PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Lancaster (ranked 328 p4p, 583 weight class) and Paul Muhapuro (ranked 44 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lancaster
vs
Muhapuro

188 cm
30
197
22 - 12 - 0

177 cm
28
196
17 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Muhapuro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muhapuro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Paul Muhapuro has been cut.
Muhapuro misses with an uppercut
and Muhapuro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muhapuro misses with a hook.
Muhapuro tries a head kick but it misses.
Lancaster swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Lancaster lands a big shot that drops Muhapuro! Can he finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Muhapuro is working an open guard so Lancaster takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lancaster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhapuro.
Lancaster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut
and Muhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muhapuro moves away from the strike by Lancaster.
Muhapuro throws a good cross that connects.
Lancaster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lancaster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a hook
and Muhapuro counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lancaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Muhapuro cracks Lancaster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Muhapuro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muhapuro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
Lancaster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a jab when Muhapuro was well out of range.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhapuro moves away.
Lancaster misses the shot to the body.
Muhapuro misses with a hook. Lancaster ducked under it nicely.
Muhapuro misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Lancaster misses its target.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro connects with a looping right hand.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster is looking to counter punch.
Muhapuro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lancaster throws out the jab.
Muhapuro throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
Muhapuro misses with a looping right.
Lancaster was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
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 Oliver Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Muhapuro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Muhapuro.
A quick step to the side and Lancaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lancaster throws a looping overhand right but Muhapuro ducks down to avoid it.
Muhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lancaster.
Lancaster throwing a counter right hand but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro misses with a head kick.
Muhapuro misses with a hook
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro throws a right hand that misses
and Lancaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhapuro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lancaster in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster takes a swing at Muhapuro's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro is looking for the big counter here.
Muhapuro swings widly with a right hand
and Lancaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Paul Muhapuro's cut even more.
Muhapuro throws a poor cross that misses

and Lancaster counters with a right hand that sends Muhapuro tumbling to the canvas! Can Lancaster finish him? He dives into Muhapuro's guard looking to do just that!

Muhapuro is rocked!

Muhapuro has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lancaster is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster's elbow.
Muhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
Muhapuro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muhapuro backwards.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Muhapuro.
Lancaster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster.
Muhapuro is still on wobbly legs! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Muhapuro with a big uppercut! Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Lancaster pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Muhapuro to the mat! Muhapuro covers up and Lancaster unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oliver Lancaster!