PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Tosh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lesnar
vs
Tosh

190 cm
18
268 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Tosh!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tosh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tosh throws a one two combo.
Tosh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Lesnar scores a takedown into full mount!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
Lesnar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tosh is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tosh is looking to escape.
Lesnar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Tosh is squirming around nicely.
Tosh manages to control the position for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnar controlling from mount.
Tosh is squirming around, avoiding Lesnar's attempts to control the action.

We're going to have a standup here because Brock Lesnar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tosh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lesnar circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tosh rushes Lesnar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tosh walks away with a smile on his face. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tosh to the ground. Lesnar is now in Tosh's guard.
Tosh is pulling down on Lesnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Lesnar, at least for the moment.
Lesnar trying to move into half guard but instead Tosh has managed to sweep!
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tosh on the ground.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tosh thows a big elbow that misses.
Tosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosh wants to pass the guard but Lesnar is keeping the position.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Tosh from controlling successfully.
Lesnar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brock Lesnar.
Tosh fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Tosh falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lesnar fails with the takedown.
Daniel Tosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Tosh's guard.
Lesnar sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Tosh is retaining full guard.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tosh is controlling Lesnar's posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Tosh circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Lesnar with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tosh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tosh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Tosh or perhaps it was just good defense by Lesnar which made him look bad.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Tosh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tosh.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Tosh is avoiding it.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Tosh circles away.
Tosh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brock Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tosh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lesnar's waist but Lesnar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tosh off to one side.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tosh.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Tosh.
Daniel Tosh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tosh thows a body shot but no joy.

Tosh clinches with his opponent.
Tosh tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Tosh is trying to force a seperation but Lesnar has the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tosh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lesnar jumps guard but Tosh stands there with Lesnar around his waist. Lesnar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a knee to the head.
Tosh working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has Tosh pressed against the cage, preventing Tosh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tosh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tosh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tosh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tosh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tosh.
Tosh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tosh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tosh dodges an elbow strike from Lesnar.
Tosh blocks an uppercut.
Tosh is stalling here.
Lesnar misses with an elbow strike.
Lesnar tries to land knees in the clinch but Tosh avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tosh's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tosh pulls Lesnar into guard.
Tosh has Lesnar pulled in close to control his posture.
Tosh trying to control the position.
Tosh keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Tosh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tosh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Tosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tosh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lesnar is fending him off so far but Tosh persists. Nope, Lesnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Tosh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tosh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tosh misses with the combination.
Tosh swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tosh to the ground. Lesnar is now in Tosh's guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Tosh keeps moving.
Tosh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tosh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lesnar trying to control but Tosh is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Tosh is keeping the position.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Lesnar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tosh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck for Tosh with that takedown attempt.
Lesnar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tosh is fending him off so far but Lesnar persists. Nope, Tosh circles away and we're back to standing.

Lesnar rushes Tosh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lesnar throws an elbow but misses.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tosh avoids it.
Lesnar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tosh is trying to force a seperation but Lesnar has the dominant position.
Tosh is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Lesnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tosh smiles and moves away.
Tosh throws a nice looking combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Tosh.
Tosh throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tosh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lesnar pinned against the cage. Lesnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tosh.
Tosh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Tosh closes the distance and clinches.

Lesnar pulls guard effortlessly.
Tosh postures up.
Lesnar has a closed guard, preventing Tosh from standing up.
Tosh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Tosh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Tosh as Lesnar shoots in.
Tosh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tosh misses with a double jab.
Tosh throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tosh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brock Lesnar.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

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