PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between love killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

killer
vs
Lilja

186 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, love killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Lilja!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

killer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
killer wants to pass to mount but Lilja is defending the position.

Lilja is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but killer pulls his head out easily.
Lilja manages to get to full guard.
killer preventing the sweep.
Lilja wants to control the position but killer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lilja is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute killer jumps into side control!

killer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lilja manages to get back to half guard.

killer decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilja tries for a takedown but killer circles away easily

and killer counters by moving into the clinch.
killer is working for takedown but Lilja is calmly controlling the position for now.

killer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilja shoots and misses

so killer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lilja tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lilja looks gassed!
Lilja will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lilja keeping full guard, as killer tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lilja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. killer manages to get himself to full guard.

killer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

killer is looking for a triangle but Lilja pushes his legs off easily.
Lilja wants to control from the top but killer keeps moving.
killer is looking to stand back up but Lilja counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by killer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilja scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at killer to see if he's OK.
killer is trying to get back to his feet.
killer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lilja on the ground.
You can see the frustration on killer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from killer misses.

killer drives through with a takedown into guard.
killer trying to control but Lilja is working from the bottom.
killer scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lilja keeping full guard, as killer tries to pass.
killer content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

killer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lilja's guard.
killer is looking to advance position but Lilja has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
killer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
killer trying to control here.
Lilja wants to pass to mount but killer is defending the position.
killer tries to get to full guard but Lilja has control of the leg.
Lilja passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lilja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can killer hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilja lands a heavy elbow.
killer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if killer tries to get out of the position.
Lilja working away from the top, dropping strikes.

killer is rocked!
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!
Lilja can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as killer is looking to escape.
Oh killer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lilja working killer over with strikes here.
Lilja scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish killer?
Lilja landing strikes, looking to finish!

Lilja is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. killer is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. killer flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Lilja anticipates the leg and manages to get behind killer and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Lilja slips an arm under killer chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Lilja has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Lilja is squeezing on killer like an anaconda would it's prey. killer fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Lilja!