PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasmin Hosic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Here Comes The Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hosic
vs
Lesnar

200 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jasmin Hosic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hosic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lesnar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hosic, up you get!

Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown into Hosic's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hosic is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.

Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hosic misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hosic's knee momentarily.
Hosic misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hosic.
Some wild striking there from Hosic.
Jasmin Hosic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hosic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hosic misses with the combination.
Hosic is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar.
Hosic misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a head kick.
Lesnar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hosic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lesnar is fending him off so far but Hosic persists. Nope, Lesnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Hosic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Lesnar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hosic is trying to stand back up but Lesnar is controlling him

Lesnar decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lesnar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Lesnar shoots in and bounces Hosic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lesnar stands and steps away. Hosic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Hosic is avoiding it.
Hosic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hosic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a nice looking combination but Hosic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hosic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lesnar drives through and clinches with Hosic against the cage.
Lesnar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hosic blocks it with crossed arms.
Hosic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Lesnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lesnar jumps guard but Hosic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jasmin Hosic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hosic fails to land.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Hosic holds him up against the cage and eventually Lesnar drops back down to his feet.
Hosic has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hosic.
Hosic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hosic smiles and moves away.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hosic.
Hosic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Hosic misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lesnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hosic to the ground. Lesnar is now in Hosic's guard.

Lesnar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hosic, up you get!
Hosic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hosic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hosic misses with a combination

and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lesnar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hosic to get to his feet.
Hosic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hosic shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.
Lesnar throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hosic lands a glancing blow to the side of Lesnar's head.
Hosic misses with a double jab.

Lesnar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hosic manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hosic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hosic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hosic fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hosic avoids it really well and circles away.
Jasmin Hosic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hosic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hosic wants it to stay on the feet.
Hosic shoots in but no luck this time.
Hosic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Lesnar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Hosic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lesnar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hosic is working an open guard so Lesnar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lesnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hosic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hosic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hosic's guard.
Hosic wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling the position.

Hosic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lesnar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lesnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Hosic misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Hosic. Those never looked like landing.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hosic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosic misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesnar misses with the head strike.
Lesnar tries a body shot but Hosic blocks it.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hosic is defending well for now.
Lesnar working aggressively here.
Hosic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesnar.
Lesnar is trying to pull guard but Hosic has him pressed against the cage.
Jasmin Hosic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Hosic gets through Lesnar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hosic managing to block the knees to the body from Lesnar.
Hosic misses with some punches.
Hosic avoiding damage as Lesnar throws knees to the body.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hosic has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Hosic lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hosic.
Hosic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hosic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesnar can't find room to land a body shot as Hosic controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hosic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lesnar blocking some punches.
Hosic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hosic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hosic has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar fails to pull guard.
Hosic lands with a light punch inside.
Hosic has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar is working for takedown but Hosic is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesnar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hosic avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hosic.
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!

Hosic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hosic wants to stand but Lesnar is controlling his posture from full guard.

Lesnar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lesnar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hosic tries to avoid it but Lesnar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hosic to the ground. Hosic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hosic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hosic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hosic throws a series of punches but Lesnar moves out of range.
Hosic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lesnar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hosic's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lesnar stands and steps away. Hosic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hosic's waist but Hosic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lesnar off to one side.
Jasmin Hosic is winning the standup battle so far.
Hosic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesnar circles away quickly and effectively.

Lesnar darts in and clinches Hosic up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hosic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lesnar.
Lesnar is trying to drag Hosic to the mat but Hosic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jasmin Hosic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Lesnar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hosic throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hosic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hosic misses with a punch on the inside.
Hosic misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hosic misses with a punch on the inside.
Hosic lands a right hand.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hosic gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
Jasmin Hosic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hosic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Hosic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hosic prevents it.
Lesnar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Hosic.
Hosic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hosic avoids a wild elbow strike from Lesnar.
Lesnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Hosic controls his hands.
Hosic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hosic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lesnar is trying to pull guard but Hosic has him pressed against the cage.
Hosic lands a right hand.
Hosic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hosic is defending well for now.
Hosic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Lesnar blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosic misses with a punch on the inside.
Lesnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hosic smiles and moves away.
Lesnar leaves Hosic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hosic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hosic closes the distance and clinches up with Lesnar, looking for a takedown. Hosic pushes Lesnar against the cage but Lesnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hosic throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Hosic scores with a four punch combination!

Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lesnar decides to stand back up. Lesnar steps back and let's Hosic get back to his feet.
Good shot there by Lesnar.
Jasmin Hosic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Lesnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hosic fails to land with a series of punches.

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 Jasmin Hosic.
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 Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.