PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nefertum Imhotep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nefertum Imhotep has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lecter
vs
Imhotep

185 cm
21
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

210 cm
31
280 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nefertum Imhotep!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter with a poor takedown

and Imhotep counters by clinching up.
Imhotep throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Imhotep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imhotep wants to clinch up but Lecter keeps it at a distance.

Imhotep clinches up against the cage.

Imhotep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Imhotep is looking to clinch but Lecter is avoiding it.
Imhotep lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Imhotep stuffs the takedown.
Lecter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Lecter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Imhotep sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Imhotep tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lecter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter fails with the takedown.
Nefertum Imhotep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Imhotep has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter wants to break free but Imhotep has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imhotep trying to land knees to the body.
Lecter is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Imhotep breaks the clinch.
Imhotep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imhotep is looking to clinch.
Imhotep tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lecter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Imhotep somewhat.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Imhotep.

Imhotep clinches.
Imhotep tries to pull guard but Lecter holds him up against the cage and eventually Imhotep drops back down to his feet.
Imhotep is looking to take this one to the mat.

Imhotep gets control of Lecter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Imhotep will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Imhotep working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lecter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Imhotep has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lecter's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imhotep throwing strikes here but Lecter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lecter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Imhotep wants to control the action but instead Lecter gets a body lock and reverses into Imhotep's guard! Nice work!
Imhotep wants to sweep but no luck.
Imhotep keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Imhotep is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Imhotep is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lecter throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Lecter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to control from the top but Imhotep keeps moving.
Lecter tries to free his leg and advance position but Imhotep is retaining full guard.
Imhotep lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lecter!
Imhotep throwing strikes here but Lecter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Imhotep controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lecter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lecter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lecter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Imhotep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imhotep controlling the pace for now.
Lecter tries to hold on but Imhotep pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep tries to control but Lecter wriggling away.
Lecter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Imhotep.
Imhotep tries to control but Lecter wriggling away.
Imhotep throws some wild stikes that Lecter manages to avoid easily.
Imhotep unloads with some shots from mount but Lecter bucks and avoids them well.

Imhotep jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lecter is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lecter and Imhotep has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecter is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imhotep misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nefertum Imhotep 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.

Imhotep slaps away a takedown attempt from Lecter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Imhotep tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecter has a takedown stuffed.

Lecter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lecter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Imhotep manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Imhotep fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imhotep tries to clinch but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Imhotep has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lecter is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Imhotep jumps guard but Lecter stands there with Imhotep around his waist. Imhotep gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hannibal Lecter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nefertum Imhotep.
Imhotep tries to land knees in the clinch but Lecter avoids the damage to the body.
Imhotep misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lecter.
Imhotep throws an elbow but it misses.
Imhotep is trying to stall.
Lecter looking for a takedown.
Imhotep misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Lecter's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Imhotep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Imhotep with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Lecter or perhaps it was just good defense by Imhotep which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lecter pinned against the cage. Lecter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Lecter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nefertum Imhotep has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lecter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Imhotep trying to control from the bottom.
Imhotep is trying to stand.
Lecter trying to control the action but Imhotep is working from the bottom.

Lecter is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lecter won't allow Imhotep to get back to his feet.
Lecter passes Imhotep's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lecter is looking to advance position but Imhotep won't allow it.
Lecter is working hard here to advance position.

Lecter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Imhotep has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Imhotep blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lecter.

Lecter is working for a submission of some sort.
Lecter working the head and body with strikes.
Imhotep tries to kick Lecter off but Lecter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Imhotep is looking for a sweep. Lecter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lecter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Imhotep doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lecter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Imhotep is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lecter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lecter's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lecter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Lecter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Imhotep is trying to escape the mount.
Lecter lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Imhotep hang on?
You get the feeling that Imhotep really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lecter tries to control but Imhotep wriggling away.
Imhotep in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Imhotep is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lecter landing strikes from the mount and Imhotep is in trouble!

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

Imhotep stands and steps away. Lecter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imhotep stuffs the takedown.
Lecter dives in and grabs Imhotep's left leg, looking for a takedown. Imhotep pushes down on Lecter's head and hops out.

Imhotep clinches up against the cage.
Lecter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Imhotep prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Lecter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Imhotep breaks from the clinch.
Imhotep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Imhotep misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Lecter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Lecter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Imhotep wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imhotep is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Imhotep looking for submissions off his back.
Lecter is looking to advance position but Imhotep won't allow it.
Lecter trying to control from half guard but Imhotep is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imhotep gets back to full guard.
Lecter trying to control the position from guard on top but Imhotep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter passes to full mount!

Lecter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Imhotep is on top in guard.
Imhotep content to stall in guard here.

Imhotep gets to his feet - Lecter follows without any prompting.
Imhotep wants to clinch.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Imhotep doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Imhotep as Lecter shoots in.

Imhotep closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lecter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Imhotep prevents it.
Lecter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Imhotep goes for a takedown attempt but Lecter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Imhotep tries to clinch but Lecter is having none of it.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Imhotep.
Lecter shoots for a double leg takedown but Imhotep sprawls well. He's pushed Lecter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imhotep tries to clinch up but Lecter circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Imhotep.
Imhotep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lecter paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Lecter showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!