PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Birthday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birthday kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Happy Birthday Mr President. Lesnar has chosen U2 - Beautiful Day as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Birthday
vs
Lesnar

170 cm
23
280 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

200 cm
26
290 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Brute
Just Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Birthday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birthday fails in his attempt to clinch.
Birthday thows a leg kick but Lesnar checks it
and Lesnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Corey Birthday has been cut.
Birthday is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Lesnar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Birthday throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick from Birthday misses

and Lesnar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Birthday's guard now.
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!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Birthday is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Birthday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar distracts Birthday with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lesnar distracts Birthday with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Birthday controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself.
Birthday might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lesnar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birthday manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Birthday tries to control but Lesnar wriggling away.
Lesnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar is trying desperately to improve position.
Birthday trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Birthday looking to control but Lesnar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lesnar tries to hold on but Birthday postures up.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Birthday trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Birthday trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnar is looking to improve his position but Birthday isn't that keen on the idea.
Lesnar wants to control but Birthday is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to get to half guard.
Birthday can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lesnar is looking to escape.
Lesnar working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Birthday's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Birthday misses its intended target.
Lesnar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lesnar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Birthday doesn't seem bothered though.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Birthday is having none of it.
Birthday lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Birthday throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Birthday catches Lesnar right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Sergio Lesnar has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Birthday.
Birthday throws a chopping leg kick but Lesnar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Birthday tries to score with a low kick but Lesnar moves his leg out of the way.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Birthday.
Birthday misses with a low kick as Lesnar jumps back.
Birthday pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range and Birthday settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birthday pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lesnar back to the ropes. Birthday follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lesnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Birthday throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Birthday misses with a body shot.
Birthday fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lesnar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birthday ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Birthday moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Birthday.
Birthday tries to land knees in the clinch but Lesnar avoids the damage to the body.
Birthday tries to stall but Lesnar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lesnar misses with a knee strike.
Birthday digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
Birthday looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Birthday.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries a knee to the head but Birthday blocks it.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lesnar looking to throw knees to the head but Birthday is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Birthday lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Birthday.
Lesnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lesnar misses with a knee strike.
Birthday crunches a lovely knee into Lesnar's ribcage.
Birthday landing knees to the body.
Birthday struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Birthday tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lesnar misses with a knee to the head.
Birthday is trying to stall.
Birthday lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birthday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Birthday is pushing Lesnar up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Birthday is leaning against Lesnar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Birthday lands a body punch in the clinch.
Birthday scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Birthday on the inside.
Lesnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birthday pushes Lesnar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Birthday digs a right hand underneath Lesnar's ribcage. Lesnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Birthday.
Birthday unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lesnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Birthday misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from Birthday.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birthday misses with a body punch.
Birthday working Lesnar over with knees to the body.
Birthday lands an elbow just above Lesnar 's eye.
Birthday lands a big right hand that drops Lesnar! The killer instinct kicks in and Birthday finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Birthday!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Birthday!
Corey Birthday retains his heavyweight title!
Corey Birthday thanked the fans post fight for their support.