PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 1165 p4p, 2374 weight class) and Rou Joukani (ranked 168 p4p, 322 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Henry Lancaster has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Henry Lancaster seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lancaster
vs
Joukani

183 cm
28
185
14 - 8 - 0

179 cm
25
175
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Core Combat
Hardcore Alchemy

Knock Out Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joukani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lancaster connects with a body shot.
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joukani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster misses with a looping right.
Lancaster looks to throw the jab but Joukani is out of range.
Joukani misses with a double jab
and Lancaster counters with a three punch combo that has Joukani backing up. Joukani nods at Lancaster to acknowledge the strikes.

Joukani is rocked!
Joukani misses with a head kick.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Joukani avoids the punch easily.
Joukani lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Joukani ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joukani!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joukani is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lancaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Joukani counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukani ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joukani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Joukani.
Joukani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joukani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancaster circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joukani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joukani lands a nice hook to Lancaster's body. Lancaster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joukani misses with a body shot.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Joukani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joukani plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Joukani.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joukani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Joukani avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joukani lands a jab to the nose.
Lancaster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joukani.
Lancaster shoots for a takedown but Joukani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joukani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joukani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Joukani's head but Joukani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Joukani is just out of range.
Joukani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lancaster on the side of the head.
Joukani scores with a shot to the body.
Joukani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joukani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lancaster on the side of the head.
Joukani dips to his left and cracks Lancaster with an uppercut!
Lancaster takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joukani connects with an inside leg kick.
Joukani stalks Lancaster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lancaster's face. Lancaster staggers backwards, shaken.
Lancaster fails to land with a series of punches.
Joukani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Joukani.
Joukani swings for the body but Lancaster moves out of range.
Nice shot by Joukani.
Joukani misses the shot to the body.
Lancaster takes a swing at Joukani's ribcage but misses.
Joukani is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joukani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Joukani.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joukani throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Lancaster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Lancaster misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lancaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joukani circles away quickly and effectively.
Joukani moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Joukani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rou Joukani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Joukani plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lancaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joukani throws a series of strikes that have Lancaster backpedaling.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joukani was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Joukani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joukani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joukani connects with a high kick.

Lancaster is rocked!
Lancaster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster tries to move into range but Joukani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rou Joukani dominated that round.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Joukani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Joukani.
Joukani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lancaster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lancaster slips a jab from Joukani.
A good leg kick by Joukani.

Lancaster cracks Joukani with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Joukani looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lancaster finish him?
Joukani is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Joukani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lancaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Joukani throws a solid leg kick but Lancaster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joukani.
and Lancaster counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Joukani! He's just covering up as Lancaster starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Lancaster!
Henry Lancaster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.