PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 212 p4p, 8 weight class) and Mortimer Bob Holley (ranked 970 p4p, 47 weight class). Holley has chosen Grillmasters - Sizzling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lesnar
vs
Bob Holley

185 cm
26
285 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

182 cm
27
289 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

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 10 - 1 - 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mortimer Bob Holley!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holley tries to keep at a distance but Lesnar has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Holley.
Holley trying to land knees to the body.
Holley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lesnar tries to stall but Holley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holley's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Holley's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lesnar lands a shoulder strike.
Holley trying to land knees to the body.
Holley lands a left hand.
Holley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Holley missing with knees to the body.
Holley can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
Holley tries to land knees in the clinch but Lesnar avoids the damage to the body.
Lesnar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holley misses with a punch to the body.
Holley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
Holley has a couple of punches blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to break free but Holley pushes him back against the cage.
Lesnar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lesnar looking to slow down the pace here.
Holley blocks a body shot from Lesnar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holley missing with knees to the body.
Holley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Holley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesnar's elbow.
Holley digs a right hand into Lesnar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lesnar's gas tank.
Holley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lesnar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holley can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
Holley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Holley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lesnar avoids it.
Holley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lesnar is defending well for now.
Holley misses with a body punch.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Holley has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Holley.
Holley cracks Lesnar with a nice body shot.
Holley trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holley stalling in the clinch but Lesnar improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holley missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lesnar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holley blocks a body shot from Lesnar.

Lesnar has clasped his hands together around Holley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar is working Holley over with some ground and pound from side control.
Holley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Holley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lesnar scoring with punches and elbows.
Lesnar cracks Holley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lesnar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Holley wants to control but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar is chipping away with strikes.
Holley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Holley 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holley trying to remain calm as Lesnar controls from the top position.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Holley is trying to control Lesnar's posture but Lesnar avoids it.
Lesnar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holley tries to improve position but can't.
Lesnar remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lesnar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Holley can't do much from the bottom here.
Holley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lesnar haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Holley is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Holley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks up at the clock and then as Holley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lesnar smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lesnar is working Holley over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lesnar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lesnar advances to full mount.
Lesnar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lesnar scoring with strikes but Holley is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Holley bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Lesnar and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Lesnar!
Mark Lesnar retains his super heavyweight title!
Mark Lesnar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Mortimer Bob Holley spoke after the fight, saying 'You won, because i havent eaten enough.. im starving! Hi mom!'.