PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Duhe (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. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Duhe
vs
Lesnar

175 cm
23
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
258 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ Duhe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duhe darts in trying to clinch

and Lesnar counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Duhe tries to escape but Lesnar is in control.
Lesnar works to advance to full mount. Duhe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duhe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
Lesnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Duhe wants to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duhe tries to improve his position but instead Lesnar has taken his back!
Duhe tries to escape but Lesnar has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Good control from Lesnar.
Duhe wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Duhe moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Duhe breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Duhe is defended easily by Lesnar.
Duhe tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Duhe swinging wildly here.
Duhe misses with a series of wild punches.
Duhe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brock Lesnar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Duhe tries to clinch but Lesnar moves away

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duhe is trying to stand.
Lesnar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Brock Lesnar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Duhe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
AJ Duhe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duhe looks to clinch

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Duhe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of AJ Duhe.
Duhe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duhe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duhe tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Duhe tries to clinch

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duhe won't be happy with that.
Lesnar taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar advances to mount.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lesnar moves to back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duhe controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lesnar controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lesnar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lesnar avoiding Duhe 's attempts to control his hands.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Duhe is looking to clinch.
Duhe throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
AJ Duhe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duhe moves to clinch but Lesnar breaks away

and Lesnar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Duhe's guard now.
Lesnar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

AJ Duhe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lesnar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duhe's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duhe wants to stand up but Lesnar is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.

AJ Duhe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duhe throws a series of strikes that have Lesnar backpedaling.
Duhe moves to clinch but Lesnar breaks away

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Duhe won't be happy with that.
Lesnar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Duhe wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duhe tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Duhe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Lesnar biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duhe has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lesnar trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Duhe doesn't escape.
AJ Duhe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lesnar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.