PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Emiliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilke comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N Roses. Emiliano has chosen I'll See You In My Dreams by Moonspell as his entrance music. Filipe Emiliano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lilke
vs
Emiliano

212 cm
23
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

5th Round
Fight For Real MMA Nutrition

- The Red Eye - Q158 for $100

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Lilke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filipe Emiliano!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke swats away the attempt to clinch by Emiliano.
Lilke throws a nice looking combination but Emiliano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emiliano staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Lilke.
Emiliano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emiliano defending well as Lilke loads up on a big left hand.
Lilke throws the left hand but Emiliano avoids the punch easily.
Emiliano tries to clinch but Lilke moves out of range.
Lilke misses the shot to the body.
Evan Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilke misses with an uppercut.
Lilke throws a hook but Emiliano blocks it.
Lilke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emiliano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lilke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emiliano fails with the takedown.
A big left from Lilke misses.
Emiliano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Evan Lilke has been cut.
Lilke misses with an uppercut. Emiliano saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emiliano scores with a shoulder strike.
Emiliano has Lilke pushed against the cage.
Emiliano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lilke throws a head punch that misses.
Emiliano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emiliano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lilke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emiliano can't get the takedown.
Emiliano presses Lilke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lilke is breathing heavily.
Lilke takes a shot to the head.
Emiliano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lilke can't break the clinch.
Emiliano content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lilke wants to break free but Emiliano has control.
Emiliano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lilke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lilke. Emiliano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lilke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emiliano is looking to clinch but Lilke is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emiliano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Emiliano moves into the clinch.

Emiliano manages to pull guard.
Emiliano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emiliano is on top in guard.
Emiliano prevents Lilke from getting back to his feet.
Emiliano stands and throws Lilke's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Emiliano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lilke, who protects the arm well.

Emiliano tries for a kimura but Lilke is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emiliano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lilke is looking for a sweep.
Lilke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lilke tries to get out of the position.
Lilke tries to escape but Emiliano is in control.

Emiliano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Emiliano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emiliano tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lilke's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Emiliano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Emiliano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lilke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lilke tries to escape but Emiliano is in control.

Emiliano goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lilke has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Emiliano but great work by Lilke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lilke trying to control the position but Emiliano is working away.
Lilke tries to stand but Emiliano is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filipe Emiliano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Lilke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Emiliano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lilke.
Emiliano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lilke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice shot by Lilke.
Emiliano dodges the punch combination from Lilke.
Lilke misses with a hook.
Emiliano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lilke throws a right hand that Emiliano ducks under and follows up with a left that Emiliano also avoids with ease.
Emiliano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lilke.
Lilke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lilke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emiliano.

Emiliano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emiliano keeps control of Lilke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilke is trying to force a seperation but Emiliano has the dominant position.
Emiliano prevents Lilke from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emiliano lands a shoulder strike.
Emiliano keeps control of Lilke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emiliano prevents Lilke from breaking the clinch.
Lilke can't break the clinch.
Lilke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Emiliano.
Lilke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emiliano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lilke's efforts to push away.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Emiliano has him pressed against the cage.
Emiliano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Emiliano gets through Lilke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emiliano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lilke backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Emiliano lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Evan Lilke's cut is getting worse.
Emiliano lands with a right to the head.
Emiliano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emiliano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emiliano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emiliano working aggressively here.
Lilke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lilke tries to break free but Emiliano pushes him back against the cage.
Lilke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emiliano lands with a left to the head.
Emiliano has a couple of punches blocked by Lilke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emiliano has a couple of punches blocked by Lilke.
Emiliano misses with a short punch on the inside.

Emiliano successfully pulls guard.
Emiliano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilke manages to get himself to full guard.
Emiliano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lilke pushes Emiliano away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Emiliano gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Emiliano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Emiliano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emiliano is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lilke looks calm but he's in trouble here. Emiliano gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lilke is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Emiliano lets go of the hold and Lilke can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Filipe Emiliano!
Filipe Emiliano is the new heavyweight champion!