PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Tippin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Tippin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lesnar
vs
Tippin

191 cm
26
265 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

198 cm
28
268 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BeastMode
Project Mayhem

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Tippin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tippin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tippin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lesnar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tippin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Tippin closes the distance and clinches.

Tippin manages to break the clinch.
Tippin lands a nice hook to Lesnar's body. Lesnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tippin as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tippin misses with a wild combination.
Tippin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lesnar with a poor takedown
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pete Tippin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tippin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lesnar sprawls well. Lesnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tippin gets slowly back to his feet.
Tippin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries for a takedown but Tippin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lesnar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Tippin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Tippin closes the distance and clinches.

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

Tippin looking to score a takedown here. Lesnar is defending well but Tippin drives through and ends up in Lesnar's guard.

Lesnar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tippin has picked Lesnar up and slammed him! Lesnar can't keep hold of the triangle and Tippin manages to pass to side control!
Lesnar seems a little lost for a moment, as Tippin dominates the positioning.
Tippin trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Well, if Tippin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Tippin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tippin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tippin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar is trying to get back to full guard.
Tippin controlling the action here.

Tippin seems to be looking for submissions.
Tippin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep. Tippin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tippin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lesnar has a hand on Tippin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Tippin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lesnar regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tippin is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
Lesnar trying to hold on to Tippin's head to control him but Tippin postures up.
Tippin lands strikes from half guard.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Tippin keeps him under control.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tippin.
Tippin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tippin slips a nice elbow through Lesnar's hands, connecting with Lesnar's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tippin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tippin is pressing down on Lesnar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lesnar is holding on for now.
Tippin prevents Lesnar from improving his position.
Lesnar is trying to control but can't.
Lesnar is staying active underneath Tippin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Lesnar actively working from the bottom here.
Lesnar tries to kick Tippin off in order to stand up. Tippin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tippin lands a few punches from side control.
Lesnar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lesnar tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tippin easily slips into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Tippin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tippin misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Tippin moves out of range.
Tippin throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnar's shoulder, as Lesnar tries to avoid the shot.
Tippin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lesnar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lesnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pete Tippin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lesnar fails with the takedown
letting Tippin counter with a right hand.
No luck for Tippin with that takedown attempt.
Tippin slaps away a takedown attempt from Lesnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Tippin moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Tippin!
Pete Tippin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.