PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilke comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N Roses. Damage has chosen Hatebreed-Defeatist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lilke
vs
Damage

212 cm
24
245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
259 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Damage!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke throws a one two combo.
Lilke blocks a head kick by Damage.
Lilke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lilke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lilke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lilke.
Damage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lilke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lilke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lilke tries to bum rush Damage with a series of wild strikes but Damage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lilke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No joy there for Lilke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damage throws a head kick but Lilke moves out of range.
Lilke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lilke looks to land a combination but Damage avoids it well.
Lilke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Damage lands a left and a right that send Lilke crashing to the mat, dazed. Damage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Evan Lilke has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lilke swats away the attempt to clinch by Damage.
Damage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lilke.
Lilke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lilke lands a jab to the head.
Lilke ducks right into an uppercut from Damage.
Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lilke avoids the head kick by Damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Damage throws a series of punches but Lilke avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lilke slips under a jab from Damage.
Damage throws a hook but Lilke blocks it.
Lilke cracks Damage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lilke scores with a jab to the head.
Lilke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lilke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lilke throws a one two combo.
Lilke scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lilke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lilke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damage. Damage obviously looking to wear him down.
Lilke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lilke throws a combination. Damage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Damage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lilke.
Lilke is working the combinations to good effect here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damage.
Lilke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lilke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lilke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Lilke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damage.
A big right from Damage misses.
Damage throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Lilke.
Lilke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lilke slips a jab from Damage.
Damage misses with a leg kick.
Lilke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lilke swinging wildly here.
Lilke throws a combination. Damage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lilke misses with a double jab.
Damage misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Lilke misses.
Damage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Damage lands a big head kick that sends Lilke tumbling to the mat! Damage takes a step backwards and waves Lilke back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lilke is rocked!

Evan Lilke's cut is getting worse.
Damage misses with the combination.
Lilke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damage can pounce on him.
Lilke is breathing heavily.
Damage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lilke moves away.
Damage tries to score with a low kick but Lilke moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Damage 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!

Damage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damage lands with an overhand left.
Lilke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Damage misses with a low kick.
Lilke blocks a head kick by Damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lilke, as that shot connected.
Damage throws a sloppy head kick and Lilke moves out of range easily.
Lilke blocks a head kick by Damage.
Lilke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lilke swats away the attempt to clinch by Damage.
A right-left combo lands from Lilke.
Lilke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Damage circles away quickly and effectively.
Damage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lilke misses with the combination.
Damage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Lilke misses.
Damage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damage walks into a jab.
Damage wants to clinch up but Lilke keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Lilke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lilke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lilke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan Damage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lilke avoids the head kick by Damage.
Damage throws a low kick but Lilke avoids it.
Lilke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damage counters with an inside leg kick.
Lilke stalks Damage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damage's face. Damage staggers backwards, shaken.
Damage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilke swinging wildly here.
Whack! Damage lands a heavy head kick that drops Lilke. The ref tackles Damage to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lilke was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dan Damage!