerman connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zimmerman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman connects with the punch.
Zimmerman lands with an overhand left.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.

Zimmerman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lesnar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zimmerman to the mat. Zimmerman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zimmerman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zimmerman looking for a sweep. Not yet Zimmerman, not yet.
Zimmerman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zimmerman is keeping the position for now.
Zimmerman being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zimmerman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zimmerman misses the body punch
and Lesnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zimmerman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zimmerman lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Zimmerman does it's job there.
Christian Zimmerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar jumps guard.
Lesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesnar tries to get out of the position.
Lesnar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zimmerman passes Lesnar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lesnar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep. Zimmerman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking to pass Lesnar's guard but actually Lesnar recovers to full guard.

Lesnar working for a triangle but Zimmerman defends it easily.
Zimmerman being controlled here momentarily.
Zimmerman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zimmerman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Zimmerman.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:27

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