PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lilke
vs
Young

215 cm
29
215 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

185 cm
29
219 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 7 - 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke avoids the head kick by Young.

Lilke has managed to clinch.
Young 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.
Lilke has had enough of the clinch but Young keeps him there for the moment.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.
Lilke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lilke is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.

Lilke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lilke.

It looks like Alvin Lilke has been cut.
Lilke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lilke works Young's body with a nice hook.
Young tries to clinch but Lilke is having none of it.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lilke lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilke connects with a single shot there.

Lilke moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lilke's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Lilke's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands an elbow that stopped Lilke in his tracks for a moment.
Lilke missing with knees to the body.
Lilke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young prevents Lilke from breaking the clinch.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Lilke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lilke wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Lilke is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
A short right from Young.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lilke wants to break free but Young has control.
A short uppercut from Lilke.
Lilke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young lands an elbow just above Lilke 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Lilke avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lilke's efforts to push away.
Young looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young prevents a body shot from Lilke.
Lilke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilke.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lilke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young lands a nice elbow.

Alvin Lilke's cut is getting worse.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lilke tries to break the clinch but Young is controlling the position.

Lilke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young throws a sloppy body shot

and Lilke counters by moving into the clinch.
Lilke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Young.
Lilke missing with knees to the body.
Lilke is trying to break free.
Lilke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lilke pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Lilke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Young misses.
Lilke avoids the head kick by Young.
Lilke throws a solid leg kick but Young takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lilke.

Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Lilke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lilke's efforts to push away.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Lilke counters with a three punch combo that has Young backing up. Young nods at Lilke to acknowledge the strikes.
Lilke throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Lilke throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.

Lilke closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lilke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lilke avoids it.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young tries a knee to the head but Lilke blocks it.
Lilke trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lilke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alvin Lilke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alvin Lilke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lilke pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lilke struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
Young working aggressively here.
Lilke tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lilke's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke connects with a nice looking jab.

Lilke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lilke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Lilke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Lilke blocks with his arms.

Lilke manages to break the clinch.
Lilke is looking to chop away at Young's legs.
Lilke throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Lilke throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Lilke lands with a shot to the body.
Lilke avoids the body shot from Young.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lilke instigates a clinch.
Lilke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Lilke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lilke lands a right hand.
Lilke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvin Lilke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lilke's efforts to push away.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lilke's defenses.
Lilke avoids the elbow strike from Young, against the cage.

Lilke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young throws a series of punches but Lilke avoids them all with ease.

Lilke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lilke's efforts to push away.
Lilke tries to break free but Young pushes him back against the cage.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Lilke avoids the damage to the body.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young misses with the combination.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Lilke moves out of range easily.
Young gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lilke jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Young avoids the head kick by Lilke.
Lilke misses with a low kick.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lilke circles away quickly and effectively.
Lilke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Lilke.
Lilke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lilke misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke tries to land a leg kick but Young saw it coming and moves away.
Lilke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Young takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young wants to clinch

and Lilke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Young lands with a light punch inside.

Alvin Lilke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lilke pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lilke breaks the clinch.
Lilke slips under a jab.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lilke manages to avoid it.
Young digs a good hook to Lilke's body.
Lilke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lilke moves forwards but Young connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Lilke. That snapped Young's head back.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young checks the leg kick.

Lilke pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Lilke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Young is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lilke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lilke manages to avoid it.
Lilke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.

Lilke moves into the clinch.
Lilke can't find room to land a body shot as Young controls the action.
Lilke wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young pushes off an throws an elbow but Lilke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Lilke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lilke is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Lilke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alvin Lilke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lilke lands a head shot.
Young is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lilke rather than just go for the knockout.
Young with a nice cross.
Lilke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Lilke scores with a three punch combo!
Lilke misses with a double jab.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lilke moves away.
Dan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries to clinch but Lilke is having none of it.

Lilke instigates a clinch.
Young keeps control of Lilke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lilke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lilke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lilke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lilke dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Lilke dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Lilke breaks the clinch.
Lilke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lilke takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young has Lilke pressed against the cage, preventing Lilke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Lilke breaks the clinch.
Young swings for the body but Lilke moves out of range.
Lilke is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lilke misses the shot to the body.
Young throws a head kick but Lilke moves out of range.
Lilke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Young - just one landing.
Lilke blocks a head kick by Young.
Young throws a body punch but Lilke moves out of range.
Lilke lunges at Young with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Young's hand.
Lilke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lilke.

Lilke rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lilke is trying to force a seperation but Young has the dominant position.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Dan Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Young throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lilke tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the cage.
Young misses with an elbow over the top.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.
Lilke avoids the head kick by Young.
Lilke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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 fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young wants to stall.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lilke is trying to push Young away but Young has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lilke swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Young 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.

Lilke closes the distance and clinches.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Lilke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young tries a head kick but it misses.
Young moves forwards but Lilke connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Lilke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Young tries a knee to the head but Lilke blocks it.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young misses with a head kick.

Lilke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lilke pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.

Lilke breaks the clinch.

Lilke moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lilke is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Young throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lilke.
Lilke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lilke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lilke wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.

Lilke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lilke misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lilke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good work by Lilke as he checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Lilke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lilke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Lilke!