PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bilkington
vs
Avila

176 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Avila!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilkington misses with a combination
and Avila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Avila as he avoids it easily.
Avila slips a jab and a cross from Bilkington.
Avila looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bilkington fails with a takedown attempt.
Bilkington misses with a two punch combination.
Bilkington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bilkington moves in looking to clinch but Avila pushes him off.
Avila stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Avila scores with a four punch combination!
Bilkington has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avila keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Avila throws a combination. Bilkington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Avila scores with a hook.
Avila throws a series of punches but Bilkington moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avila but Avila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bobby Bilkington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilkington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bilkington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Avila sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bilkington somewhat.
Avila jabs Bilkington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Avila lands a nice shot that snaps Bilkington's head back.
Bilkington throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Avila's waist but Avila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bilkington off to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Avila!
Avila throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Bilkington is rocked!
Bilkington throws a poor cross that misses
and Avila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Bilkington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bilkington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Avila circles away.
Bilkington is breathing heavily.
Avila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bilkington seems to have got his legs back now.
Avila lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Avila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bilkington in his tracks.
A punch combination from Bilkington misses.
Bilkington slips a jab and a cross from Avila.
Bilkington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avila works the jab nicely.
Bilkington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Avila is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bilkington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Avila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Avila scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Avila misses with a double jab.
Avila staying out of range there.
Bilkington doesn't manage to clinch there - Avila circles away.
Avila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bilkington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Avila.
Avila stuffs the takedown attempt from Bilkington. Bilkington gets slowly back to his feet.
Avila dips to his left and cracks Bilkington with an uppercut!
Avila throws a nice looking combination but Bilkington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bilkington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Avila circles away.
Bilkington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Avila to score with a decent uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Avila scores with a four punch combination!
Avila scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avila but Avila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Avila swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Avila.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oscar Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown but Avila shows good takedown defense.
Avila shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bilkington eats them both and turns towards Avila to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Avila throws a shot to the body.
Bilkington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bilkington tries to clinch up
and Avila counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bilkington fails to land with a series of punches.
Bilkington misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Avila dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Avila goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Avila lands a two punch combo.
Bilkington walks into a stiff left hand from Avila.
Bilkington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Avila lands a jab-cross combination.
Avila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Avila is working the combinations to good effect here.
Avila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bilkington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avila tries to bum rush Bilkington with a series of wild strikes but Bilkington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Avila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bilkington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Avila is fending him off so far but Bilkington persists. Nope, Avila circles away and we're back to standing.
Avila scores with a one two! Bilkington had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bilkington with a poor takedown
and Avila counters with a series of strikes. Bilkington will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bilkington tries to clinch but Avila is having none of it.
Bilkington misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oscar Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bilkington misses with a low kick.
Avila staying out of range there.
Avila connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bilkington's hands.
Nice shot lands for Avila.
Bilkington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Avila swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bilkington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Avila scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bilkington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bilkington tries to bum rush Avila with a series of wild strikes but Avila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bilkington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bilkington shoots for a takedown but Avila saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bilkington fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington throws a nice looking combination but Avila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
Avila misses with the combination.
Bilkington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Avila defends it nicely.
Bilkington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bilkington.

Avila lands a left and a right that send Bilkington crashing to the mat, dazed. Avila thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Avila cracks Bilkington's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Bilkington slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Avila can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Avila!
A very excited looking Oscar Avila made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Bobby Bilkington stepped up to the mic, saying 'You Can't win them all, the better man won tonight. Next fight i'm gonna come out twice as hungry'.