PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Safo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter VIII (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Safo comes to the cage accompanied by Up Your Speed by Sway DaSafo. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lecter VIII's choice of entrance music: Getting Away With Murder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Safo
vs
Lecter VIII

186 cm
26
179 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

174 cm
29
185 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Safo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Lecter VIII!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Safo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lecter VIII is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Safo misses with a body punch.
Safo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Safo misses with a punch to the body.
Safo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Safo working aggressively here.
Safo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Hannibal Lecter VIII has been cut.
Safo stalls.
Safo working aggressively here.
Safo misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter VIII tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Safo avoids it.
Safo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lecter VIII backwards.
Safo lands a nice uppercut.
Safo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Safo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter VIII missing with knees to the body.
Safo tries to work over Lecter VIII's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Safo tries to throw a body punch but Lecter VIII avoids it by throwing Safo back against the cage.
Lecter VIII throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Safo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Safo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lecter VIII's elbow.
Safo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecter VIII scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Safo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safo.
Lecter VIII lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Safo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lecter VIII slowing the pace effectively.
Safo gets through Lecter VIII's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Safo tries a body shot but Lecter VIII blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Safo fails to land.
Lecter VIII wants to stall.
Lecter VIII stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lecter VIII tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Safo misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter VIII stalling the fight.
A short left from Lecter VIII.
Safo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecter VIII controls his hands.
Lecter VIII lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Safo backwards.
Safo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Safo leaning against his opponent.
Safo misses with the head strike.
Lecter VIII blocks an uppercut.
Lecter VIII on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Safo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecter VIII is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Safo is keeping busy.
Safo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Safo lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter VIII misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lecter VIII on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Safo tries a body shot but Lecter VIII blocks it.
Safo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Safo.
Safo misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Safo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lecter VIII.
Safo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Safo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Safo stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Safo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Safo has Lecter VIII pushed against the cage.
Safo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safo scores with a hook to the body.
Safo misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter VIII blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter VIII wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Safo.
Lecter VIII prevents a body shot from Safo.
Safo tries to work over Lecter VIII's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lecter VIII throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Safo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Safo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Safo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lecter VIII is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Safo is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Safo fails to land.
Safo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Safo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter VIII's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lecter VIII misses with a straight left.
Lecter VIII misses with an uppercut. Safo saw that one coming.
Safo clobbers Lecter VIII with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lecter VIII scores with a nice strike.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lecter VIII tries a body shot but Safo blocks it.
Safo tries a body shot but Lecter VIII blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Safo as the two fighters clinch.
Safo misses with a punch to the body.
Lecter VIII blocking some punches.
Safo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lecter VIII prevents a body shot from Safo.
Safo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lecter VIII is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter VIII lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lecter VIII tries to pull guard but Safo won't allow it.
Safo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Derek Safo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Safo.
Lecter VIII's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Safo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter VIII backwards.
Lecter VIII blocks the elbow strike.
Safo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lecter VIII dodges an elbow strike from Safo.
Safo misses with a body punch.
Safo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Safo looking to slow down the pace here.
Safo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter VIII lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Safo throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lecter VIII missing with knees to the body.
Safo tries a body shot but Lecter VIII blocks it.
Lecter VIII is pushing Safo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Safo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Safo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lecter VIII backwards.
Safo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lecter VIII uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Safo.
Safo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lecter VIII gets through Safo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Safo.
Lecter VIII prevents a body shot from Safo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecter VIII controls his hands.
Lecter VIII blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lecter VIII struggles to land a body shot inside as Safo controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Safo.
Safo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lecter VIII.
Safo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lecter VIII.
Safo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Safo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter VIII backwards.
Safo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Safo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lecter VIII can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Safo.
Safo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lecter VIII backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lecter VIII manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lecter VIII is trying to keep Safo in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lecter VIII is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Safo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Safo forces Lecter VIII back against the cage and clinches.
Safo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lecter VIII controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Safo.
Safo misses with a body punch.
Safo scores with a shot to the side of Lecter VIII's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Safo has a couple of punches blocked by Lecter VIII.
Safo digs a right hand underneath Lecter VIII's ribcage. Lecter VIII let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Safo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Safo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter VIII's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Safo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Safo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Safo.
Lecter VIII staying out of range there.
Lecter VIII swings for the body but Safo moves out of range.
Lecter VIII swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Safo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Safo scores with a jab to the body.
Safo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lecter VIII throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Safo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Safo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lecter VIII.
Lecter VIII throws a head kick that misses.
Safo feints a jab promting Lecter VIII to slip. Safo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lecter VIII slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That has opened up Hannibal Lecter VIII's cut even more.
Lecter VIII throws a leg kick but Safo checks it.
Safo loads up on a big right hand but Lecter VIII slips the punch.
Safo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lecter VIII was well out of range. Poor timing from Safo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Safo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Safo works Lecter VIII's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Safo.
Safo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Safo throws a hook but Lecter VIII avoids it easily.
Lecter VIII doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Safo misses its intended target.
Derek Safo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecter VIII jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Safo.
Lecter VIII misses with a straight right.
Lecter VIII is looking to chop away at Safo's legs.
Safo throws a good cross that connects.
Lecter VIII missing with a left hand there. Safo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Safo.

Lecter VIII is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lecter VIII is still on wobbly legs! Can Safo finish him?
Safo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derek Safo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lecter VIII pushes Safo up against the cage in a clinch.
Safo lands a left hand.
Safo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lecter VIII! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Safo is unloading with more strikes now! Lecter VIII drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Safo!
Derek Safo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.