PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazzym Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall has chosen Waiting in Darkness as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lillard
vs
Dall

192 cm
24
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
224 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazzym Dall!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dall throws a nice looking combination but Lillard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lillard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dall throws an off balance right hand
and Lillard counters with a nice uppercut.

Dall darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Dall is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dall wants to pass to mount but Lillard is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall trying to control from Lillard's half guard. Lillard has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall is looking to work some ground and pound but Lillard has wrist control.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lillard is keeping the position for now.
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Lillard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lillard controlling Dall's posture.
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lillard is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dall scores with a leg kick.
Dall shoots and misses
and Lillard counters with a left to the body.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but Lillard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lillard is looking to counter punch.
Dall misses with a jab to the body
and Lillard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lillard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lillard manages to avoid it.
Dall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lillard. That one must have hurt.
Lillard cracks Dall with a right hand to the side of the head.

Dall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lillard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Dall is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lillard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lillard has escaped and now he's on top!

Dall looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lillard has picked Dall up and slammed him! Dall can't keep hold of the triangle and Lillard manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lillard gets to mount! Dall was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lillard controlling his opponent.
Dall 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.
Dall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lillard tries to control but Dall wriggling away.
Dall tries to reverse the position but Lillard maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeland Lillard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lillard throws a big shot that misses.
Lillard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lillard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dall in his tracks.
Dall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lillard's sensitive parts.
Lillard misses with a series of wild punches.
Dall avoids the head kick by Lillard.
Dall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Lillard.
A telegraphed right hand from Lillard misses the target.
We've been told by Lillard's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard throws a lazy right hand but Dall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall moves out of range as Lillard strikes.
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Lillard throwing a counter right hand but Dall manages to avoid it.
Lillard clobbers Dall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lillard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick from Dall lands but Lillard takes it in his stride.
Dall lands a really nice looking cross but Lillard seems unphased.
Lillard misses with an uppercut. Dall saw that one coming.
Dall moves away from the strike by Lillard.
Lillard scores with a sloppy right hand. Dall should have avoided that one.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Lillard counters with a good, hard body kick but Dall shrugs it off.
Dall throws a hook but Lillard avoids it easily.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Dall sizes up Lillard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Lillard misses with a left hand
and Dall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lillard misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dall to counter with a crisp jab.
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard avoids a punch combination nicely.
A quick step to the side and Lillard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lillard's guard.
Lillard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dall looking to pass the guard.
Dall stands and throws Lillard's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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

Dall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lillard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard struggling a bit here.
Lillard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dall trying to control the position but Lillard is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Dall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lillard, who protects the arm well.

Dall is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lillard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dall tries to move to mount but Lillard blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kazzym Dall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lillard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lillard.
Lillard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lillard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dall eats them both and turns towards Lillard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Kazzym Dall has been cut.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Lillard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lillard.
Lillard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall on the side of the head.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lillard.
Dall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dall throws a wild hook but Lillard just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Dall gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Lillard raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leeland Lillard!
A relieved looking Leeland Lillard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.