PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 266 p4p, 24 weight class) and UberThor Hammerfall (ranked 734 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lesnar
vs
Hammerfall

185 cm
26
285 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, UberThor Hammerfall!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammerfall.
Lesnar connects with a body shot that sends Hammerfall's belly button to the back.
Lesnar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hammerfall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Lesnar backs off Hammerfall throws a huge counter combo but Lesnar manages to avoid it all.
Lesnar doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammerfall circles away.
Hammerfall unleashes a big counter combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hammerfall scores with a hook.
Lesnar tries to land a leg kick but Hammerfall saw it coming and moves away.
UberThor Hammerfall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Hammerfall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lesnar tries a low kick but Hammerfall avoids it.
No joy there for Hammerfall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammerfall scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hammerfall counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Hammerfall misses.
Hammerfall scores with a body shot.
Hammerfall keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Hammerfall.
Lesnar blocks a jab.
Lesnar is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hammerfall.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Hammerfall circles away.
Lesnar tries to clinch
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Hammerfall pushes him off.
Mark Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
Hammerfall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar.
Hammerfall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hammerfall missing with a left hand there. Lesnar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hammerfall sprawls and moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hammerfall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammerfall. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Hammerfall misses.
Hammerfall moves out of range as Lesnar strikes.
Lesnar shoots and misses
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfall regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lesnar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

UberThor Hammerfall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hammerfall misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
Lesnar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Hammerfall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammerfall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A slow jab from Hammerfall misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammerfall.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut. Hammerfall saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Hammerfall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hammerfall misses with a hook.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hammerfall sprawls and moves away.
Hammerfall misses with a double jab.
Lesnar attempts a counter takedown but Hammerfall avoids it well and moves away.
Hammerfall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hammerfall misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall cracks Lesnar with a good jab.

Mark Lesnar's cut is getting worse.
Lesnar shoots and misses
and Hammerfall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammerfall.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut. Lesnar saw that one coming.
Lesnar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hammerfall looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lesnar is defended easily by Hammerfall.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Hammerfall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfall is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lesnar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lesnar wants to take a breather but Hammerfall is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing shots but Hammerfall is blocking nicely.
Lesnar throwing shots but Hammerfall is blocking nicely.
Hammerfall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammerfall is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lesnar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lesnar lands strikes from half guard.

It looks like UberThor Hammerfall has been cut.
Lesnar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfall taking some punishment here, with Lesnar in his half guard.
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.
Hammerfall is trying to maintain the position but Lesnar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lesnar with the ground and pound but Hammerfall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

UberThor Hammerfall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hammerfall misses with a looping right.
Lesnar tries to clinch up.
Lesnar tries to clinch
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesnar misses with a left hand
and Hammerfall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammerfall cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Hammerfall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammerfall.
Lesnar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hammerfall sprawls and moves away.
A combination from Hammerfall does no damage.
Lesnar slips a straight right by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall thuds his right hand into Lesnar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A swing and a miss from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammerfall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Hammerfall pushes him off.
Hammerfall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Lesnar there.
Hammerfall punishes Lesnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Hammerfall throws a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar tries to counter with a takedown but Hammerfall is quick to defend against it.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Lesnar attempts a counter takedown but Hammerfall avoids it well and moves away.
UberThor Hammerfall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Hammerfall shows good takedown defense.

Lesnar clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hammerfall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lesnar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammerfall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammerfall avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hammerfall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hammerfall lunges at Lesnar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lesnar's hand.
Lesnar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lesnar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hammerfall to the ground. Lesnar is now in Hammerfall's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

UberThor Hammerfall really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hammerfall cracks a nice hook into Lesnar's ribs.
Lesnar misses with a right hand
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hammerfall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Hammerfall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hammerfall looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall scores with a jab.

Mark Lesnar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lesnar moves into the clinch.

Hammerfall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lesnar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hammerfall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Hammerfall throws a series of punches but Lesnar avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammerfall.
No joy there for Hammerfall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Hammerfall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Hammerfall.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Lesnar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammerfall misses with a hook.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammerfall but Hammerfall pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lesnar slips a straight right by Hammerfall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammerfall throws out the jab.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Hammerfall is having none of it.
Lesnar tries to clinch up
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

UberThor Hammerfall dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammerfall lands with a good body shot.

Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hammerfall looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lesnar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mark Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hammerfall is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar throwing shots but Hammerfall is blocking nicely.
Lesnar is trying to control. Hammerfall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hammerfall felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hammerfall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lesnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar thows a huge punch but Hammerfall dodges it nicely.
Hammerfall trying to control here.
Lesnar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hammerfall is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hammerfall avoid being mounted?
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammerfall's head.
Lesnar throwing shots but Hammerfall is blocking nicely.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hammerfall trying to control but Lesnar postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing shots but Hammerfall is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Lesnar there.
Lesnar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammerfall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lesnar working Hammerfall over with strikes.
Lesnar is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammerfall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hammerfall is looking for a sweep. Lesnar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammerfall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfall trying to control here.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Hammerfall is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
Hammerfall 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 is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lesnar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mark Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Hammerfall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerfall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lesnar is working away from the top position though.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar.
Hammerfall lands an overhand right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesnar defending well as Hammerfall loads up on a big left hand.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Lesnar drives through and clinches with Hammerfall against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Lesnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hammerfall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 45:49
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 45:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... UberThor Hammerfall!
UberThor Hammerfall is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious UberThor Hammerfall thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.