PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bato has chosen Hard as a Rock- ACDC as his entrance music. Sultan Bato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lesnar
vs
Bato

191 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sultan Bato!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bato looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A punch combination from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bato closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lesnar to the mat! Lesnar manages to get full guard.
Lesnar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bato dives into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lesnar is pushing Bato's head away, looking to escape. Bato manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bato controls the position from side control.
Lesnar pushes Bato away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bato gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lesnar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bato working the head and body with strikes.
Bato passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lesnar!
Bato landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bato landing punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is bucking up trying to escape but Bato cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bato with a couple of short strikes.
Bato with shots to the head and body - Lesnar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bato landing strikes from the mount.
Bato landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Bato.
Bato is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bato lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bato putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Bato landing strikes from the mount and Lesnar is in trouble!
Lesnar is in a horrible position here. Bato smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bato lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Lesnar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bato scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bato landing strikes, looking to finish!

Lesnar bucks Bato off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bato wants to clinch.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Bato with a series of wild strikes but Bato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Bato with a series of wild strikes but Bato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bato closes the distance and clinches.
Bato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but Bato has the dominant position.
Lesnar wants to get back to striking at distance but Bato won't allow it.
Bato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lesnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bato keeps control of Lesnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Lesnar wants to get back to striking at distance but Bato won't allow it.
Lesnar wants to break free but Bato has control.
Lesnar wants to get back to striking at distance but Bato won't allow it.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Bato has him pinned against the cage.
Lesnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lesnar wants to break free but Bato has control.
Bato keeps control of Lesnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lesnar wants to break free but Bato has control.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but Bato has the dominant position.
Bato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lesnar's face.
Lesnar tries to break free but Bato pushes him back against the cage.
Bato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Bato has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lesnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bato closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch but Bato keeps him there for the moment.
Bato just leaning against Lesnar, taking a breather.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but Bato has the dominant position.
Lesnar tries to circle away but Bato has him pinned against the cage.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lesnar's face.
Bato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Bato has Lesnar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bato pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lesnar tumbling to the mat - Bato dives into Lesnar's guard.
Bato is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bato trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sultan Bato dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Lesnar does no damage.

Bato looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lesnar!
Bato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lesnar is looking to escape.
Lesnar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Bato landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bato cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bato lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bato landing shots from mount.
Bato looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bato lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lesnar hang on?
Bato unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to buck Bato off but he can't manage it.
Bato postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lesnar looks a forlorn figure.
Bato tries to control but Lesnar wriggling away.
Bato won't let Lesnar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bato scoring with strikes but Lesnar is staying in there.
Lesnar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bato lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lesnar hang on?
Lesnar trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bato lands a nice shot to the head.
Lesnar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar tries to buck Bato off but he can't manage it.
Bato has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bato raining down shots from the mount!
Bato is landing with some decent strikes but Lesnar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lesnar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bato is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bato dominating with strikes here.
Bato fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bato landing strikes from the mount and Lesnar is in trouble!
The referee warns Lesnar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bato scoring with strikes but Lesnar is staying in there.
Lesnar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bato cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bato working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lesnar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bato lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bato scoring with strikes but Lesnar is staying in there.
Bato cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bato landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bato scoring with strikes but Lesnar is staying in there.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bato on the ground.
Lesnar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lesnar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lesnar is in a horrible position here. Bato smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lesnar wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bato in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bato landing strikes from the mount.
Bato looking to finish Lesnar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lesnar!
Lesnar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bato unloading with bombs!
Bato breaks from Lesnar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bato is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Bato lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lesnar's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lesnar is in a horrible position here. Bato smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bato looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bato fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sultan Bato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Lesnar.

Bato moves into the clinch successfully.
Lesnar working hard to break the clinch.
Bato has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bato lands an elbow inside that Lesnar shrugs off.
Bato with a knee to the head.
Bato misses with a knee strike.
Lesnar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bato with a knee to the head.

Lesnar breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Lesnar tries to break free but Bato pushes him back against the cage.
Bato landing knees to the head.
Lesnar is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bato keeps control of Lesnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar tries to break free but Bato pushes him back against the cage.
Bato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lesnar's efforts to push away.

Lesnar manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bato.
Bato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bato fails with a takedown attempt.
Lesnar misses with a hook. Bato ducked under it nicely.
Adam Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bato lands a jab-cross combination.
Adam Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bato moves into the clinch.
Bato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lesnar's efforts to push away.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Bato has him pressed against the cage.
Bato keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lesnar's efforts to push away.
Bato prevents Lesnar from breaking the clinch.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Bato is controlling the position.
Lesnar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bato has Lesnar pressed against the cage, preventing Lesnar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lesnar tries to break the clinch but Bato is controlling the position.
Bato wants to stall.
Bato tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Lesnar's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bato tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.

Bato scores with a takedown into Lesnar's guard.
Bato with a nice head shot there.
Bato works over Lesnar with some ground and pound from guard.
Adam Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lesnar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bato has managed to get both his arms back between Lesnar's legs - danger averted.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Bato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bato working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lesnar's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Bato passes into half guard.
Lesnar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lesnar is in trouble now - Bato has advanced to mount!
Bato working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar is trying to stand up.
Bato pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bato breaks from Lesnar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bato trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sultan Bato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lesnar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sultan Bato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bato 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sultan Bato!