PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kay Bone (ranked 355 p4p, 52 weight class) and Mark Lesnar (ranked 1506 p4p, 184 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bone
vs
Lesnar

215 cm
22
285 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

185 cm
30
285 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lesnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lesnar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
Lesnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bone lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone slips a straight right by Lesnar.
Bone feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bone.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar with the counter takedown but Bone avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bone misses with a straight left.
Lesnar with a poor takedown
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar throws an overhand right that lands on Bone's shoulder, as Bone tries to avoid the shot.

Lesnar rushes Bone and presses him up against the ropes.

Bone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lesnar or perhaps it was just good defense by Bone, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bone appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Bone counters with a right hand to the body.

Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bone's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
Bone is pulling down on Lesnar's head. It's preventing any offense from Lesnar, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Lesnar throws a strike but Bone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lesnar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bone is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lesnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bone wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Bone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lesnar checks a leg kick.
Bone wants to land a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar cracks Bone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice shot lands for Bone.
Lesnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Lesnar throws a hook to the side of Bone's head but Bone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Bone misses.
Lesnar changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bone connects with a body shot.
Lesnar lands with a straight right. Bone didn't see that one coming.
Bone throws a head kick that misses.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone jabs Lesnar right on the nose. Lesnar blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bone.
Lesnar scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar checks the leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lesnar just manages to avoid it.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bone.
Bone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesnar's sensitive parts.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Lesnar misses with a jab to the body
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone wants to slow Lesnar down by chopping away at his legs.
Lesnar checks a leg kick.
Lesnar tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Bone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lesnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kay Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Lesnar.
Bone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Bone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bone misses the target.
Bone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bone takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Lesnar drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bone defends it well.
Bone tried to score with a low kick but Lesnar checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kay Bone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lesnar slips under a jab from Bone.
A good leg kick by Bone.
Bone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesnar at a distance.
Lesnar tries to clinch up
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Bone lands with a straight right. Lesnar didn't see that one coming.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
Lesnar misses with a right hand
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Lesnar closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar taking a breather.
Come on Lesnar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Bone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - Bone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lesnar looks to land a left hand but Bone moved out of range nicely.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lesnar's sensitive parts.

Lesnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bone!
Lesnar is trying to ground and pound but Bone uses the momentary lack of control by Lesnar to regain half guard.
Lesnar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bone to regain full guard.
Lesnar postures up in Bone's guard and throws a big left but Bone blocks it.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a strike but Bone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bone stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.
Kay Bone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lesnar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.
Lesnar controls Bone momentarily but Bone frees himself.
Bone sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Bone controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lesnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bone throws out the jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bone moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Bone misses the target.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range.
Lesnar takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Bone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lesnar throws a body punch but Bone moves out of range.
Lesnar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Donk. Bone catches Lesnar right on the button with a cross.
Mark Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands with a slapping head kick.
Bone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
Bone is looking to counter punch.
Lesnar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bone.
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Bone throwing a counter right hand but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bone as he jumps to the side.
Lesnar walks into a straight right hand from Bone.
Lesnar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar with a poor takedown
and Bone counters with an inside leg kick.
Kay Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Lesnar.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lesnar. That did some damage!
Bone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lesnar.
Lesnar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bone, right into the meat.
Bone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lesnar's head.
Bone cracks the inside of Lesnar's front leg.
Bone works Lesnar's body with a nice hook.
Lesnar looks to clinch
and Bone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bone.
Bone cracks the inside of Lesnar's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kay Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kay Bone!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kay Bone!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Kay Bone!

Kay Bone wins by unanimous decision!