PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kramer
vs
Lecter

180 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cosmo Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Lecter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kramer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lecter.
Kramer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kramer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lecter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lecter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lecter misses with a body kick.
Kramer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lecter as he jumps to the side.
Lecter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kramer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lecter.
Lecter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Cosmo Kramer has been cut.

Lecter rushes Kramer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter working hard to break the clinch.

Lecter breaks the clinch.
Kramer looks for a takedown but Lecter sprawls well.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lecter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kramer's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter throwing shots but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Lecter passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kramer is trying to improve his position.
Lecter in side control, throwing shots but Kramer defends.
Kramer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lecter's best efforts.
Kramer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kramer wants to get back to full guard.
Lecter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kramer defending well though.
Lecter working the head and body with strikes.
Lecter looks gassed!
Kramer wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kramer tries to kick Lecter off but Lecter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lecter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kramer has hold of Lecter's hands but Lecter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lecter thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kramer to regain full guard.
Kramer wants to stand but Lecter is controlling the position.
Lecter distracts Kramer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kramer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kramer keeping moving, preventing Lecter from controlling successfully.
Kramer is trying to hold Lecter in close to prevent damage but Lecter has managed to pass into half guard.
Lecter working Kramer over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer trying to hold on to Lecter's head to control him but Lecter postures up.
Lecter throwing shots but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Lecter throwing shots but Kramer is blocking nicely.
Kramer manages to get to full guard.
Kramer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lecter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lecter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kramer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kramer is looking to clinch but Lecter is avoiding it.
Kramer stuffs the takedown.
Kramer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lecter in his tracks.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lecter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kramer shoots in and drives through. Lecter sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmo Kramer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kramer can pounce on him.
Lecter blocks a head kick by Kramer.
Lecter misses with a few strikes there.
Kramer fails with a takedown attempt.
Lecter lands a body shot.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lecter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecter scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Kramer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kramer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lecter stuns Kramer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kramer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kramer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Lecter with a nice cross.
Kramer tries to clinch but Lecter moves away
and Lecter counters with a head kick. That will keep Kramer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lecter throws a series of punches but Kramer avoids them all with ease.
Kramer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kramer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecter lands a right hook to the body.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lecter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kramer with a poor takedown

and Lecter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kramer's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kramer looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lecter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kramer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lecter has managed to get both his arms back between Kramer's legs - danger averted.
Lecter throws a big right hand that misses.
Lecter stops Kramer from standing up.
Lecter postures up in Kramer's guard and throws a big left but Kramer blocks it.
Kramer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kramer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lecter's guard.

Kramer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kramer shoots in looking for a takedown. Lecter tries to sprawl out of it but Kramer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lecter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmo Kramer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kramer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kramer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kramer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lecter. That one must have hurt.
No luck for Kramer with that takedown attempt.
Kramer falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lecter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lecter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kramer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Lecter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lecter misses with the combination.
Kramer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lecter tries a head kick but it misses.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cosmo Kramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kramer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lecter sprawls well. Lecter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kramer gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lecter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kramer rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Lecter.
Kramer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lecter.
Lecter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kramer pushes Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Kramer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Lecter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kramer uses from the top position.
Kramer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Kramer from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter wants to stand and escape but Kramer is having none of it.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Kramer from controlling successfully.
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lecter wants to get back to his feet but Kramer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s 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.
The cut man is working on Cosmo Kramer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kramer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Kramer has Lecter up against the cage in a clinch.
Lecter being controlled against the cage.
Kramer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lecter blocks it with crossed arms.
Lecter tries to circle away but Kramer has him pinned against the cage.
Lecter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kramer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lecter pulls guard.
Lecter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kramer tries to stand but Lecter is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lecter wants to stand but Kramer is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter keeping moving, preventing Kramer from controlling successfully.
Lecter wants to get back to his feet but Kramer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lecter wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kramer throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lecter circles away quickly and effectively.
Kramer lands with a slapping head kick.
Kramer looks to land a combination. Lecter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kramer darts in trying to clinch
and Lecter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kramer works over Lecter's head and body with a nice combination.
Kramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kramer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lecter as he jumps to the side.
Kramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lecter circles away quickly and effectively.
Lecter jabs at Kramer's body.

Kramer clinches with his opponent.

Kramer manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter stuffs the takedown attempt from Kramer. Kramer gets slowly back to his feet.
Kramer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kramer wants to clinch up but Lecter keeps it at a distance.
Kramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kramer shoots in looking for a takedown. Lecter tries to sprawl out of it but Kramer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lecter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosmo Kramer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lecter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kramer counters with a one-two to the body.

Lecter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lecter is trying to break the clinch but Kramer is controlling him.
Hannibal Lecter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kramer stalling the fight.

Lecter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kramer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice body punch from Lecter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lecter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lecter throws a nice looking combination but Kramer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lecter digs a good hook to Kramer's body.
Kramer takes one on the button.
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer scores with a head kick.
Kramer wants to clinch up but Lecter keeps it at a distance.
Kramer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lecter throws a series of punches but Kramer moves out of range.
Lecter looks to score with a jab to the body but Kramer is just out of range.
Lecter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kramer circles away.
Kramer slips a jab and a cross from Lecter.
Kramer doesn't manage to clinch there - Lecter circles away.
Kramer looks to land a combination. Lecter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the body from Lecter misses
enabling Kramer to counter with a crisp jab.
Cosmo Kramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecter swats away the attempt to clinch by Kramer.
Lecter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Kramer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lecter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

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