PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joe Jones enters the cage!

Lesnar
vs
Jones

185 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 Hilo, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a hook

and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Lesnar works his way into side control.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jones will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lesnar really is a fat lump.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lesnar in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
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 scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Lesnar landing strikes.
Lesnar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lesnar throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working the ground and pound from side control.
Lesnar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Lesnar lands a nice forearm strike.
Lesnar working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lesnar connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lesnar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lesnar controls the position from side control.
Lesnar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lesnar is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lesnar cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Lesnar is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lesnar cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar taking a breather here.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lesnar controls the position.
Lesnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lesnar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws the left hand but Lesnar avoids the punch easily.

Lesnar dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar controlling from the top position.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a head kick that misses

and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lesnar content to control rather than advance.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lesnar rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones lands a left hand.

Lesnar pulls guard.
Lesnar is controlling Jones's posture.

Lesnar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Lesnar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesnar throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lesnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones throws an off balance right hand

and Lesnar counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lesnar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnar's shoulder, as Lesnar tries to avoid the shot.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnar is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lesnar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands the left hand.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws a combination. Lesnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a leg kick but Lesnar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Jones connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lesnar working the head with strikes.
Lesnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lesnar taking a breather here.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jones's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lesnar misses with the ground and pound.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Lesnar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joe Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones strikes from the bottom but Lesnar takes advantage and advances to full mount!

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 Brock Lesnar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lesnar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Brock Lesnar!

Brock Lesnar wins by unanimous decision!