PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lesnar
vs
Gabriel

193 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bartosz Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lesnar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar prevents Gabriel from getting back to his feet.

Gabriel is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gabriel is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.

Lesnar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lesnar manages to end up in side control.
Lesnar staying calm.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Lesnar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gabriel pushes Lesnar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lesnar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gabriel to see if he's OK.
The referee asks Lesnar politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lesnar prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to advance to mount but can't.
A lull in the action here as Lesnar stalls from top position.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet.
Gabriel looks gassed!
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gabriel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Lesnar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lesnar lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gabriel to see if he's OK.
Lesnar controls the position.
Lesnar tries to move to mount but Gabriel blocks the move with his legs.
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gabriel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lesnar landing a few strikes.
Lesnar controlling the position from side mount.
Lesnar prevents Gabriel from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnar takes a little break here. Gabriel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lesnar lands some shots froms side control.
Lesnar takes a little break here. Gabriel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

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 has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Brock Lesnar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnar showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lesnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gabriel tries to avoid it but Lesnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gabriel to the ground. Gabriel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gabriel stuffs the takedown.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gabriel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gabriel misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gabriel. Those never looked like landing.
Gabriel scores with a shot to the body.
Lesnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gabriel throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gabriel.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Gabriel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lesnar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lesnar stops Gabriel from standing up.
Gabriel being controlled here, momentarily.

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 ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Lesnar just wasn't active enough.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Gabriel.

Lesnar drives through with a takedown into Gabriel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lesnar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gabriel wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is stalling in the full guard.

Brock Lesnar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Gabriel's guard.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabriel is keeping the position for now.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lesnar stops Gabriel from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Brock Lesnar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gabriel misses with a double jab

and Lesnar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lesnar is stalling in the full guard.
Gabriel wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gabriel slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Gabriel does no damage.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lesnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar not doing much here.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gabriel on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lesnar connects with a nice short shot to Gabriel's temple.
Gabriel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lesnar slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Gabriel. That snapped Lesnar's head back.
Lesnar dips to his left and cracks Gabriel with an uppercut!

Lesnar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gabriel wants to stand and escape but Lesnar is having none of it.
Gabriel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gabriel wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Lesnar wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Gabriel's guard.
Lesnar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gabriel's head.
Lesnar stays in close to Gabriel's body and controls the position.
Lesnar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gabriel for as long as he can get away with.
Lesnar wanted to stand there but Gabriel had control of the position.
Lesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar won't allow Gabriel to get back to his feet.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Lesnar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gabriel misses with a two punch combination.

Lesnar scores with a takedown into Gabriel's guard.
Lesnar distracts Gabriel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bartosz Gabriel 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 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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