PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Furnum Pullum (ranked 540 p4p, 1070 weight class) and Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 72 p4p, 161 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pullum
vs
Rees Mogg

150 cm
37
157
24 - 11 - 0

180 cm
33
192
25 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Altitude Clothing
Vegan Gains

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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pullum moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pullum.
Rees Mogg throws an elbow that misses.
Rees Mogg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Furnum Pullum has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg blocks a body shot from Pullum.
Rees Mogg misses with some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Pullum has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pullum misses with a body punch.
Rees Mogg lands with a left to the head.

Rees Mogg manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Pullum with that takedown attempt.

Pullum looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rees Mogg!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pullum tries to score with some ground and pound. Rees Mogg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rees Mogg tries to bench press Pullum off him but Pullum keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum is trying to ground and pound but Rees Mogg uses the momentary lack of control by Pullum to regain half guard.
Rees Mogg is concentrating on defense, preventing Pullum from advancing position.
Pullum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pullum perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rees Mogg has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 3Band MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pullum throwing shots but Rees Mogg is blocking nicely.
Pullum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pullum prevents Rees Mogg from improving his position.
Pullum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pullum is looking to advance position but Rees Mogg won't allow it.
Rees Mogg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pullum.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pullum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rees Mogg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pullum.
Rees Mogg is refusing to be controlled, as Pullum sits in half guard.
Pullum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rees Mogg is looking to improve his position.
Rees Mogg is refusing to be controlled, as Pullum sits in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg lands a lovely overhand right.
Pullum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rees Mogg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Rees Mogg moves into range and clinches up with Pullum.
Rees Mogg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rees Mogg blocking some punches.
Pullum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rees Mogg misses with the head strike.
Rees Mogg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rees Mogg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rees Mogg tries a body shot but Pullum blocks it.
Pullum misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Rees Mogg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rees Mogg breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rees Mogg misses with a body shot.
Pullum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Pullum moves into the clinch.
Pullum prevents a body shot from Rees Mogg.
Pullum throws a head punch that misses.
Rees Mogg is pressed up against the cage. Pullum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rees Mogg down to the mat. Rees Mogg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pullum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rees Mogg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pullum.
Pullum moves in looking to clinch but Rees Mogg pushes him off.
Pullum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pullum wants to clinch up but Rees Mogg keeps it at a distance.
Rees Mogg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pullum.
Pullum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rees Mogg throws a combination that misses
and Pullum counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacob Rees Mogg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Furnum Pullum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pullum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rees Mogg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses with a looping right.
Rees Mogg lands with a right hand.
Jacob Rees Mogg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pullum throws a lazy uppercut
and Rees Mogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rees Mogg misses with a straight left.
It looked like Pullum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rees Mogg misses with a double jab.
It looked like Pullum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pullum walks into a straight right hand from Rees Mogg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rees Mogg.
Pullum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rees Mogg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rees Mogg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg looks to throw the jab but Pullum is out of range.
Pullum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pullum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rees Mogg throws a jab but it's blocked by Pullum.
Pullum drops his hands momentarily and Rees Mogg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rees Mogg connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from Pullum misses
and Rees Mogg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacob Rees Mogg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pullum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rees Mogg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rees Mogg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rees Mogg moves out of range as Pullum strikes.
Rees Mogg works the jab nicely.
Pullum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rees Mogg throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg throws a hook but Pullum avoids it easily.
Rees Mogg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Rees Mogg clinches up with Pullum and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pullum swings wildly with an uppercut but Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pullum throws a head punch that misses.
Pullum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pullum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pullum blocks a body shot from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses with a punch on the inside.
Pullum misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rees Mogg.
Pullum misses with a hook to the ribs.

Rees Mogg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pullum looks to clinch
and Rees Mogg counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pullum avoids a punch combination nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rees Mogg lands a hook that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Pullum.
Rees Mogg can't find room to land a body shot as Pullum controls the action.
Pullum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rees Mogg blocking some punches.
Rees Mogg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
Rees Mogg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pullum struggles to land a body shot inside as Rees Mogg controls his hands.
Jacob Rees Mogg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rees Mogg has a couple of punches blocked by Pullum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pullum.
Rees Mogg lands an elbow inside that Pullum shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Pullum.
Pullum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rees Mogg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pullum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rees Mogg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pullum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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.

Pullum closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pullum lands in his opponent's guard.
Pullum trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pullum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rees Mogg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Rees Mogg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Furnum Pullum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pullum ducks under a wild hook from Rees Mogg.
A big left from Rees Mogg misses.
Pullum tries to close the distance and clinch but Rees Mogg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rees Mogg throws a lazy uppercut
and Pullum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pullum misses with a jab to the body
and Rees Mogg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pullum staying out of range there.
Rees Mogg misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees Mogg connects with a jab.
Rees Mogg looks to land a left hand but Pullum moved out of range nicely.
Pullum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pullum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rees Mogg.
Pullum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pullum throws out a loose jab but Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg fails to land with a series of punches.
Pullum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rees Mogg pinned against the cage. Rees Mogg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pullum slips a jab and a cross from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses with a hook. Pullum ducked under it nicely.
Pullum avoids the body shot from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg misses the jab.
Pullum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pullum has his takedown stuffed
and Rees Mogg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rees Mogg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pullum scores with a nice head shot.
Pullum has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Furnum Pullum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rees Mogg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg scores with a decent looking hook.
Rees Mogg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rees Mogg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pullum throws a jab when Rees Mogg was well out of range.
A nice side step and Rees Mogg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rees Mogg as Pullum shoots in.
Jacob Rees Mogg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pullum on the side of the head.
Rees Mogg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rees Mogg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pullum.
Rees Mogg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rees Mogg misses with an uppercut
and Pullum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pullum throws a poor cross that misses
and Rees Mogg counters with a straight right hand.
Furnum Pullum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Rees Mogg.
Pullum throws a lazy uppercut
and Rees Mogg counters with a straight right hand.
Jacob Rees Mogg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pullum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rees Mogg.
Pullum ducks right into an uppercut from Rees Mogg.
Pullum throws a lazy right hand but Rees Mogg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rees Mogg thuds his right hand into Pullum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pullum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pullum swings for the body but Rees Mogg moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Rees Mogg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rees Mogg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Rees Mogg!
Jacob Rees Mogg took some time post fight to say the following; 'Churchill would be delighted.'.