PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Long (ranked 4463 p4p, 6418 weight class) and Chris Lily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Lily has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Long
vs
Lily

224 cm
24
299
1 - 2 - 0

199 cm
25
300
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Lily!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long scores with a hook to the body. Lily takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lily swings widly with a right hand
and Long counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Long gets a clinch.
Lily trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lily into the cage.
Long lands an uppercut.
Lily is trying to maintain a safe position but Long gets an underhook and turns Lily into the cage.
Lily trying to stall but Long improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
A shot in the inside from Long.
Lily using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Long lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lily taking a breather.
Lily is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lily seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Lily blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily dodges an elbow strike from Long.
Long jumps guard but Lily turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Lily misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Long tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Long jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lily walks away with a smile on his face. Long gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long blocks a head kick by Lily.
Long avoids the head kick by Lily.
Long goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Long throws a looping overhand right but Lily ducks down to avoid it.
Long misses with a body kick.
Lily tries to counter with a clinch but Long shakes him off and moves away.
Lily avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lily throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Long clinches.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
Lily looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lily misses with a knee to the head.
Long avoiding damage as Lily throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Long's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lily misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Long.
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!
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lily looking to slow down the pace here.
Lily looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lily trying to stall but Long improves his position.
Long blocks a body shot from Lily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily taking a breather.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long lands an uppercut.
Long swings wildly with an uppercut but Lily uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long is working for takedown but Lily is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Lily tries to tie him up.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lily tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Lily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lily is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Lily has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lily keeps control of Long as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lily is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lily is trying to maintain a safe position but Long gets an underhook and turns Lily into the cage.
Lily is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Long pushes off an throws an elbow but Lily leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
Lily trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lily into the cage.
Long trying to stall but Lily improves his position.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Lily.
Lily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lily looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lily looking to slow down the pace here.
Lily lands a knee to the body.
Lily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Long dominated that round.
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.

Lily throws a leg kick but Long checks it.

Long forces Lily back against the cage and clinches.
Lily trying to stall but Long improves his position.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Long.
Lily is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Lily.
Frank Long has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lily tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lily is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lily blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lily misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long has a couple of punches blocked by Lily.
Lily tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lily throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
Lily tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lily taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Lily.

Long rushes Lily and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Long tries to circle away but Lily has him pinned against the cage.
Lily is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lily has his back to the cage.
Lily looking to stall.
Lily is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Long has denied him.
Long takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Frank Long has been cut.
Lily tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Lily.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lily looking to throw knees to the head but Long is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Lily.
Lily working Long over with knees to the body.
Lily missing with knees to the body.
Long avoiding damage as Lily throws knees to the body.
Lily lands a knee to the head.
Lily tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Long avoids it.
Lily with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Lily is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Lily.
Lily tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
Knees to the body from Lily.
Lily wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Long throws a punch but it's blocked by Lily.
Lily lands an elbow inside that Long shrugs off.
Long tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lily smiles and moves away.
Frank Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lily wants to clinch.
Long takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Frank Long's cut is getting worse.

Long clinches up with Lily and pushes him back against the cage.
Lily tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lily misses with a knee strike.
Lily lands a nice knee to the body.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lily goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lily is trying to maintain a safe position but Long gets an underhook and turns Lily into the cage.
Long avoiding damage as Lily throws knees to the body.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lily taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Lily tries to tie him up.
Lily tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Lily trying to stall but Long improves his position.
Lily stalling in the clinch but Long improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Lily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Long's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Long.

Long closes the distance and clinches.
Lily pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lily blocks an uppercut.
Lily landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lily scores a nice knee to the body.
Lily using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lily.
Lily trying to land knees to the body.
Lily stalling in the clinch but Long improves position.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Lily.
Lily tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Lily tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lily lands a knee to the body.
Lily tries to land knees in the clinch but Long avoids the damage to the body.
Lily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lily trying to land knees to the body.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Lily.
Lily trying to land knees to the body.
Lily throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lily lands a knee to the body.
Long blocks an elbow strike from Lily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lily trying to stall but Long improves his position.
Lily has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lily tries to land a knee to the head but Long blocks with his arms.
Lily lands a good knee to the midsection. Long won't want to take too many of those.
Lily trying to land knees to the body.
Long throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lily throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Lily tries to tie him up.
Long managing to block the knees to the body from Lily.
Lily trying to land knees to the body.
Long on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Long misses with the head strike.
Lily stalling in the clinch but Long improves position.
Lily is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is struggling to control the position.
Lily is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Long is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Lily.

Long bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lily's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lily is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Long's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lily wants to control but Long is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Long haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lily is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Long is staying active.
Lily makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lily.

Long sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Lily doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Long paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Lily - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Lily!