PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Small (ranked 1523 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 195 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Small
vs
Rees Mogg

183 cm
38
200
29 - 11 - 1

180 cm
30
192
20 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rees Mogg counters with a stiff right hand.
Small uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Small.
Small lands a leg kick that knocks Rees Mogg off balance momentarily.
Small uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rees Mogg has time to react.
Rees Mogg misses with a right hand
enabling Small to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Rees Mogg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Small lands a leg kick that knocks Rees Mogg off balance momentarily.
Small is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Small dodges the punch combination from Rees Mogg.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rees Mogg.
Small misses with a leg kick
and Rees Mogg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rees Mogg's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Small connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rees Mogg scrambles back to his feet.
Small falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rees Mogg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg checks a leg kick.
Rees Mogg moves out of range as Small strikes.
Rees Mogg swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Rees Mogg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That kick from Small tenderised Rees Mogg's leg. Rees Mogg is trying to keep his angry face on.

Oooooh!!! Rees Mogg has knocked Small down with a huge combo! Rees Mogg steps away and waves a wobbly Small back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Small is rocked!
Small connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Rees Mogg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small throws a front kick aimed at Rees Mogg's knee but Rees Mogg avoids it well.
Small connects with a body shot that sends Rees Mogg's belly button to the back.
Small tried to score with a low kick but Rees Mogg checks it.
Rees Mogg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Rees Mogg is just out of range.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Rees Mogg as he checks the leg kick.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees Mogg lands the left hand.
Rees Mogg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Small scores with a jab. Rees Mogg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Small misses with a left hand
and Rees Mogg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rees Mogg punishes Small's body with a nice straight punch.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg blocks a leg kick.
Rees Mogg loads up on a big right hand but Small slips the punch.

Rees Mogg gets a clinch.
Small blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rees Mogg prevents a body shot from Small.
A short right from Small on the inside.
Rees Mogg is working Small over against the cage.
Rees Mogg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Small lands a nice uppercut.
Rees Mogg working aggressively here.
Rees Mogg misses with the head strike.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Rees Mogg.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
A short right from Rees Mogg.
Small throws a head punch that misses.

Rees Mogg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg cracks Small with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rees Mogg's corner calls for a 1-2. Rees Mogg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rees Mogg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Small.
Small throws a quick inside leg kick.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rees Mogg wants to clinch up but Small keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Rees Mogg misses its intended target.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rees Mogg moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rees Mogg! But no joy.
Rees Mogg throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Small counters with a crisp one two that drops Rees Mogg! Small thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rees Mogg to his feet! Rees Mogg is in big trouble!

Rees Mogg is rocked!
Small is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rees Mogg is still on wobbly legs! Can Small finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Small misses the target.
Rees Mogg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rees Mogg seems to have recovered his senses.
Rees Mogg moves out of range of the leg kick from Small.
Rees Mogg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rees Mogg throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small is looking to counter punch.
Small keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rees Mogg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Rees Mogg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rees Mogg throws a series of punches but Small avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Rees Mogg.
Small with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rees Mogg to score with a decent uppercut.
Rees Mogg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small scores with a leg kick.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rees Mogg is out of range and Small settles back down.
Small throws a lazy uppercut
and Rees Mogg counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Small.
A swing and a miss from Rees Mogg.
Small misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Rees Mogg as he checks the leg kick.
Rees Mogg throws out a counter right but Small avoids it with no problem.
Small doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rees Mogg cracks Small with a good jab.
Jacob Rees Mogg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rees Mogg throws a hook but Small avoids it easily.
Rees Mogg misses with a right hand
and Small counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Small.
Small scores with a jab to the head.
Rees Mogg misses with an uppercut. Small saw that one coming.
Small was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Small throws a low kick, looking for Rees Mogg's leg but Rees Mogg calmly moves out of range.
Small tries to score with a low kick but Rees Mogg moves his leg out of the way.
Rees Mogg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rees Mogg checks a low kick from Small.
A swing and a miss from Small.
Small keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rees Mogg.
Small lands with an uppercut that bounces Rees Mogg off the cage and back into range.
Rees Mogg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Small with the inside leg kick.
Small scores with a nice head shot.
Small lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small lands with a hook. Rees Mogg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rees Mogg lands a nice looking body shot.
Rees Mogg lands a lovely overhand right.
Small throws a leg kick which misses Rees Mogg's front leg but catches the back leg as Rees Mogg tries to avoid it.
Small pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rees Mogg is out of range and Small settles back down.
Small misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rees Mogg! But no joy.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg connects with a looping right hand.
Rees Mogg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Small digs a good body shot into Rees Mogg's ribs.
Small throws a chopping leg kick but Rees Mogg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Small scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Small ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rees Mogg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rees Mogg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Small looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rees Mogg misses.
Rees Mogg missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Small misses the shot to the body.
Rees Mogg looks to land a right hand but Small moved out of range.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
Rees Mogg scores with a nice right hand.
Small looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Small uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg throws a hook but Small blocks it.
Rees Mogg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rees Mogg there as he acknowledges the shot.

Oooooh!!! Rees Mogg has knocked Small down with a huge combo! Rees Mogg steps away and waves a wobbly Small back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Small is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rees Mogg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small scores with a body shot.
Rees Mogg lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Small falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacob Rees Mogg!
Jacob Rees Mogg looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Churchill would be delighted.'.