PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lesnar's choice of entrance music: Sergio Lesnar Theme song !. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Griffin
vs
Lesnar

195 cm
22
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
276 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Griffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin lands a head shot.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin stuffs the takedown.
Lesnar defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin catches Lesnar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lesnar slips under a jab from Griffin.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shane Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Lesnar.
A left lands for Griffin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shane Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin lands a glancing blow to the side of Lesnar's head.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Lesnar throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin misses with a looping left.

Lesnar looking to score a takedown here. Griffin is defending well but Lesnar drives through and ends up in Griffin's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lesnar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griffin dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
Griffin postures up.

Lesnar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lesnar trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar seems keen to control Griffin's posture.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Lesnar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lesnar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lesnar landing knees to the head.
Griffin takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Shane Griffin has been cut.
Lesnar tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin working hard to break the clinch.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
Lesnar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergio Lesnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Griffin's cut.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Griffin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Lesnar's head.
Lesnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lesnar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lesnar scrambles back to his feet.
Lesnar throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Griffin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lesnar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Griffin on his heels. He'll look to pass Griffin's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lesnar has gone for a leg lock! Griffin slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lesnar's guard.
Lesnar looking to control.
Lesnar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lesnar tries to control but Griffin wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Griffin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
Lesnar throwing strikes here but Griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Griffin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lesnar throwing strikes here but Griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lesnar on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar working for a submission but Griffin is keeping him at bay.
Lesnar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Griffin is squirming around nicely.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnar punching from mount but Griffin doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Griffin looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lesnar goes for an armbar but Griffin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Griffin.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.

Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin 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.

Sergio Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Griffin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Griffin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesnar.

Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griffin.

Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Lesnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Lesnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.

Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lesnar showed some decent athleticism there.
Lesnar working Griffin over with strikes.
Griffin trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Griffin!
Sergio Lesnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Griffin controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sergio Lesnar wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesnar throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin misses with a straight left.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shane Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Griffin finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Shane Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griffin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lesnar eats them both and turns towards Griffin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

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 Shane Griffin.
I think Lesnar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Lesnar!
Sergio Lesnar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.