PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wakoko Wakeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilly comes to the cage accompanied by Joe weller- Wanna do. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lilly
vs
Wakeke

183 cm
18
151 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Lilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wakoko Wakeke!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilly wants to clinch.
Lilly tries for a takedown but Wakeke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lilly or perhaps it was just good defense by Wakeke, which made it look bad.
Wakeke just misses with a punch to the body.
Wakeke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wakeke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wakeke scores with the left hand. Lilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Wakeke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wakeke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Wakeke clinches up with Lilly and pushes him back against the cage.
Wakeke lands an elbow that stopped Lilly in his tracks for a moment.
Lilly managing to block the knees to the body from Wakeke.
Lilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wakeke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lilly.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Lilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilly tries to break the clinch but Wakeke is controlling the position.
Wakeke with a knee to the head.
Lilly fails to pull guard.
Lilly is breathing heavily.
Wakeke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Wakeke.
We've been hearing reports that Lilly has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wakeke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wakeke presses Lilly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Wakeke.
Lilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wakeke pushes Lilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wakeke.
Wakeke lands a right hand.
Wakeke missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakeke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wakeke lands an elbow inside that Lilly shrugs off.
Wakeke crunches a lovely knee into Lilly's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wakeke.
Wakeke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lillys head.
A short body shot lands from Wakeke as the two fighters clinch.
Wakeke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wakeke lands a knee to the body.
Wakeke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lilly backwards.
Wakeke lands a nice knee to the body.
Wakeke looking to throw knees to the head but Lilly is blocking nicely.
Wakeke connects with a knee to the head.
Lilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wakeke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wakeke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lilly's face.
Wakeke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lilly's defenses.
Wakeke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wakeke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lilly.
Lilly fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wakeke.
Wakeke scores with a shoulder strike.
Wakeke lands a knee to the body.
Wakeke misses with a body punch.
Wakeke lands a shot to the body.
Lilly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wakeke smiles and moves away.
Wakeke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wakeke tries to land a front kick but Lilly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lilly avoids the head kick by Wakeke.
Lilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wakeke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wakeke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lilly, pushing him back against the cage.
Lilly is trying to pull guard but Wakeke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wakeke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wakeke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lilly backwards.
Wakeke is leaning against Lilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wakeke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wakeke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Wakeke is leaning against Lilly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wakeke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wakeke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lilly blocks it with crossed arms.
Lilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wakeke has him pressed against the cage.
Wakeke lands a hook that snaps the head of Lilly backwards.
Wakeke digs a right hand underneath Lilly's ribcage. Lilly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wakeke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wakeke landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wakoko Wakeke dominated that round.
That's time! Lilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lilly throws an overhand right that lands on Wakeke's shoulder, as Wakeke tries to avoid the shot.
Lilly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lilly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Lilly drives through and clinches with Wakeke against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lilly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wakeke's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lilly throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Wakeke.
Nice elbow from Wakeke.
Wakeke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lilly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilly is trying to drag Wakeke to the mat but Wakeke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Lilly manages to pull guard.

Wakeke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wakeke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wakeke. That's going to slow Lilly down.
Wakeke throws a head kick that half lands.
Wakeke throws a head kick that half lands.

Lilly is rocked!

Wakeke has Lilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Lilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wakeke lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lilly to his knees! Wakeke keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wakoko Wakeke!
Wakoko Wakeke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.