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 into the arena with Tagidi Li Masheu blaring out of the sound system. Lilburne has chosen You'll never walk alone as his entrance music. John Lilburne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Avitan
vs
Lilburne

191 cm
21
205 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
218 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Resistance

Skin-Clothes Designing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Lilburne!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Avitan tenderised Lilburne's leg. Lilburne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lilburne throws a push kick but Avitan slaps the foot to one side.
Avitan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avitan blocks a low kick nicely.
Lilburne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Avitan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lilburne swinging wildly here.
John Lilburne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilburne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lilburne wants to clinch up but Avitan keeps it at a distance.
Avitan wants to land a leg kick but Lilburne is out of range.
Lilburne tries a head kick but it misses.
Lilburne checks a leg kick.
Avitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lilburne.
Avitan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lilburne swings for the body but Avitan moves out of range.
Lilburne throws a body kick that misses.
Lilburne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Lilburne.
Lilburne scores with a push kick.
Lilburne misses with a body kick.
Avitan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lilburne checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilburne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lilburne.
Avitan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Avitan throws a big shot that misses.
Lilburne tries to land a front kick but Avitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lilburne misses with a head kick.
Avitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lilburne.
Avitan lands with a nice body kick.
Avitan throws a jab when Lilburne was well out of range.
Lilburne moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lilburne. Avitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick from Avitan lands but Lilburne takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Avitan.
Lilburne looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lilburne.
Avitan thows a body shot but no joy.
Avitan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lilburne.
Avitan stuns Lilburne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan scores with a leg kick.
Lilburne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avitan.
Lilburne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avitan.
Lilburne misses with a hook. Avitan ducked under it nicely.
Avitan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lilburne takes a step back to recover.
Avitan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avitan misses the shot to the body.
Lilburne throws a wild body kick that Avitan sees coming a mile off.
Lilburne throws a wild body kick that Avitan sees coming a mile off.
Lilburne throws a lazy head kick
and Avitan counters with a nice leg kick.
Avitan works Lilburne's body with a nice hook.
Lilburne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Avitan.
Avitan scores with a hook to the body. Lilburne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lilburne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Avitan. That one must have hurt.
Avitan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Avitan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Avitan connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilburne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Avitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avitan scores with a kick to the midsection.
That kick from Avitan tenderised Lilburne's leg. Lilburne is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avitan.
Avitan scores with a sloppy right hand. Lilburne should have avoided that one.
Avitan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avitan just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lilburne.
Lilburne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Avitan throws a chopping leg kick but Lilburne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy body kick from Lilburne
and Lilburne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avitan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avitan tries to clinch but Lilburne is having none of it.
Avitan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avitan connects with a body shot that sends Lilburne's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Avitan throws a leg kick but Lilburne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Avitan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left lands for Avitan.
Nice body kick from Avitan.
Avitan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Lilburne is rocked!
Lilburne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avitan can pounce on him.
Lilburne is still on wobbly legs! Can Avitan finish him?
Avitan drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Lilburne's head, knocking him out cold! Avitan is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yossi Avitan!
Yossi Avitan retains his light heavyweight title!