PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Brock Lesnar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lesnar
vs
Smith

225 cm
22
283 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Lesnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith 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 Mike Smith.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lesnar!
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Lesnar works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.

Smith moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lesnar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith has Lesnar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lesnar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lesnar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Lesnar sprawls well.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Lesnar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lesnar tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lesnar to the ground. Lesnar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith tries to clinch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith with a poor takedown
letting Lesnar counter with a right hand.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Lesnar does it's job there.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesnar scores with a four punch combination!
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lesnar but Lesnar pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Smith 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 Smith off to one side.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Lesnar wants to break free but Smith has control.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Lesnar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lesnar tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lesnar to the ground. Lesnar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Lesnar, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Lesnar against the cage but Lesnar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar keeps the fight on the outside.

Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is in trouble now - Lesnar has advanced to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lesnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Smith has eaten all the pies!
Lesnar unloading with bombs!
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lesnar lands with some strikes.
Lesnar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lesnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Lesnar maintains control.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Lesnar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lesnar is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Lesnar circles away and we're back to standing.

Lesnar gets a clinch.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Lesnar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
Lesnar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith fails to pull guard.
Lesnar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lesnar tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Lesnar.

Smith pulls guard successfully.
Lesnar won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Lesnar gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Lesnar has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lesnar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Lesnar misses with a hook from the clinch.

Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesnar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith wants to clinch up but Lesnar keeps it at a distance.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith tries to clinch but Lesnar is having none of it.

Lesnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith tries to bench press Lesnar off him but Lesnar keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet here but Lesnar is keeping cool and he's managed to take Smith's back.
Smith takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Smith turns into Lesnar and is now in his guard.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lesnar throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Lesnar pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith throws a head kick that Lesnar semi-blocks.

Smith pushes Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lesnar escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Lesnar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lesnar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
Smith throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lesnar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
Lesnar lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Lesnar isn't that keen on the idea.
Lesnar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lesnar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lesnar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Smith.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Lesnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Smith rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Lesnar wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Lesnar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Smith forces Lesnar back against the cage and clinches.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith tries to pull guard but Lesnar won't allow it.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lesnar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lesnar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar throws a head punch that misses.
Lesnar looking to slow down the pace here.

Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Lesnar moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lesnar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Lesnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Lesnar blocks Smith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Smith throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lesnar. What's that going to do exactly?
Smith is looking to improve his position but Lesnar isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Lesnar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smith flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lesnar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mike Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lesnar with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Lesnar isn't that keen on the idea.
Lesnar dominating with strikes here.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Lesnar has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lesnar prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lesnar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lesnar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Lesnar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lesnar blocks Smith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lesnar. What's that going to do exactly?
Smith regains half guard.
Lesnar slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Lesnar controlling the pace.
Smith is trying to escape back to his feet but Lesnar uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Lesnar blocks the strikes from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
Smith tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lesnar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Lesnar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith tries to clinch up but Lesnar circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Lesnar's defenses.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lesnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

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