PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Angel of Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Angel of Death
vs
Lector

196 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Angel of Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Lector!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel of Death doesn't manage to clinch there - Lector circles away.
Angel of Death takes a swing at Lector's ribcage but misses.
Angel of Death throws a right hand that Lector ducks under and follows up with a left that Lector also avoids with ease.
Angel of Death tries to bum rush Lector with a series of wild strikes but Lector uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lector scores with a takedown into Angel of Death's guard.
Lector passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Angel of Death is trying to improve his position.
Lector moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lector scoring with punches from side control.
Lector really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Angel of Death. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A control attempt from Angel of Death but he's now mounted!
Angel of Death is in all sorts of trouble here.
Angel of Death is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lector controlling the position easily from mount.
Lector trying to control but Angel of Death is having none of it.
Angel of Death manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lector prevents Angel of Death from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Angel of Death manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Angel of Death looking for a guillotine here but Lector defends easily.
Lector pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Angel of Death is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angel of Death working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lector doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lector manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Angel of Death is looking for a triangle but Lector pushes his legs off easily.
Angel of Death manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Angel of Death with shots to the head and body - Lector looks very uncomfortable down there.
Angel of Death scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Angel of Death.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lector is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lector tries to lock up and control but Angel of Death gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lector is wriggling around trying to escape.
Angel of Death wants to control the pace but Lector is squirming around nicely.
Lector holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Angel of Death tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Lector that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Angel of Death thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Angel of Death moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lector has worked his arm free - good work by Lector!
Angel of Death working the ground and pound but Lector is defending the strikes.
Angel of Death 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.
Angel of Death lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lector down.

Angel of Death looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lector tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lector prevents Angel of Death from improving position.

Angel of Death thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lector gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Angel of Death prevents Lector from standing back up.
Angel of Death drops an elbow to the side of Lector's head.

Angel of Death looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lector looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Angel of Death dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Angel of Death closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lector circles away.
Angel of Death fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Angel of Death.
Hannibal Lector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lector scores a takedown into full mount!
Lector content just to control the position here.
Angel of Death tries to reverse the position but Lector maintains control.
Lector working the ground and pound effectively.
Lector tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lector breaks from Angel of Death's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel of Death is looking to get to half guard.
Lector controlling the position easily from mount.
Angel of Death is working to get back to half guard.
Angel of Death gets back to half guard.

Angel of Death actively working from the bottom here.
Lector prevents Angel of Death from improving his position.
Lector prevents Angel of Death from standing back up.
Lector moves into full mount! Angel of Death won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lector tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Angel of Death looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lector lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Lector is trying to stick to Angel of Death's back but Angel of Death is turning into Lector. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lector's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Angel of Death.
Angel of Death works over Lector with some ground and pound from guard.
Angel of Death passes Lector's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Angel of Death missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Angel of Death missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lector is trying to get back to full guard.
Lector trying to hold on to Angel of Death's head to control him but Angel of Death postures up.
Lector is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Angel of Death scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lector looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lector is controlling Angel of Death's trapped leg to prevent Angel of Death from advancing to side control.
Angel of Death throwing shots but Lector is blocking nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Lector has taken the fight to the clinch.
Angel of Death goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lector keeps control of Angel of Death as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lector breaks the clinch.

Lector fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Angel of Death sprawls well initially but Lector persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Angel of Death is looking to escape.
Angel of Death is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Angel of Death looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lector prevents Angel of Death from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lector passes the guard and advances to mount!
Angel of Death tries to hold on but Lector pushes him away.
Angel of Death working to try and regain half guard.
Lector sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Angel of Death tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Angel of Death regains half guard.
Angel of Death moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lector controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lector showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Angel of Death shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lector's guard.
Angel of Death trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Angel of Death wants to stand and escape but instead Lector has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lector seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Angel of Death striking off his back but it's not causing Lector any problems.
Angel of Death working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lector not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Angel of Death is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lector trying to control but Angel of Death is working from the bottom.
Lector won't allow Angel of Death to sweep him here.
Lector is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lector wants to control from the top but Angel of Death keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Angel of Death.
Angel of Death shoots in for a double leg but Lector sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lector fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lector gets a takedown into half guard.
Angel of Death is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lector is trying to control the action in half guard but Angel of Death is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lector keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Angel of Death is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lector content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hannibal Lector has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lector trying to pass the guard but Angel of Death defending well.
Angel of Death is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Angel of Death trying to control but Lector postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lector moves out of range of the body kick from Angel of Death.
Lector blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel of Death tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lector counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lector throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lector stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Lector shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Angel of Death is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lector is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Angel of Death looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Angel of Death working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angel of Death looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lector is defending well. Angel of Death quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lector has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Angel of Death celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Angel of Death!