PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 2198 p4p, 1200 weight class) and Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 290 p4p, 154 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jacob Rees Mogg enters the cage!

Lancaster
vs
Rees Mogg

183 cm
27
185
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
192
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Hardcore Alchemy
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rees Mogg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lancaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rees Mogg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster.
Rees Mogg catches Lancaster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Rees Mogg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice defenses there by Rees Mogg.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Rees Mogg moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rees Mogg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lancaster's brow.
Still in the clinch, Rees Mogg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Rees Mogg controls the action.
A short right from Rees Mogg on the inside.
Rees Mogg blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Rees Mogg lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Rees Mogg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lancasters head.
Lancaster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Lancaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rees Mogg takes a shot to the head.
Rees Mogg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rees Mogg blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rees Mogg backwards.
Lancaster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rees Mogg walks away with a smile on his face. Lancaster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Henry Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Lancaster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rees Mogg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster lands with a shot to the body.
Rees Mogg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rees Mogg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
Rees Mogg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rees Mogg swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg misses with an uppercut.
Lancaster throws a jab when Rees Mogg was well out of range.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Rees Mogg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rees Mogg slips under a jab.
Rees Mogg tries to bum rush Lancaster with a series of wild strikes but Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rees Mogg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lancaster is pawing at Rees Mogg, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Rees Mogg's nose. Rees Mogg is badly hurt! Lancaster pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Rees Mogg tries desperately to hold on but Lancaster is relentless in his assault! As Rees Mogg receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Lancaster away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Lancaster!
In his post fight interview, Henry Lancaster started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Jacob Rees Mogg spoke after the fight, saying 'Humpty Dumpty would approve.'.