PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between brenden schuab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). schuab has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Brock Lesnar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

schuab
vs
Lesnar

187 cm
22
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, brenden schuab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar tries to bum rush schuab with a series of wild strikes but schuab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesnar thuds a left hand into schuab's body.
schuab is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

schuab gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but schuab keeps moving.
Lesnar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
schuab pushes Lesnar off looking to stand but Lesnar dives back in and keeps control.
Lesnar is pressing down on schuab's thigh, looking to free his foot. schuab is holding on for now.
Lesnar is keen to just control but schuab is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesnar works his way into full mount!
Lesnar controlling his opponent.
Lesnar trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
schuab really wants to buck Lesnar off and get back to his feet.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as schuab is looking to escape.
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can schuab hang on?
Lesnar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar trying to control but schuab is having none of it.
schuab is bucking up trying to escape but Lesnar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
schuab is trying to stand.
Lesnar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as schuab is looking to escape.
schuab is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lesnar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lesnar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
schuab is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
schuab really wants to buck Lesnar off and get back to his feet.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
schuab takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
schuab'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.
The referee warns schuab that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
schuab wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lesnar looking to control but schuab is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lesnar landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
schuab is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lesnar wants to control the pace but schuab is squirming around nicely.
schuab is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lesnar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnar looking to finish with strikes here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar trying to control but schuab is having none of it.
schuab wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

schuab throws a hook but Lesnar avoids it easily.
schuab stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.

Lesnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
schuab is trying to stand back up but Lesnar is controlling him
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but schuab is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
schuab wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
schuab wants to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lesnar drives through with a takedown into guard.
schuab wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar passes into half guard.
Brock Lesnar has got the better of the ground game so far.
schuab looks like he's trying to stand up.
schuab keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

schuab pushes Lesnar off and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Lesnar scores with a takedown into schuab's guard.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but schuab is keeping the position.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as schuab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
schuab is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lesnar is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
schuab keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
brenden schuab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - schuab sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
schuab misses with an uppercut. Lesnar saw that one coming.
schuab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lesnar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lesnar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
schuab wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but schuab is keeping the position.
schuab wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar pushing down on schuab's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
schuab looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesnar working over schuab with some ground and pound. schuab looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lesnar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
schuab pushes Lesnar off looking to stand but Lesnar dives back in and keeps control.
Lesnar wants to pass to mount but schuab is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
schuab is trying to stand.

Lesnar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but schuab is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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 putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lesnar breaks from schuab's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lesnar lands a heavy elbow.
schuab is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

schuab throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lesnar.
Lesnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but schuab shows good takedown defense.

Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar wants to get up but he can't break schuab's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to schuab's brow.
schuab keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
schuab wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
schuab keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
schuab is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
schuab keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.

schuab manages to escape and get back to his feet.
schuab misses with an uppercut.
Lesnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by schuab.
schuab throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lesnar on the side of the head.

Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

schuab has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lesnar is trying to keep an underhook but schuab manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lesnar trying to control here.
schuab tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lesnar.

schuab escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fails with the takedown.
schuab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
schuab throws a hook to the side of Lesnar's head but Lesnar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from schuab.

Lesnar scores a takedown into full mount!
Lesnar trying to control but schuab is having none of it.
schuab'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 looking to control but schuab is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
schuab is trying to stand up.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
schuab wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control but schuab is having none of it.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
schuab is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
schuab trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
schuab'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 landing strikes from the mount.
schuab is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

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 with good strikes from the mount here!
Lesnar looking to control but schuab is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
schuab wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
brenden schuab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30

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