PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idris Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: adu-kein scherz. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lecter
vs
Omar

180 cm
25
179 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Idris Omar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecter tries to clinch but Omar moves out of range.
Omar clobbers Lecter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lecter throws a front kick that sends Omar stumbling back into the cage.

Lecter moves into the clinch successfully.
Lecter looking to throw knees to the head but Omar is blocking nicely.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but Omar blocks it.
Omar landing knees to the body.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Omar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Omar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter is trying to maintain a safe position but Omar gets an underhook and turns Lecter into the cage.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but Omar blocks it.
Lecter looking to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Omar.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Omar blocks with his arms.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but Omar blocks it.
Lecter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Omar blocks it with crossed arms.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Omar lands a good knee to the midsection. Lecter won't want to take too many of those.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Omar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Omar scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Omar.
Omar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Omar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lecter or not.
Omar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Omar as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Omar jumps guard.
Omar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Omar wants to sweep but no luck.
Omar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Omar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lecter!
Poor strikes thrown by Omar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Omar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Omar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Omar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lecter because Omar loaded up on that one.
Omar lands a nice shot to the head.
Omar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Omar swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lecter is now in Omar's guard. A big mistake from Omar there, giving up the dominant position!
Lecter stopping the sweep attempt from Omar.

Lecter gets to his feet. Omar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Omar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecter throws a head kick that Omar semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Lecter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Omar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lecter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lecter tried to score with a low kick but Omar checks it.
Lecter tries to clinch up but Omar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecter tries to clinch up but Omar circles away and keeps his distance.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Omar moves out of range as Lecter throws a body kick.
Omar lands a jab to Lecter's midsection.
Lecter tries to clinch up but Omar circles away and keeps his distance.
Omar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Omar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecter.
Omar is looking to clinch but Lecter is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Omar throws a head kick but Lecter moves out of range.
Omar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lecter throws a head kick but Omar moves out of range.

Omar takes the fight into the clinch.
Lecter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Omar blocks with his arms.
Omar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lecter blocks it with crossed arms.
Lecter taking a breather.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lecter misses with a knee to the head.
Lecter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter leaning against his opponent.
Lecter lands a knee to the head.
Lecter connects with a knee to the head.
Omar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Omar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Omar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Omar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Omar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecter wants to stall.
Lecter landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Idris Omar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Omar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch but Omar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lecter tries to clinch but Omar is having none of it.
Lecter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch but Omar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lecter instigates a clinch.
Omar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter scores a nice knee to the body.
Omar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter leaning against his opponent.
Omar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Omar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Omar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lecter avoids it.
Lecter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Omar's face.
Lecter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lecter misses with a knee to the head.

Omar pulls guard successfully.
Omar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Omar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Omar tries to pass to full mount but Lecter defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar is looking to pass Lecter's guard but actually Lecter recovers to full guard.
Omaris looking to pass into half guard but Lecter pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lecter is in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Omar keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Lecter scoring with some ground and pound.
Lecter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lecter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Omar's head.
Lecter preventing the sweep.

Lecter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Omar throws a jab when Lecter was well out of range.
Lecter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Omar closes the distance but Lecter moves to the side

and Lecter counters by moving into the clinch.
Lecter taking a breather.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Omar blocks with his arms.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter lands a knee to the body.
Lecter slowing the pace effectively.
Omar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lecter scores with a knee to the head.
Lecter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Omar is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Omar.
Omar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but Omar blocks it.
Lecter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lecter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Omar blocks it with crossed arms.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Idris Omar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but Omar blocks it.
Lecter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Omar.
Lecter trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Omar fails to land.
Lecter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Omar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omar lands a good knee to the midsection. Lecter won't want to take too many of those.
Omar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Omar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lecter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Omar avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Omar.
Lecter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Omar.
Omar tries to land a knee to the head but Lecter blocks with his arms.
Omar lands a nice uppercut.
Omar digs a right hand into Lecter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lecter's gas tank.
Omar lands a good knee to the midsection. Lecter won't want to take too many of those.
Omar tries for a takedown but Lecter manages to get underhooks.
Lecter tries to land knees in the clinch but Omar avoids the damage to the body.
Omar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lecter or not.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lecter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Omar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Omar.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Omar blocks with his arms.
Omar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Omar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Omar misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Omar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Omar scores with a shot to the body.
Omar scores with a three punch combo!
Omar misses with a straight right.
Lecter moves in looking to clinch but Omar pushes him off.
Omar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Omar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Omar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecter.

Lecter has closed the distance and engaged Omar in a clinch.
Omar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecter landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lecter.
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lecter blocks it with crossed arms.

Omar has hold of one of Lecter's legs. Lecter is fighting the takedown attempt but Omar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lecter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Omar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lecter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Omar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Omar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecter.
Omar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lecter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Lecter rushes Omar and presses him up against the cage.
Lecter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lecter is struggling to control the position.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter connects with a knee to the head.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Lecter avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Lecter.
Omar tries a knee to the head but Lecter blocks it.
Lecter looking to throw knees to the head but Omar is blocking nicely.
Lecter lands a knee to the head.
Lecter misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Omar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lecter landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar presses Lecter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Omar lands with a left to the head.
Lecter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Omar up against the cage.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Omar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lecter looking to throw knees to the head but Omar is blocking nicely.
Omar is working Lecter over against the cage.
Lecter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lecter is looking to control Omar's arms but Omar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lecter has his back to the cage.
Omar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Omar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lecter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Omar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lecter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Omar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Omar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omar digs a right hand underneath Lecter's ribcage. Lecter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Omar digs a right hand underneath Lecter's ribcage. Lecter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lecter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Omar is leaning against Lecter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Omar - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Omar.
Omar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lecter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter looking to throw knees to the head but Omar is blocking nicely.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Omar blocks with his arms.
Lecter tries to stall but Omar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Omar avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
Omar goes for a takedown attempt but Lecter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Omar clinches but Lecter breaks the clinch
and Lecter counters with a series of strikes. Omar will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab lands there for Omar.
Omar tries to clinch but Lecter moves away
letting Lecter counter with a right hand.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch but Omar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecter.
Lecter tries to clinch but Omar is having none of it.
Omar sizes up Lecter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lecter is looking to clinch but Omar is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Lecter - just one landing.
Lecter wants to clinch up but Omar keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Omar shoots in and drives through. Lecter sprawls well.
Hannibal Lecter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Idris Omar.
Omar fails to land with a series of punches.

Lecter clinches up against the cage.
Lecter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lecter looking to throw knees to the head but Omar is blocking nicely.
Lecter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Omar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Omar working aggressively here.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Omar works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Omar blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Omar - that landed with a thud.
Omar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Omar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Omar blocks with his arms.
Lecter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lecter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Omar is keeping busy.
Omar throws an elbow but it misses.
Omar works on Lecter's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Omar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lecter takes an elbow to the temple.
Omar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lecter moves away from the strike by Omar.
Omar is looking to clinch.
Lecter throws a nice head kick!
Omar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lecter, right into the meat.
Omar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Omar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lecter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Omar throws a head kick that misses.
Omar misses with a double jab.
Lecter fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter cracks the inside of Omar's front leg.
Omar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Omar keeps the fight on the outside.
Omar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Omar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Omar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Omar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lecter lands a nice knee to the body.
Omar tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
Omar tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Omar avoiding damage as Lecter throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from Omar as the two fighters clinch.
Lecter is pushing Omar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lecter working Omar over with knees to the body.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Omar.
Omar lands a shot to the body.
Omar lands a left hand.
Omar lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Omar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lecter avoids it.
Idris Omar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter looking to slow down the pace here.
Lecter misses with a knee to the head.
Omar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Omar as the two fighters clinch.
Lecter tries a knee to the head but Omar blocks it.
Omar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Omar as the two fighters clinch.
Omar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lecter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lecter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Omar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lecter.
Lecter wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Omar.
Lecter takes a shot to the head.

Omar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lecter regains guard immediately.

Lecter pushes Omar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Omar keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Omar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Omar digs a good hook to Lecter's body.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Omar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Omar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecter is looking to clinch.
Lecter connects with a solid leg kick.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch but Omar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Omar blocks the leg kick.
Omar clinches but Lecter breaks the clinch
and Lecter counters with a slapping leg kick.

Lecter clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Omar misses with a body punch.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Lecter tries to land a knee to the head but Omar blocks with his arms.
Omar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Omar tries to throw a body punch but Lecter avoids it by throwing Omar back against the cage.
Lecter tries to stall but Omar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Omar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Lecter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omar.
Lecter scores a nice knee to the body.
Omar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lecter lands a knee to the head.
Lecter landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Omar.
Lecter blocks an uppercut.
Lecter lands a nice knee to the body.
Lecter misses with a knee strike.
Lecter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lecter misses with a knee to the head.
Omar lands a knee to the head.
Omar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.
Omar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hannibal Lecter.
I think Lecter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 39:37
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 39:37
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 39:37

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Lecter!