PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lothbrock (ranked 24049 p4p, 24229 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 644 p4p, 671 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar's choice of entrance music: Chop Suey. Ragnar Lothbrock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lothbrock
vs
Lesnar

185 cm
28
235
0 - 8 - 0

190 cm
21
240
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ragnar Lothbrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Lothbrock moves into the clinch.
Lothbrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lothbrock tries for a takedown but Lesnar manages to get underhooks.

Lothbrock pulls Lesnar into guard.
Lothbrock wants to sweep but no luck.
Lothbrock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lesnar manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Lothbrock throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar looking to control.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lothbrock seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lesnar for as long as he can get away with.
Lothbrock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lothbrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar controls Lothbrock momentarily but Lothbrock frees himself.
Lothbrock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lothbrock controls from within his opponent's guard.

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

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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lothbrock landing knees to the body.
Lothbrock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lesnar up against the cage.

Lothbrock jumps into guard, dragging Lesnar to the mat.

Lesnar stands up from Lothbrock's guard - Lesnar perhaps looking for a knockout.

Lothbrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lothbrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar is trying to stall.
Lesnar tries to break free but Lothbrock pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lothbrock is trying to drag Lesnar to the mat but Lesnar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lothbrock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lothbrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lothbrock has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lesnar clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I would not like to be Lesnar right now.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Lothbrock just sinks the hooks in.
Lesnar tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lesnar tries to hold on but Lothbrock postures up.
Lothbrock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've been informed that Lesnar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lothbrock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been hearing that Lothbrock has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lothbrock with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Lothbrock postures up.
Lothbrock with shots to the head and body - Lesnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lothbrock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lothbrock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Lothbrock. No joy for Lesnar on that attempt.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lothbrock clinches up with Lesnar and pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lesnar gets underhooks to prevent Lothbrock's takedown attempt.
Lesnar is looking to control Lothbrock's arms but Lothbrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lesnar has his back to the cage.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lothbrock tries to throw a body punch but Lesnar avoids it by throwing Lothbrock back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Lothbrock has him pressed against the cage.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lothbrock darts in and clinches Lesnar up against the cage.
Lothbrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lesnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lothbrock has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lesnar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lothbrock's brow.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lands with a right hand.
Lesnar tries a head kick but it misses.

Lothbrock has closed the distance and engaged Lesnar in a clinch.
Lothbrock is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lesnar is trying to push Lothbrock away but Lothbrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lesnar jumps guard but Lothbrock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lothbrock has Lesnar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lesnar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lothbrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lothbrock tries a knee to the head but Lesnar blocks it.

Lothbrock is trying to trip Lesnar. He has hold of a leg but Lesnar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lothbrock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Lesnar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lothbrock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lothbrock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lothbrock looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock 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.
Lesnar is adopting a defensive guard.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Lothbrock controlling him for the moment.
Lothbrock trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lothbrock throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lothbrock has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lothbrock is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lesnar can't fight it off and eventually Lothbrock manages to take the fight to the floor. Lesnar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Lesnar is working an open guard so Lothbrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lesnar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Lothbrock sees it coming and moves out of range.

Lothbrock darts in and clinches Lesnar up against the cage.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lothbrock gets a clinch.
Lesnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lothbrock gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
Lothbrock is trying to drag Lesnar to the mat but Lesnar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Lothbrock lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lothbrock controlling the action here.
Lesnar trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnar Lothbrock dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lesnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lothbrock.
Lothbrock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.

Lothbrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lothbrock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lesnar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lothbrock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lesnar after a bit of a struggle.
Lothbrock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lesnar after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Lothbrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lothbrock avoids it.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lothbrock tries to clinch but Lesnar moves away
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Lothbrock is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lothbrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lothbrock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Lothbrock shows good takedown defense.
Lothbrock misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lothbrock clinches up against the cage.
Lesnar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lesnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lothbrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lothbrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lothbrock.
Lesnar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lothbrock has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lothbrock wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Lothbrock.

It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lothbrock tightens his grip and picks Lesnar up, before dumping him to the ground. Lesnar manages to land in guard.

Lesnar pushes Lothbrock off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrock wants to clinch.
Lesnar wants to counter with a clinch but Lothbrock pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock is looking to clinch.
Ragnar Lothbrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Lesnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lothbrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lothbrock wants to clinch.
Lothbrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lothbrock moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Lothbrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar.

Lesnar pushes Lothbrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Lothbrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Lothbrock has him pinned against the cage.

Lothbrock has hold of one of Lesnar's legs. Lesnar is fighting the takedown attempt but Lothbrock gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Lesnar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lothbrock off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lothbrock is looking to clinch but Lesnar is avoiding it.
Lesnar looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Lothbrock rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
The referee calls for Lothbrock to work.
Ragnar Lothbrock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lesnar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Lothbrock's head but Lothbrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lothbrock.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
Lothbrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lothbrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar throws a leg kick
and Lothbrock counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lothbrock closes the distance and pushes Lesnar back into the cage.
Lothbrock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lothbrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lothbrock. Lesnar shrugs it off though.
Lothbrock throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lothbrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lesnar misses with a hook.

Lothbrock drives through and clinches with Lesnar against the cage.
Lesnar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lothbrock has him pressed against the cage.

Lothbrock jumps into guard, dragging Lesnar to the mat.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brock Lesnar.
I think Lothbrock 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Lothbrock!