PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lilke
vs
Martin

215 cm
28
215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

196 cm
30
221 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvin Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lilke.
Lilke tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lilke wants to clinch.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Lilke darts in trying to clinch

and Martin counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lilke.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Lilke keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Lilke fails to land.
Lilke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Lilke avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Lilke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Lilke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lilke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin jabs Lilke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lilke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lilke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Alvin Lilke has been cut.
Lilke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lilke is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Lilke is rocked!
Martin lands a nice hook to Lilke's body. Lilke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Lilke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lilke.
Lilke is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Martin fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Lilke to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Lilke looks to clinch but Martin throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Lilke taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Martin!
In his post fight interview, Michael Martin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.