PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Dole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dole has chosen Tear Away by Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lecter
vs
Dole

191 cm
22
244 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
225 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Demonic Drugs

Final Strike Clothing
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Dole!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dole tries a head kick but it misses.
Dole waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lecter.
Dole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lecter manages to avoid it.
Dole throws a lazy right hand but Lecter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Hannibal Lecter has been cut.
A head kick misses from Dole.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Dole.

Lecter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lecter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dole throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Dole is trying to get back to half guard.
Dole tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dole wants to control but Lecter postures up.
Dole is looking to reverse the position.
Lecter cracks Dole with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lecter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dole down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dole is looking to regain half guard here but Lecter keeps moving and retains side control.
Lecter trying to control the position but Dole is working away.
Dole tries to improve position but can't.
Dole is trying to control Lecter's posture but Lecter avoids it.
Check out the look on Lecter's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lecter 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.

Lecter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lecter blocks the strikes from Dole.
Dole is trying to get back to his feet.
Lecter cracks Dole with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dole keeps working.
Lecter working the ground and pound.
Dole is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Lecter decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dole to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dole.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dole looks to land a left hand but Lecter moved out of range nicely.
Dole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lecter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dole.
Lecter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dole throws a hook but Lecter avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Dole - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter walks into a left hand.

Hannibal Lecter's cut is getting worse.
Lecter shoots in for a double leg but Dole sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lecter is breathing heavily.
Dole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Dole lands with a nice body punch.
Bob Dole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Dole.
Dole throws a right and a left that Lecter avoids nicely.
Dole throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
Dole takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dole.
Dole misses with a hook. Lecter ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Dole misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter slips a straight right by Dole.
Lecter slips a straight right by Dole.
Dole misses with an uppercut.
Dole misses with a straight left.
Dole swings for the body but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter slips under a jab.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Dole.
Dole throws a jab when Lecter was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lecter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob Dole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dole tries a head kick but it misses.
Lecter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Dole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dole throws a hook but Lecter blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Lecter.
Lecter tries to clinch but Dole moves out of range.
Lecter tries to clinch up but Dole circles away and keeps his distance.
Dole misses with a straight right.
Lecter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dole looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Dole might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lecter tries to clinch up but Dole circles away and keeps his distance.
Dole misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dole throws an overhand right that lands on Lecter's shoulder, as Lecter tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Lecter.
Dole misses with a head kick.
Lecter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dole throws a low kick, looking for Lecter's leg but Lecter calmly moves out of range.
Dole is breathing heavily.
Dole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dole throws a shot from downtown. Lecter moves away and avoids it.
Lecter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dole loads up on a big right hand but Lecter slips the punch.
Lecter blocks a jab.
Lecter is looking to clinch.
Lecter moves in looking to clinch but Dole pushes him off.
Dole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dole throws a looping overhand right but Lecter ducks down to avoid it.
Dole misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Dole. No joy for Lecter on that attempt.
Dole thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lecter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Dole misses its intended target.
Lecter ducks under a wild hook from Dole.
Lecter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lecter moves into the clinch.
Dole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lecter.
Dole takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lecter landing knees to the head.
Dole dodges an elbow strike from Lecter.
Dole wants to break free but Lecter has control.
Dole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dole has had enough of the clinch but Lecter keeps him there for the moment.
Dole is trying to break free.
Lecter lands a damaging elbow.
Dole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Dole breaks the clinch.

Lecter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

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

Lecter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dole lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lecter!
Lecter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dole.
Dole raining down shots from the mount!
Dole with a couple of short strikes.
Dole lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lecter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lecter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lecter defending well though.
Dole wants to control but Lecter is keeping him busy.
Dole looks to land a strike but Lecter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dole throws a big right hand that misses.
Dole trying to control the position from guard on top but Lecter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dole with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lecter's head.
Dole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dole misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Lecter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lecter fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lecter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dole sprawls well initially but Lecter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Lecter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dole is looking to improve his position.
Dole trying to control here.
Dole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dole.

Dole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lecter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lecter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dole doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dole throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lecter works over Dole with some ground and pound from guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dole tries to score with a low kick but Lecter moves his leg out of the way.
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Dole throws a big shot that misses.

Lecter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dole tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Lecter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hannibal Lecter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dole tries to get to full guard but Lecter has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dole is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lecter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dole wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lecter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dole.

Lecter takes the fight into the clinch.

Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lecter.
Lecter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Lecter drives through and clinches with Dole against the cage.
Lecter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dole prevents it.
Dole 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.
Dole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lecter has him pressed against the cage.
Lecter crunches a lovely knee into Dole's ribcage.
Dole wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lecter moves away from the strike by Dole.
Dole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lecter sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dole misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lecter, right into the meat.
Lecter defending well as Dole loads up on a big left hand.

Lecter drives through and clinches with Dole against the cage.

Dole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dole as he avoids it easily.
Lecter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Dole misses

and Lecter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lecter.
Dole throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dole keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Dole lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Lecter wants to stand but Dole is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Lecter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lecter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Lecter!