PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phar Lilj (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.

James
vs
Lilj

180 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phar Lilj!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James looks for a takedown but Lilj sprawls well.

Lilj closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James looking for a takedown.
Lilj has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lilj's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James shoots in and drives through. Lilj sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James looks for a takedown but Lilj sprawls well.
James fails with the takedown.
Lilj tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lilj plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lilj shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James misses with a double jab
and Lilj counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

James shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lilj napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

James in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lilj is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre James!
Andre James got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'