PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Cek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the Tiger. On his way into the cage it seems that Jakob Cek has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jakob Cek seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Cek
vs
Lilke

195 cm
21
286 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Cek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Lilke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cek is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lilke's half guard.
Lilke is trying to stand.
Cek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lilke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cek.
Lilke is trying to stand.
Lilke tries to get to full guard but Cek has control of the leg.
Cek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lilke is trying to stand up here but Cek is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lilke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lilke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cek.
Lilke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Lilke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cek misses the target.
Lilke throws out a loose jab but Cek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lilke misses with a wild combination.
Cek connects with the punch.
Joseph Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lilke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cek.
Cek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lilke.

Cek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lilke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lilke looks gassed!
Cek with good strikes from the mount here!
Cek cracks Lilke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cek landing shots from mount.
Cek raining down shots from the mount!
Cek breaks from Lilke's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke is in a horrible position here. Cek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Cek.
Cek looking to finish Lilke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lilke!
Lilke can't escape the position.
Cek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cek working Lilke over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lilke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cek working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Cek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cek has control of Lilke's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lilke regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Lilke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lilke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cek lands with some strikes.

Cek is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lilke has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cek scoring with strikes but Lilke is staying in there.

Cek is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lilke has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cek 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.
Cek throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Cek.
Cek looking to control but Lilke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Cek is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lilke can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lilke squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Cek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lilke avoids the head kick by Cek.
Cek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lilke can do to turn this around?
Cek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lilke throws a one two combo.

It looks like Jakob Cek has been cut.
Lilke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lilke cracks Cek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Lilke sends Cek crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lilke is motioning to the referee to let Cek up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A combination from Lilke does no damage.
Lilke throws a right and a left that Cek avoids nicely.
Lilke looks to land a combination but Cek avoids it well.
Cek misses with a body shot.
Joseph Lilke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lilke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph Lilke seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Lilke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cek to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cek trying to control but Lilke is working from the bottom.
Cek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lilke's head.
Lilke wants to stand but Cek is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke keeping moving, preventing Cek from controlling successfully.

Cek drops back looking for a leg! Lilke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lilke manages to kick Cek off! Cek jumps back into Lilke's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lilke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cek pushing down on Lilke's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lilke is trying to stand back up but Cek is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cek is working for a kimura but Lilke is defending it quite comfortably.
Cek working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lilke is trying to stand.
Cek lands strikes from half guard.
Jakob Cek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cek lands with a punch from half guard.
Lilke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cek.
Lilke is not content to let Cek control the position.
Cek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cek wants to take a breather but Lilke is having none of it.
Lilke wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cek connects with a nice short shot to Lilke's temple.
Cek tries to pass to full mount but Lilke defends it.
Lilke wants to get back to his feet.
Cek wants to pass to mount but Lilke is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lilke pushes Cek off looking to stand but Cek dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Lilke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jakob Cek'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cek throws a nice head kick!
Lilke looks to land a combination but Cek avoids it well.
Cek throws a head kick that misses.
Lilke takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Joseph Lilke has been cut.
Cek dodges the punch combination from Lilke.
Lilke throws a series of punches but Cek moves out of range.
Lilke lands with a nice combination. Cek backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilke misses with a two punch combination.
Lilke throws a right hand that Cek ducks under and follows up with a left that Cek also avoids with ease.
Lilke fails to land with a series of punches.
Cek throws a head kick but Lilke moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilke misses with a wild combination.
Cek lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lilke manages to avoid it.
Cek lands a glancing blow to the side of Lilke's head.
Some wild striking there from Lilke.
Lilke throws a right and a left that Cek avoids nicely.
Lilke swinging wilding here.

Lilke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cek to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cek trying to control but Lilke is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lilke wants to stand but Cek is controlling the position.
Lilke wants to sweep but no luck.
Lilke keeping moving, preventing Cek from controlling successfully.
Cek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke wants to sweep here but Cek controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lilke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lilke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lilke momentarily.
Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joseph Lilke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Cek lands.
Cek throws a head kick that Lilke semi-blocks.
Cek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lilke misses with a combination
and Cek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cek swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lilke counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cek fails with a takedown attempt.
Lilke misses with a combination
and Cek counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lilke tries to bum rush Cek with a series of wild strikes but Cek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cek lands a nice shot to the body.
Cek 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.
Lilke throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lilke won't be happy with that.
Lilke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cek working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Cek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakob Cek!