PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickey Scheiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scheiner has chosen Rob Zombie - Living Dead Girl (REMIX) as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lecter
vs
Scheiner

171 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickey Scheiner!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheiner throws a body shot but no joy.
Lecter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Scheiner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scheiner.
Lecter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.
Scheiner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scheiner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Scheiner lands a jab to Lecter's midsection.
Scheiner connects with a single shot there.
Lecter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lecter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lecter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scheiner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Scheiner tries to clinch there but Lecter circles away.
Lecter tries to counter by clinching up but Scheiner breaks away and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Scheiner catches Lecter right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
A nice side step and Scheiner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scheiner digs a good body shot into Lecter's ribs.
Scheiner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lecter rather than just go for the knockout.
Scheiner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Lecter darts in and clinches Scheiner up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Scheiner.
Lecter is stalling here.
Lecter lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lecter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheiner throws a lazy right hand but Lecter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rickey Scheiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scheiner swings widly with a right hand

and Lecter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lecter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Scheiner controlling the action here for a moment.
Scheiner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scheiner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lecter slowing the pace effectively.
Lecter wants a takedown.
Scheiner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Scheiner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Scheiner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lecter tries to break the clinch but Scheiner is controlling the position.
Scheiner lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter's elbow.
Scheiner scores with a shoulder strike.

Scheiner lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter pulls Scheiner in close to prevent any damage.
Scheiner throws a big right hand that misses.
Scheiner is stalling in the full guard.
Scheiner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lecter wants to sweep here but Scheiner controlling him for the moment.
Scheiner controlling from the top position.
Lecter 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lecter has control of Scheiner's left arm, preventing Scheiner from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lecter swings for the body but Scheiner moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Scheiner as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Scheiner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Scheiner.
Scheiner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scheiner throws a poor cross that misses
and Lecter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scheiner throws a jab when Lecter was well out of range.
Scheiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lecter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scheiner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scheiner cracks Lecter with a good jab.
Scheiner stuns Lecter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheiner 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.
Scheiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Scheiner scores with a jab to the head.
Scheiner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scheiner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scheiner tests Lecter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scheiner throws a series of punches but Lecter avoids them all with ease.

Lecter takes the fight into the clinch.
Lecter looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickey Scheiner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Scheiner thuds a left hand into Lecter's body.
Scheiner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scheiner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Scheiner misses the target.
Lecter tries to counter by clinching up but Scheiner breaks away and moves out of range.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Scheiner ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scheiner avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Scheiner.
Scheiner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scheiner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Scheiner lands a nice hook to Lecter's body. Lecter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scheiner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scheiner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rickey Scheiner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scheiner cracks Lecter with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheiner swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecter.
Scheiner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Scheiner moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecter misses with a takedown attempt - Scheiner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Scheiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Scheiner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lecter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scheiner is defending well for now.
Scheiner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lecter.
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 absolutely exhausted here.
Scheiner pushes Lecter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Scheiner scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Scheiner.
Lecter is trying to push Scheiner away but Scheiner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scheiner.
Scheiner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scheiner lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter takes a shot to the head.

Lecter has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Scheiner clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lecter is hanging on to Scheiner's back as he tries to escape.
Scheiner turns into Lecter and is now in his guard.
Lecter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scheiner trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Scheiner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheiner is in close to Lecter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Scheiner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scheiner wants to stand but Lecter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scheiner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scheiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scheiner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lecter trying to control the position.
Scheiner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scheiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Lecter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lecter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scheiner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Scheiner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Scheiner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickey Scheiner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Scheiner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scheiner works Lecter's body with a nice hook.

Scheiner darts in and clinches Lecter up against the cage.
Scheiner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lecter throws a punch but it's blocked by Scheiner.
Lecter struggles to land a body shot inside as Scheiner controls his hands.
Scheiner lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Scheiner.
Lecter is trying to maintain a safe position but Scheiner gets an underhook and turns Lecter into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scheiner.
Scheiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scheiner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scheiner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scheiner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scheiner.
Scheiner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Scheiner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scheiner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheiner lands with a left to the head.

Lecter is rocked!
Scheiner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lecters head.
Oh Lecter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Scheiner on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scheiner.

Scheiner drops Lecter onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lecter is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Scheiner pushes Lecter against the cage. Scheiner is working some dirty boxing. Scheiner pushes off with a quick right hook! Lecter goes down! Lecter tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Scheiner moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickey Scheiner!
A victorious Rickey Scheiner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Hannibal Lecter spoke after the fight, saying 'I might have lost this one but I do put on a hell of a show... another fight of the night?'.