PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 22675 p4p, 3742 weight class) and Darren Steward (ranked 0 p4p, 476 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lecter
vs
Steward

180 cm
28
195
4 - 4 - 0

184 cm
27
190
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Steward !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter throws a hook but Steward blocks it.
Steward lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lecter at a distance.
Steward scores with a hook to the body. Lecter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steward lands with a good body shot.
Steward scores with a hook to the body. Lecter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lecter throws a jab when Steward was well out of range.
Lecter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lecter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hannibal Lecter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steward uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lecter has time to react.
Steward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steward takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Steward wants to clinch up but Lecter keeps it at a distance.
Steward takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lecter throws out a loose jab but Steward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steward is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lecter rather than just go for the knockout.
Lecter swings widly with a right hand
and Steward counters with a nice uppercut.
Steward takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lecter throws a jab but it's blocked by Steward .
Steward wants to counter with a clinch but Lecter pushes him away.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steward .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lecter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Lecter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steward . Lecter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steward takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steward uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lecter.
Lecter takes a swing at Steward 's ribcage but misses.

Steward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steward will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lecter up against the cage.
Lecter misses with some punches.
Steward dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lecter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steward 's elbow.
Lecter pushes Steward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lecter has a couple of punches blocked by Steward .
Lecter has a couple of punches blocked by Steward .
Lecter avoids a wild elbow strike from Steward .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steward lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lecter or not.
Lecter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steward backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steward backwards.
Lecter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steward backwards.
Lecter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecter has a couple of punches blocked by Steward .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steward .
Steward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter blocks an elbow strike from Steward .
A head punch on the inside from Lecter fails to land.
Lecter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lecter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steward tries to throw a body punch but Lecter avoids it by throwing Steward back against the cage.
Lecter blocks a body shot from Steward .
Steward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lecter.
Steward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steward gets through Lecter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Steward - that landed with a thud.
Steward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lecter misses with some punches.
Lecter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steward looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lecter avoids the elbow strike from Steward , against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lecter.
Lecter lands a nice shot to the body.
Steward looks winded!
Lecter lands a body punch.
Lecter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steward or not.
Lecter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lecter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steward backwards.
Lecter scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steward .
Lecter scores with a shot to the side of Steward 's head.
Still in the clinch, Lecter scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter is working Steward over against the cage.
Lecter pushes Steward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter lands with a left to the head.
Steward throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Lecter.
Lecter lands an uppercut.
Lecter lands with a left to the head.
Lecter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lecter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Lecter.
Lecter lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lecter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lecter jabs Steward right on the nose. Steward blinks but takes it well.

Lecter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Steward sprawling to the canvas! Steward rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lecter finish him?!

Steward is rocked!
Steward is aggressively charging in as Lecter backs up avoiding any damage. Lecter tosses out a jab and Steward runs right into it face first! Steward is out cold! Lecter dropped down on all fours and is barking in Steward 's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hannibal Lecter!
A very excited looking Hannibal Lecter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.