PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 729 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 103 p4p, 262 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Don
vs
Lecter

185 cm
27
222
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
195
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

PWNAGE
Voodoo Nutrition

HELLBENT
Hardcore Alchemy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter looks to throw the jab but Don is out of range.
Lecter cracks Don with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lecter thuds a left hand into Don's body.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Don ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter scores with a sloppy right hand. Don should have avoided that one.
Lecter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Don under the eye.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Don uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Don moves away and avoids it.
Lecter throws a hook but Don blocks it.
Lecter lands with a shot to the body.
Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Don uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Don tries to counter with a takedown but Lecter is quick to defend against it.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Don moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter lands a really nice looking cross but Don seems unphased.
Lecter throws a hook but Don blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lecter finds it's way round the side to connect with Don's head.
A jab from Don misses.
Lecter looks to land a left hand but Don moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lecter lands a jab.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lecter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Don.
Don appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Don misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Don does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter throws a leg kick
and Don counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lecter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Don moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Don takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Don defending well as Lecter loads up on a big left hand.
Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Don slips the punch.
Lecter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Don had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lecter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Don at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Don misses with a looping right.
Lecter connects with a body shot that sends Don's belly button to the back.
We've been told by Don's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Don ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for Lecter. That snapped Don's head back.
Lecter throws a lazy uppercut

and Don counters with a shoot takedown. Lecter fights it but they end up in guard.
Lecter wants to stand but Don is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lecter can't keep his opponent in guard - Don advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Don throwing shots but Lecter is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don passes to side control.
Lecter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Don.
Lecter is looking to reverse the position.
Don lands a few punches from side control.
Don 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.

Don tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Don has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lecter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Don.

Don has hold of Lecter's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lecter tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Don cranks the arm and Lecter screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lecter, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Monty Don!
Monty Don decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.