PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura's entrance music is Seek and Destroy . A fine choice. Lesner has chosen down with the sickness as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kimura
vs
Lesner

190 cm
37
270 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

192 cm
34
248 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesner!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kimura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kimura.
Kimura feints a jab promting Lesner to slip. Kimura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Brock Lesner has been cut.
Lesner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Kimura.
Joe Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura avoids the head kick by Lesner.
Kimura misses with a looping right.

Kimura cracks Lesner with a big right hand and Lesner goes down!

Lesner is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesner trying to control the position.
Lesner is still in real trouble! Can Kimura finish him?
Lesner wants to stand up but Kimura is controlling him.
Lesner seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Lesner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kimura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kimura throwing strikes from guard but Lesner blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kimura throws a big elbow that misses.
Lesner wants to stand and escape but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura throwing strikes from guard but Lesner blocks nicely.

Lesner working for a triangle but Kimura defends it easily.
Lesner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesner is trying to control the position but Kimura postures up.

Kimura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kimura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Lesner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kimura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kimura 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.
Kimura looking to pass the guard.
Lesner is trying to keep Kimura in close.
Kimura passes Lesner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lesner actively working from the bottom here.

Kimura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lesner sees it coming and defends easily.

Kimura seems to be looking for submissions.
Lesner trying to control here.
Lesner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lesner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lesner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lesner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesner pulls his head out easily.

Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesner pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesner is trying to control the action in half guard but Kimura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lesner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kimura sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Kimura looking for submissions off his back.

Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Lesner trying to control the action but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Lesner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kimura looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lesner passes into side control!
Kimura is looking for a sweep.
Lesner trying to control the position but Kimura is working away.
Kimura is looking to reverse the position.
Lesner is looking to take a break and control but Kimura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kimura is looking to regain half guard here but Lesner keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Kimura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circle momentarily. Lesner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kimura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kimura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesner can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Lesner.
Kimura lunges at Lesner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lesner's hand.
Kimura misses with a combination

and Lesner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lesner is pressing down on Kimura's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kimura is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kimura!
Lesner content just to control the position here.
Kimura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brock Lesner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kimura gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kimura looking for submissions off his back.
Lesner is trying to control the action in half guard but Kimura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Lesner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Kimura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesner pulls his head out easily.

Kimura actively working from the bottom here.

Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lesner trying to control the action but Kimura is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kimura actively working from the bottom here.
Lesner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Lesner is trying for a kimura here. Kimura looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lesner wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brock Lesner!