PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deuce Lowhanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Lilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lilja's choice of entrance music: UK subs - Warhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lowhanger
vs
Lilja

205 cm
23
191 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deuce Lowhanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Lilja!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowhanger takes a swing at Lilja's ribcage but misses.
Lilja slips a jab and a cross from Lowhanger.
Lilja tries to work over Lowhanger's front leg with a kick but Lowhanger checks it.
Lilja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowhanger throws a right and a left that Lilja avoids nicely.
Lilja lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowhanger's sensitive parts.
Lowhanger shoots in and drives through. Lilja sprawls well.
Lowhanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowhanger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lowhanger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lilja.
Lilja throws a chopping leg kick but Lowhanger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowhanger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lilja can pounce on him.
Lowhanger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lilja. Lilja obviously looking to wear him down.
Lowhanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lilja.
A low kick from Lilja misses
and Lowhanger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowhanger looks to land a combination but Lilja avoids it well.
Lilja thows a leg kick but Lowhanger checks it
and Lowhanger counters with a head kick.
Lilja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lowhanger throws a series of punches but Lilja avoids them all with ease.
Lowhanger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lilja misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Lowhanger is predictable there
and Lilja counters with a left to the body.
Lilja throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lowhanger counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowhanger throws a body punch but Lilja moves out of range.
Lilja swings for the body but Lowhanger moves out of range.
Lowhanger throws a series of punches but Lilja moves out of range.
Lowhanger misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowhanger connects with a crisp jab.
Lilja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lowhanger misses the shot to the body.
Lilja lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowhanger throws a lazy right hand but Lilja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowhanger swings for the body but Lilja moves out of range.
Lowhanger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lilja counters with a solid body kick.
Lilja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lilja misses with a hook to the body
and Lowhanger counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowhanger throws a sloppy head kick
and Lilja finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowhanger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lilja counters with a low kick, right behind Lowhanger 's knee.
Lowhanger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lowhanger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lowhanger looks to land a body kick but Lilja moved away.
Lowhanger misses with a head kick.
Lilja lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowhanger's sensitive parts.
Lilja connects with a solid leg kick.
Lilja lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowhanger's sensitive parts.
Lowhanger misses with a combination
and Lilja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lilja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Lowhanger scores with a four punch combination!
Lilja works Lowhanger's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowhanger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lowhanger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lilja avoids the body shot from Lowhanger.
Lilja misses the shot to the body.
Lowhanger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lowhanger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lowhanger throws a head kick that misses.
Lilja throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lowhanger blocks a head kick by Lilja.
Lowhanger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowhanger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lilja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowhanger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deuce Lowhanger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lowhanger throws a combination that misses
and Lilja counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lowhanger's knee momentarily.
Lilja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lilja misses with a low kick.
Lowhanger misses with a leg kick
and Lilja counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lilja bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lowhanger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lilja makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lowhanger really felt that one!
Lowhanger swinging wilding here.
Lilja is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lowhanger rather than just go for the knockout.
Lowhanger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lilja counters with a good low kick that Lowhanger was not able to check.
Lowhanger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lowhanger throws a nice looking combination but Lilja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowhanger clobbers Lilja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lilja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilja dodges the punch combination from Lowhanger.
Lilja is looking to chop away at Lowhanger's legs.
Lowhanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lilja fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lowhanger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lilja moves out of range as Lowhanger strikes.
Deuce Lowhanger is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Lowhanger is predictable there
and Lilja counters with a nice body kick.
Lowhanger throws a combination that misses
and Lilja counters with a good low kick that Lowhanger was not able to check.
Lilja misses with a body shot.
Lowhanger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lilja counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lowhanger throws a leg kick
and Lilja counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Lilja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowhanger misses with a low kick.
Lilja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lilja lands a head kick!
Lilja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lilja lands a head kick. Lowhanger smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Decent striking displayed by Lowhanger there.
Lowhanger throws a combination. Lilja tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lilja drops his hands momentarily and Lowhanger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowhanger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lilja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lowhanger moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowhanger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lilja makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lowhanger stalks Lilja and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lilja's face. Lilja staggers backwards, shaken.
Lilja tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowhanger lands a nice looking body shot.
Lowhanger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lilja - that will leave a mark!
Lowhanger lands a head kick!

Lilja is rocked!
Lowhanger throws a head kick that misses.
Lowhanger lands a jab to Lilja's midsection.
Lilja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowhanger looks to score with a jab to the body but Lilja is just out of range.
Lilja gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lowhanger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lowhanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowhanger misses with a combination
and Lilja counters with a left to the body.
Lilja throws the kick towards the body but Lowhanger avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Lowhanger scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Lowhanger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowhanger throws and low kick but Lilja moves out of range easily.
Lowhanger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lilja connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deuce Lowhanger dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lilja dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lowhanger. That did some damage!
A combination from Lowhanger does no damage.
Lowhanger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lowhanger throws a sloppy head kick and Lilja moves out of range easily.
Lilja throws a front kick aimed at Lowhanger's knee but Lowhanger avoids it well.
Lowhanger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lilja counters with a solid body kick.
Lowhanger throws a leg kick
and Lilja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lilja throws the kick towards the body but Lowhanger avoids it.
Lowhanger loads up on a big right hand but Lilja slips the punch.
Lowhanger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lilja looks to throw a body kick
and Lowhanger counters with a nice body kick.
Lilja lands a nice looking body kick.
Lowhanger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lilja counters with a low kick, right behind Lowhanger 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilja with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Lowhanger misses.
Lilja avoids the body shot from Lowhanger.
Deuce Lowhanger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowhanger misses with a wild body shot.
Lilja looks to land a body kick but Lowhanger moved away.
Nice defenses there by Lilja.
Lowhanger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lilja counters with a left to the body.
Lilja throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lowhanger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowhanger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lilja with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lowhanger checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowhanger loads up on a big right hand but Lilja slips the punch.
Lowhanger throws a sloppy head kick
and Lilja counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lowhanger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lowhanger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lilja counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lowhanger misses with a leg kick
and Lilja counters with a good, hard body kick but Lowhanger shrugs it off.
Lowhanger fails to land with a series of punches.
Lowhanger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lowhanger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lilja counters with a low kick, right behind Lowhanger 's knee.
Lilja avoids the body shot from Lowhanger.
Lowhanger just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lilja.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowhanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowhanger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lilja counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lilja. Lowhanger shrugs it off though.
Lilja lands a slapping body shot.
Lilja throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lowhanger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lilja buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lilja tries to land a body kick
and Lowhanger counters with a right hand to the body.
Lowhanger misses with a double jab
and Lilja makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lilja.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lowhanger.
Lowhanger works the jab nicely.
Lowhanger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lilja can pounce on him.
Lowhanger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lilja counters with a leg kick.
Deuce Lowhanger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lilja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowhanger misses with a straight left.
Lowhanger works Lilja's body with a nice hook.
Lowhanger thuds his right hand into Lilja's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Lowhanger.
Lilja is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowhanger finish him?
Lowhanger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Lowhanger knocks Lilja out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Deuce Lowhanger!