PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancaster comes to the cage accompanied by Bed Intruder. Styles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am by Dale Oliver. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lancaster
vs
Styles

179 cm
29
211 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

180 cm
32
215 lbs
19 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Styles tests Lancaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Malcolm Lancaster has been cut.
Styles tries to clinch there but Lancaster circles away.
Styles lands with a good body shot.
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styles sprawls well. Styles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lancaster gets slowly back to his feet.

Styles clinches with his opponent.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Styles.
Styles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles swings wildly with an uppercut but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.

Lancaster pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Styles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lancaster controlling the position.
Styles looking to pass the guard.

Lancaster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lancaster keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully.
Lancaster lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Styles!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lancaster lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lancaster raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Aj Styles has been cut.
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 scoring with strikes but Styles is staying in there.
Styles is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lancaster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lancaster cracks Styles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That has opened up Aj Styles's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancaster misses with a head shot.
Lancaster working Styles over with strikes here.

The cut above Aj Styles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lancaster lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Styles is rocked!

Aj Styles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aj Styles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Malcolm Lancaster!
Malcolm Lancaster gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).