PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 1337 p4p, 3209 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 183 p4p, 415 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Don
vs
Lecter

185 cm
28
222
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
195
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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 10 - 5 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Don.
A big right from Lecter misses.
Lecter scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
It looked like Don wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Don misses the target.
Lecter scores with a jab. Don acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Don moves out of range as Lecter strikes.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Don.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter misses with a straight right.
Lecter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Don slips the punch.
Lecter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lecter takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Don misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Don's head.
Lecter misses with a looping right.
Don checks a low kick from Lecter.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Don uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lecter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Lecter clinches with his opponent.
Don crunches a lovely knee into Lecter's ribcage.
Don changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lecter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lecter lands a really nice looking cross but Don seems unphased.
Lecter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lecter throws a lazy right hand but Don sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Don tried to counter with a leg kick but Lecter avoided it.
Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Don jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lecter thuds his right hand into Don's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lecter has Don up against the cage in a clinch.
Don blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lecter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Don.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Don.
Don displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lecter throws out the jab.
Lecter misses with a low kick.
Lecter throws a right hand that misses
and Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lecter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Don appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter staying out of range there.
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.
Lecter swings for the body but Don moves out of range.
Don is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Lecter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Don wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Don throws a big shot that misses.
Lecter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Don misses with an uppercut. Lecter saw that one coming.
Lecter takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.
Don was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Don moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Don is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lecter scores with a jab to the body.
Hannibal Lecter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter avoids the body shot from Don.
Lecter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Lecter misses its intended target.

Don scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Don is staying tight to Lecter's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Don wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lecter keeps working.
Don advances to mount.
Don throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Don there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Don misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Don misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Don thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Don working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Don throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Don misses the jab.
Lecter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lecter throws a shot from downtown. Don moves away and avoids it.
Lecter throws a jab when Don was well out of range.
Don throwing a counter right hand but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Don uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecter.
Don ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
Don misses with an uppercut. Lecter saw that one coming.
Don moves away from the strike by Lecter.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Lecter - just one landing.
Lecter misses with a shot to the body
and Lecter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lecter misses the jab.
Lecter jabs at Don's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter throws a hook but Don blocks it.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
Lecter throws an off balance right hand
and Don connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Lecter.
Lecter throws a poor cross that misses
and Don counters with a nice uppercut.
Lecter tests Don's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lecter tries to clinch but Don moves out of range.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lecter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jab, jab by Lecter - just one landing.
Don tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lecter defends well and Don ends up having to push Lecter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Don is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lecter blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecter.

Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lecter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Don has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lecter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lecter scores with a shot to the body.
Don shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lecter as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter loads up on a big right hand but Don slips the punch.
Lecter lands with an uppercut that bounces Don off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Lecter misses
and Don connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Don takes a jab right on the kisser.
Don takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecter throws a looping overhand right but Don ducks down to avoid it.
Lecter cracks Don with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Lecter.
Lecter lands a jab.
Lecter jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don tries to move into range but Lecter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Don avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lecter throws a leg kick but Don sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lecter throws the left hand but Don avoids the punch easily.
Lecter throws a hook to the side of Don's head but Don sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Don takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Don tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lecter defends well and Don ends up having to push Lecter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Lecter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Lecter lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Don has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lecter regains guard immediately.
Lecter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Don wants to control from the top but Lecter keeps moving.
Lecter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lecter is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don trying to control the position from guard on top but Lecter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Don throws a big right hand that misses.
Lecter wants to stand up but Don is controlling him.
Monty Don overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lecter keeping full guard, as Don tries to pass.
Lecter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Don. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Don postures up in Lecter's guard and throws a big left but Lecter blocks it.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Don from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Don appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lecter. Don does a little dance to reset his feet.
Don feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Don's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lecter lands with a straight right. Don didn't see that one coming.
Lecter tries to clinch up.
Don keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lecter.
Lecter lands with a straight right. Don didn't see that one coming.
Don looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Don looks for a takedown but Lecter sprawls well.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Don saw that one coming.
Lecter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lecter throws a leg kick but Don moved away.
Don swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lecter catches Don with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Don.
Don lands a really nice looking cross but Lecter seems unphased.
Don avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Don goes for a double leg but Lecter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lecter continues to drive forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don can't find room to land a body shot as Lecter controls the action.
Don has a couple of punches blocked by Lecter.
Lecter lands an uppercut.
Don blocks an uppercut.
Lecter gets through Don's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lecter breaks from the clinch.
Don checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Don misses the target.
Don moves forwards but Lecter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lecter lands with a nice body punch.
Lecter lands a right hook to the body.
Don avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Don checks a leg kick nicely.
Don changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Don shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lecter but Lecter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lecter misses with an uppercut. Don saw that one coming.
Don swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lecter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Don.
Monty Don has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don moves out of range as Lecter strikes.

Lecter closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Lecter lands with a short shot to the head.
Lecter blocks a body shot from Don.
Lecter lands with a short shot to the head.
Lecter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lecter working aggressively here.
Lecter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lecter lands an uppercut.
Lecter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Don backwards.
Don can't get the takedown.
Lecter has a couple of punches blocked by Don.
Lecter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lecter lands with a light punch inside.
Lecter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lecter.
Lecter lands a body shot.

Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecter scores with a nice strike.
Lecter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab from Lecter.
Don misses with a straight right.

Lecter darts in and clinches Don up against the cage.
Hannibal Lecter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Don goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecter lands a body shot.
Don misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lecter scores with a nice hook to the head.

Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Don walks into a straight right hand from Lecter.
Don takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter connects with a crisp jab.
Lecter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lecter lands with an uppercut that bounces Don off the cage and back into range.
Lecter tries to clinch but Don moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lecter.
Lecter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lecter connects with a body shot that sends Don's belly button to the back.
Lecter jabs at Don's body.
A nice leg kick from Lecter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lecter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Don is out of range and Lecter settles back down.
Lecter connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Lecter.
Don on the wrong end of a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Lecter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lecter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight for Hannibal Lecter!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Hannibal Lecter!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Hannibal Lecter!

Hannibal Lecter wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Hannibal Lecter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.