PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Lavey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavey has chosen devil went down to georgia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lesnar
vs
Lavey

189 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

192 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Lavey!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lavey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lavey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lavey tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lavey tries to clinch up.
Lavey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lavey tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.
Anton Lavey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lesnar works over Lavey with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar has gone for a leg lock! Lavey slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar controlling Lavey's posture.
Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lavey is one step ahead there.
Lesnar has a closed guard, preventing Lavey from standing up.
Lavey preventing the sweep.

That's two 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.

Lesnar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lavey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lesnar punching from the bottom - just letting Lavey know he's still in a fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar working a defensive guard but Lavey manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lesnar is trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar looking for a sweep but Lavey has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lavey tries to control but Lesnar wriggling away.
Lesnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lavey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnar tries to reverse the position but Lavey maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lavey trying to control but Lesnar is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lesnar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lavey doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
Lavey tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lesnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lesnar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lesnar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lesnar looking to finish Lavey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lavey!
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Lavey wants to control but Lesnar is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lavey avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lesnar.
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Lesnar punching from mount but Lavey doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavey wants to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Lesnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lavey looks a forlorn figure.
Lesnar lands a heavy elbow.
Lesnar misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lavey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lavey holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lesnar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fedor Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lesnar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lavey turns into him and now he's in Lesnar's 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavey preventing the sweep.

Lesnar has his foot on Lavey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lavey works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lavey has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar is not content to let Lavey control the position.
Lesnar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lavey gets to mount! Lesnar was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lesnar is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.
Lavey wants to control the pace but Lesnar is squirming around nicely.
Lesnar wants to control but Lavey is having none of it.
Lavey trying to control but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar is desperately trying to improve his position but Lavey has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Lesnar 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. This is the final round!

Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lavey wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
Lavey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lavey moves in looking to clinch but Lesnar pushes him off.
Lavey scoring well with a low kick there.
Lavey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedor Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lavey but Lavey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lavey fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lesnar scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.

Lesnar goes for an armbar but Lavey turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lavey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavey won't allow Lesnar to sweep him here.
Lesnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lavey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lavey wanted to stand there but Lesnar had control of the position.
Lavey stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lesnar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Lavey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lavey.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.
Lavey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lavey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar slips a jab and a cross from Lavey.
Lavey throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lavey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lavey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anton Lavey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Lesnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lavey circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lavey.
Lavey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lesnar scores a takedown into full mount!
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Lavey is squirming around nicely.
Lesnar thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by Lesnar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

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