PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 573 p4p, 647 weight class) and Red Jesus Karter (ranked 76 p4p, 90 weight class). Red Jesus Karter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lancaster
vs
Karter

183 cm
38
185
33 - 24 - 0

180 cm
32
190
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Northern Zombie
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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 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Red Jesus Karter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karter moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Karter lands a jab to Lancaster's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lancaster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lancaster throws a right hand that misses
and Karter counters with an inside leg kick.
Lancaster lands with an uppercut that bounces Karter off the cage and back into range.
Lancaster sizes up Karter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Karter slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karter digs a good hook to Lancaster's body.
Lancaster throws a push kick but Karter slaps the foot to one side.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
A nice side step and Karter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lancaster looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Lancaster swings widly with a right hand
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
Lancaster throws a front kick aimed at Karter's knee but Karter avoids it well.
Lancaster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karter momentarily.
Henry Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster swings widly with a right hand
and Karter counters with a nice leg kick.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Henry Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karter lands a glancing blow to the side of Lancaster's head.
Karter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lancaster. Lancaster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karter staying out of range there.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karter slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster throws a hook but Karter avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a body shot
and Karter counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Lancaster misses
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Karter counters with a nice body shot.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a straight right hand.
Karter stuns Lancaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Karter.
Karter feints and then cracks Lancaster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lancaster down.
Karter slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
Karter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Karter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Lancaster misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a sloppy head kick and Karter moves out of range easily.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lancaster throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Karter misses.
Karter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karter connects with an inside leg kick.
Karter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lancaster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Karter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lancaster pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karter back to the cage. Lancaster follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lancaster throws a right hand that misses
and Karter counters with a right hand to the body.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lancaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karter. Karter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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!
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karter moves away.
Karter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lancaster throws a jab when Karter was well out of range.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Karter to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lancaster cracks Karter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Karter slips the punch.
Karter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster throws a series of punches but Karter avoids them all with ease.
Karter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Lancaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karter lands with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henry Lancaster will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Karter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karter staying out of range there.
Lancaster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lancaster with a jab.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Lancaster scores with a nice strike.
Karter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karter manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Lancaster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
A nice side step and Karter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
Karter moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Karter feints a counter leg kick.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Lancaster connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lancaster is predictable there
and Karter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karter counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lancaster has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lancaster enables Karter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lancaster manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lancaster being controlled here, momentarily.
Karter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is controlling Karter's posture.
Lancaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Karter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Lancaster finds it's way through Karter's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Henry Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Karter with a hook.
Karter shoots in and drives through. Lancaster sprawls well.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
As Lancaster backs off Karter throws a huge counter combo but Lancaster manages to avoid it all.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Karter's head but Karter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lancaster drops Karter with a beautiful combination! Karter stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lancaster is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karter slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lancaster.
Lancaster has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Karter.
Karter lands a leg kick that knocks Lancaster off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Karter counter with a right hand.
Lancaster throws an off balance right hand
and Karter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lancaster misses with a left hand
and Karter counters with a nice uppercut.
Karter lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Karter.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Karter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karter moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lancaster is rocked!
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karter tries a quick counter leg kick but Lancaster is wise to it.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut

and Karter counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lancaster! Karter lets Lancaster back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Lancaster misses
and Karter counters with a hugh head kick that removes Lancaster from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Red Jesus Karter!
An intense looking Red Jesus Karter took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Ok so fuck you dad, your genes would have left me with genital dwarfism but fortunately I only got the hair.'.