PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lakay Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khairul Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas's entrance music is Remember The Name - Fort Minor. A fine choice. Khairul Seng has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lakay Gilas's chin.

Gilas
vs
Seng

175 cm
19
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

171 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lakay Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khairul Seng!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seng throws a lazy right hand but Gilas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seng blocks a jab.
Gilas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gilas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seng.
Jab by Gilas.
Seng misses with a low kick.
Gilas cracks Seng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lakay Gilas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Seng as Gilas shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas misses with a wild combination.
Gilas scores with a hook to the body. Seng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas slips a jab from Seng.
Seng throws an overhand right that lands on Gilas's shoulder, as Gilas tries to avoid the shot.

Gilas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gilas looks to land a strike but Seng avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gilas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gilas lands a couple of digs.
Gilas wants to pass the guard but Seng is keeping the position.
Seng has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gilas preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Seng preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gilas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seng wants to sweep here but Gilas controlling him for the moment.
Gilas working some strikes from top position.
Gilas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gilas connects with a couple of short punches.
Seng wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seng trying to control the position here.
Gilas trying to control but Seng is working from the bottom.
Gilas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Seng wants to improve his position but instead Gilas has moved into half guard.
Gilas working the head and body with strikes.
Gilas throwing shots but Seng is blocking nicely.
Gilas throwing shots but Seng is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seng wants to control but Gilas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gilas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gilas is keen to just control but Seng is a slippery customer.
Seng is pressing down on Gilas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gilas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seng can do anything to dispel that myth.
Seng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilas trying to move into half guard but instead Seng has managed to sweep!

Seng looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gilas trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lakay Gilas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gilas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gilas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seng was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilas.
Gilas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas dips to his left and cracks Seng with an uppercut!
Seng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilas was well out of range. Poor timing from Seng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilas. Seng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khairul Seng is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seng slips a straight right by Gilas.
Gilas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seng to score with a decent uppercut.
Seng keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lakay Gilas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seng scores with a body shot.

Gilas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Seng quickly recovers to half guard.
Gilas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seng wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas trying to pass the guard but Seng defending well.
Seng has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gilas is working away from the top position though.
Gilas is looking to advance position but Seng won't allow it.
Seng has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gilas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seng regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Seng is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seng looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seng keeping moving, preventing Gilas from controlling successfully.
Seng pulls Gilas in close to his closed guard and prevents Gilas from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gilas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lakay Gilas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Seng as Gilas shoots in.
Gilas just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gilas clobbers Seng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gilas drops his hands momentarily and Seng takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gilas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seng.
A combination from Gilas does no damage.
Seng dodges the punch combination from Gilas.
Seng stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gilas lands with a right hand.
Seng is looking to clinch but Gilas is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lakay Gilas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gilas throws a right hand that misses
and Seng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gilas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seng can do to turn this around?
Gilas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Gilas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilas moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas staying out of range there.
Gilas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gilas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gilas misses.
Gilas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seng circles away quickly and effectively.
Gilas lands with an overhand left.
Seng misses with a straight left.
Gilas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilas lands a jab-cross combination.
Seng slips under a jab.
Gilas misses with the combination.
Seng misses with a shot to the body
and Seng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Seng.
Gilas tries for a takedown but Seng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gilas ducks under a wild hook from Seng.
Gilas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khairul Seng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Seng.
Seng throws a lazy uppercut
and Gilas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gilas misses with a double jab.
Gilas blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gilas avoids the body shot from Seng.
Gilas connects with a nice looking jab.
Seng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilas misses with an uppercut. Seng saw that one coming.
Gilas cracks Seng with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seng circles away quickly and effectively.
Gilas shoots in for a takedown but Seng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Seng throws a shot to the body.
Seng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilas throws out the jab.
Gilas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gilas throws a series of punches but Seng avoids them all with ease.
Gilas blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilas blocks a jab.
Gilas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Seng swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lakay Gilas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gilas 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lakay Gilas!
An out of breath Lakay Gilas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.