PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecter comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sikaniska's choice of entrance music: 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales. Hannibal Lecter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santeri Sikaniska's chin.

Lecter
vs
Sikaniska

200 cm
23
300 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

205 cm
29
300 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Santeri Sikaniska has been cut.
Sikaniska throws out a loose jab but Lecter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sikaniska wants to clinch.
Lecter throws a hook but Sikaniska blocks it.

Sikaniska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lecter, pushing him back against the cage.
Sikaniska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sikaniska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sikaniska lands a right hand.
Sikaniska tries to circle away but Lecter has him pinned against the cage.

Sikaniska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sikaniska avoids the body shot from Lecter.

Lecter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sikaniska was covering up waiting for the punch and Lecter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lecter passes Sikaniska's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter is pressing down on Sikaniska's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sikaniska is holding on for now.
Lecter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lecter wants to pass the guard but Sikaniska is defending well.
Lecter stops Sikaniska from getting back to his feet.

Sikaniska manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sikaniska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sikaniska throws a series of punches but Lecter avoids them all with ease.
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sikaniska manages to avoid it.
A cross from Sikaniska lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lecter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikaniska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sikaniska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lecter counters with a nice body shot.

Lecter rushes Sikaniska and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sikaniska fails to land.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lecter.
Sikaniska digs a right hand underneath Lecter's ribcage. Lecter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lecter lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Lecter lands an uppercut that drops Sikaniska! Lecter follows him to the canvas looking to finish.

Sikaniska is rocked!
Lecter 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.
Sikaniska looks gassed!

Lecter decides to stand back up.
Sikaniska is still on wobbly legs! Can Lecter finish him?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lecter.
Sikaniska seems to have recovered his senses.
Sikaniska misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lecter.
Sikaniska misses with a wild combination.

Lecter lands a big shot that drops Sikaniska! Can he finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sikaniska wants to stand up but Lecter is controlling him.
Sikaniska is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lecter throws a big right hand that misses.
Lecter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lecter throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lecter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lecter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sikaniska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lecter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sikaniska wants to stand and escape but Lecter is having none of it.
Lecter postures up in Sikaniska's guard and throws a big left but Sikaniska blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikaniska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lecter trying to control but Sikaniska is working from the bottom.
Lecter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Sikaniska's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sikaniska cracks Lecter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lecter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sikaniska.
Lecter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sikaniska's hands.
Sikaniska throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lecter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sikaniska thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sikaniska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sikaniska paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sikaniska closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lecter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sikaniska moves out of range of the leg kick from Lecter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Lecter finds it's target.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Sikaniska's head but Sikaniska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lecter throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sikaniska tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sikaniska keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Lecter stops Sikaniska from standing up.
Lecter wants to pass the guard but Sikaniska is keeping the position.
Lecter is working hard here to advance position.
Lecter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sikaniska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Sikaniska keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lecter with a nice head shot there.
Lecter is looking to work some ground and pound but Sikaniska has wrist control.
Lecter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lecter throws a big elbow that misses.
Lecter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lecter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lecter wants to stand and escape but instead Sikaniska has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sikaniska would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter pulls Sikaniska in to control the position.

Hannibal Lecter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Lecter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Lecter.
Sikaniska moves in looking to clinch but Lecter pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Sikaniska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sikaniska moves away.

Lecter instigates a clinch.
Sikaniska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sikaniska prevents a body shot from Lecter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikaniska throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sikaniska lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sikaniska can do to turn this around?
Lecter misses with some punches.
Lecter lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Sikaniska's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sikaniska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lecter.
Lecter shoots in looking for a takedown. Sikaniska tries to sprawl out of it but Lecter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sikaniska manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand

and Sikaniska moves into the clinch.
Sikaniska connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lecter's face.
Lecter lands a shot to the body.
Lecter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sikaniska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lecter struggles to land a body shot inside as Sikaniska controls his hands.
Lecter misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sikaniska is looking to control Lecter's arms but Lecter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sikaniska has his back to the cage.
Lecter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hannibal Lecter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Lecter.
A bit of stalling here from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sikaniska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hannibal Lecter is winning the standup battle so far.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch.
Sikaniska drops his hands momentarily and Lecter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Lecter throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sikaniska tumbling to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Sikaniska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lecter is looking to work some ground and pound but Sikaniska has wrist control.
Lecter trying to control but Sikaniska is working from the bottom.
Lecter throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lecter trying to control but Sikaniska is working from the bottom.
Lecter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lecter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sikaniska keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.

Hannibal Lecter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A left lands for Lecter.
Lecter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sikaniska connects with a nice looking jab.

Lecter cracks Sikaniska with an uppercut from hell and Sikaniska crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Lecter's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter pushing down on Sikaniska's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lecter lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sikaniska! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lecter jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Lecter!
Hannibal Lecter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.