PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tryus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter VIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lecter VIII's choice of entrance music: Getting Away With Murder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jackson
vs
Lecter VIII

178 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tryus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Lecter VIII!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter VIII ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lecter VIII misses the shot to the body.
Lecter VIII stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lecter VIII circles away quickly and effectively.
Lecter VIII lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Lecter VIII tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Lecter VIII saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lecter VIII sprawls well. Lecter VIII wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tryus Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter VIII rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lecter VIII defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to de liver by Lecter VIII. Beautiful body shot.
Lecter VIII tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Lecter VIII had a free shot at his head there.
Hannibal Lecter VIII seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lecter VIII throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter VIII leaves Jackson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lecter VIII misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lecter VIII avoids it really well and circles away.
Lecter VIII misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Lecter VIII.
Hannibal Lecter VIII is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter VIII looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter VIII cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Lecter VIII lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter VIII throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lecter VIII throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A big right from Lecter VIII misses.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Lecter VIII.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Lecter VIII connects with a looping right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jackson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lecter VIII misses with a wild body shot.

Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lecter VIII's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter VIII dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Lecter VIII.

Lecter VIII lands a big head kick that sends Jackson tumbling to the mat! Lecter VIII takes a step backwards and waves Jackson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Tryus Jackson has been cut.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lecter VIII keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Lecter VIII has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
Jackson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lecter VIII blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter VIII blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson 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.
Lecter VIII is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lecter VIII tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lecter VIII really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jackson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lecter VIII has worked his arm free - good work by Lecter VIII!
Jackson trying to control the action but Lecter VIII is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson wants to control for a moment but Lecter VIII uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lecter VIII wants to sweep but Jackson has passed to side control!

Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter VIII is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lecter VIII keeps working.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tryus Jackson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII misses with a few strikes there.
Lecter VIII throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lecter VIII connects with a nice looking jab.
Lecter VIII misses with a body shot.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter VIII showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tryus Jackson's cut.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lecter VIII looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII misses with a double jab.
Jackson tries to clinch but Lecter VIII moves out of range.
Hannibal Lecter VIII seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter VIII misses the target.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lecter VIII napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lecter VIII manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lecter VIII wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lecter VIII tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Lecter VIII dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Lecter VIII is working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots in but Lecter VIII avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lecter VIII will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lecter VIII sprawls well. Lecter VIII wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tryus Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lecter VIII takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Lecter VIII scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Lecter VIII looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lecter VIII looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lecter VIII throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Lecter VIII throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Lecter VIII misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter VIII misses with a double jab.
Lecter VIII misses with the combination.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hannibal Lecter VIII is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lecter VIII is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lecter VIII but Lecter VIII pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter VIII circles away.
Lecter VIII lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson slips under a jab from Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter VIII.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lecter VIII fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lecter VIII as he avoids it easily.
Tryus Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lecter VIII looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecter VIII takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Lecter VIII ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lecter VIII throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Tryus Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecter VIII swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Lecter VIII comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lecter VIII 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Hannibal Lecter VIII!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Hannibal Lecter VIII!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Hannibal Lecter VIII!

Hannibal Lecter VIII wins by unanimous decision!