PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avitan comes to the ring accompanied by Tagidi Li Masheu. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lilburne's choice of entrance music: You'll never walk alone. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Avitan
vs
Lilburne

191 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
218 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160 - Green Bay Packer's 12-0

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avitan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lilburne throws a wild body kick that Avitan sees coming a mile off.
Avitan moves out of range of the body kick.
Avitan avoids the head kick by Lilburne.

Lilburne moves into the clinch.
Avitan tries to work over Lilburne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lilburne is looking to break free of the clinch but Avitan has double underhooks.
Avitan lands an elbow inside.
Lilburne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avitan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lilburne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Avitan's brow.
Avitan trying to land knees to the body.
Avitan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avitan trying to land knees to the body.
Lilburne throws a punch but it's blocked by Avitan.

Avitan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avitan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Avitan moves out of range of the body kick.
Lilburne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avitan moves out of range of the body kick.
Lilburne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avitan.
Lilburne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avitan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne misses with a leg kick
and Avitan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Avitan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lilburne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lilburne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lilburne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lilburne throws an off balance right hand
and Avitan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lilburne throws the kick towards the body but Avitan avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lilburne!
The fighters circling - Lilburne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lilburne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avitan.

Avitan clinches with his opponent.
Avitan gets through Lilburne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lilburne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Avitan is defending well for now.
Avitan tries to throw a body punch but Lilburne avoids it by throwing Avitan back against the ropes.
Avitan missing with knees to the body.
Avitan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Avitan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avitan lands a knee to the body.
Avitan throws an elbow that misses.
Avitan working Lilburne over with knees to the body.
Lilburne looks gassed!
Avitan holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan presses Lilburne against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Avitan tries a body shot but Lilburne blocks it.
Lilburne crunches a lovely knee into Avitan's ribcage.
Avitan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lilburne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Avitan.
Lilburne takes an elbow to the temple.
Avitan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Avitan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Avitan.

Lilburne is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avitan.
Lilburne is still on wobbly legs! Can Avitan finish him?
Avitan landing knees to the head.
Avitan jerks Lilburne's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Lilburne drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Avitan goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Avitan because Lilburne was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Yossi Avitan!