PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno De Oliveira (ranked 797 p4p, 2358 weight class) and Titus Lesnar (ranked 111 p4p, 302 weight class). Lesnar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Next Big Thing. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Titus Lesnar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

De Oliveira
vs
Lesnar

225 cm
28
265
12 - 11 - 0

190 cm
28
265
11 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno De Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Titus Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lesnar as De Oliveira shoots in.
Lesnar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lesnar.
De Oliveira tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
De Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but De Oliveira is defending the strikes.
De Oliveira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Oliveira stops Lesnar from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Lesnar defends it.
De Oliveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is not content to let De Oliveira control the position.

De Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesnar keeps working.
De Oliveira has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
De Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lesnar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lesnar is refusing to be controlled, as De Oliveira sits in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De Oliveira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lesnar is fending him off so far but De Oliveira persists. Nope, Lesnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but De Oliveira blocks nicely.
Lesnar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lesnar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Oliveira looking to control.
De Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

De Oliveira looking for a guillotine here but Lesnar defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

De Oliveira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Oliveira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

De Oliveira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lesnar is just riding it out for now. De Oliveira eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Titus Lesnar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for De Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
No luck for De Oliveira with that takedown attempt.
And Lesnar tries to counter it with a takedown but De Oliveira pushes his down on his head and steps out.

De Oliveira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lesnar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De Oliveira is controlling him well.

De Oliveira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lesnar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
De Oliveira is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oliveira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lesnar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bruno De Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, De Oliveira asserts his dominance and retains side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

De Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lesnar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lesnar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but De Oliveira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno De Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruno De Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar works over De Oliveira's head and body with a nice combination.
Lesnar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruno De Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Oliveira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lesnar defends well and De Oliveira ends up having to push Lesnar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lesnar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Oliveira defends it well.
De Oliveira goes for a takedown attempt but Lesnar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lesnar drops De Oliveira with a left and a right! Oh, De Oliveira is hurt - Lesnar dives into side control looking to finish!

De Oliveira is rocked!

It looks like Bruno De Oliveira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Oh De Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lesnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Oliveira seems to have got his legs back now.
Lesnar cracks De Oliveira with a big elbow.
Lesnar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh De Oliveira is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lesnar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titus Lesnar!
Titus Lesnar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.