PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. Alvin Lilke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lilke
vs
Santos

215 cm
29
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
205 lbs
10 - 3 - 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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvin Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Santos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Lilke in a clinch.

Lilke manages to break the clinch.
Lilke swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is looking to clinch but Lilke is avoiding it.
Lilke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lilke swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lilke misses with a few strikes there.
Lilke doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Lilke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lilke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lilke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lilke tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Lilke has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lilke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Alvin Lilke has been cut.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos avoids the head kick by Lilke.

Lilke forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Lilke has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lilke's face.
Lilke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lilke tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Lilke avoids the damage to the body.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Lilke tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Lilke in his tracks for a moment.
Santos working Lilke over with knees to the body.
Lilke is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from Lilke.
Lilke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Lilke is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lilke blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lilke blocks it with crossed arms.
Lilke working hard to break the clinch.
Lilke takes a knee right on the jaw!

Alvin Lilke's cut is getting worse.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Santos obliges.
Santos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Lilke shrugs off.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Santos.

Lilke is rocked!
Santos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilke.
Lilke is trying to break free.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilke.
Lilke avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lilke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Oh Lilke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lilke breaks from the clinch.
Lilke seems to have got his legs back now.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lilke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Lilke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Lilke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lilke fails to land with a series of punches.
Lilke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lilke connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos walks into a jab.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lilke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lilke looks to throw a body kick
and Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos is looking to clinch but Lilke is avoiding it.
Lilke throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Lilke cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.

Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Lilke is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Lilke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lilke has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Alvin Lilke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Lilke blocks it.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvin Lilke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lilke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lilke throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Lilke.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Lilke avoids it by throwing Santos back against the cage.
Lilke wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos has Lilke pressed against the cage, preventing Lilke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lilke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lilke is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos blocks a body shot from Lilke.
Lilke misses with a knee strike.
Matt Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilke.
Santos blocks a body shot from Lilke.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Lilke tries to stall but Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke misses the jab.
Lilke throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos pushes Lilke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Lilke avoids the damage to the body.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lilke is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lilke.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Lilke is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Lilke blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Lilke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Lilke in his tracks for a moment.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Lilke is blocking nicely.
Lilke managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.
Lilke doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Alvin Lilke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvin Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilke cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Lilke missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Lilke misses
and Santos counters with a body kick that stops Lilke in his tracks momentarily.
Alvin Lilke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Lilke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lilke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Lilke blocks it.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Alvin Lilke's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Lilke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Santos clinches.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Santos lands a knee to the head.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Lilke blocks it.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Lilke looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Lilke misses with a punch on the inside.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Lilke.
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 leg kick that misses.
Lilke throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
A slow jab from Lilke misses its intended target.
Santos is looking to slow Lilke down with leg kicks.
Lilke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Lilke misses its intended target.
Santos looks for the body kick but Lilke saw that one coming.
Santos tries to clinch there but Lilke circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alvin Lilke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lilke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Lilke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lilke throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Lilke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lilke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lilke is looking to land body kicks.
Santos is looking to clinch but Lilke is avoiding it.
Lilke misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Santos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos tries to clinch but Lilke moves out of range.
Lilke throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.

Santos has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Lilke is blocking nicely.
Lilke wants to break free but Santos has control.
Lilke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lilke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Santos.

Lilke breaks the clinch.
Lilke misses with a hook.
Santos throws a right hand that Lilke ducks under and follows up with a left that Lilke also avoids with ease.
Jab by Lilke.
Alvin Lilke is winning the standup battle so far.

Santos drives through and clinches with Lilke against the cage.

Lilke breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lilke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Santos moves into range and clinches up with Lilke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lilke avoids it.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lilke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lilke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lilke misses with a kick to the body

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lilke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Lilke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lilke.
Santos is looking to clinch but Lilke is avoiding it.
Lilke throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lilke misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Lilke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lilke takes a step back to recover.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Lilke blocks a head kick by Santos.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke throws a chopping leg kick but Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lilke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.

Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Lilke wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lilke.
Alvin Lilke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lilke wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Santos.
I've got Santos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Santos!
In his post fight interview, Matt Santos gave a big smile as he said 'I fought a great opponent tonight. I have nothing but respect for him. I have a feeling our paths will cross again in the future.'.