PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 1057 p4p, 42 weight class) and Rene Duchene (ranked 2018 p4p, 82 weight class). Rene Duchene will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lesnar
vs
Duchene

185 cm
25
285 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
273 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rene Duchene!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duchene is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Duchene.

It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.

Lesnar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duchene has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Duchene looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Duchene digs a right hand underneath Lesnar's ribcage. Lesnar let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duchene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesnar.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Duchene misses with a lunging right hand

so Lesnar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duchene throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Duchene looking for subs off his back but Lesnar has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Duchene wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
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 is nestled in close to Duchene, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lesnar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Duchene wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
Lesnar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Duchene tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.
Duchene throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Duchene is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duchene wants to sweep but Lesnar has passed to side control!
Lesnar taking a breather here.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duchene is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Lesnar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Duchene takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Duchene tries to bench press Lesnar off him but Lesnar keeps the position.
Lesnar lands a decent elbow from side control.

It looks like Rene Duchene has been cut.
Duchene is trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lesnar working the ground and pound.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.
Lesnar content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Duchene is working from the bottom.
Duchene taking a bit of punishment here - Lesnar scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duchene tries to bench press Lesnar off him but Lesnar keeps the position.
Duchene is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lesnar lands a few punches from side control.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duchene can do anything to dispel that myth.
Duchene takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lesnar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lesnar landing strikes.
Lesnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Duchene to see if he's OK.
Duchene is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
Lesnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That has opened up Rene Duchene's cut even more.
Duchene 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.
Lesnar grinds an elbow into Duchene's temple.
Duchene takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

The cut above Rene Duchene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rene Duchene's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar retains his super heavyweight title!
A less than humble Mark Lesnar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.