PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Perben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Lilley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Perben
vs
Lilley

170 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pierre Perben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Lilley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perben throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lilley's waist but Lilley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Perben off to one side.
Lilley throws a sloppy head kick and Perben moves out of range easily.
Perben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lilley throws a body punch but Perben moves out of range.
Perben fails with the takedown.
Lilley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perben will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Perben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilley cracks a nice hook into Perben's ribs.
Lilley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilley scores with a hook to the body. Perben takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perben throws a body punch but Lilley moves out of range.
Perben throws the left hand but Lilley avoids the punch easily.
Lilley slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lilley blocks a head kick by Perben.
Nice uppercut there from Lilley.

It looks like Pierre Perben has been cut.
Lilley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Perben's head backwards.
Perben throws the left hand but Lilley avoids the punch easily.
Lilley moves out of range as Perben strikes.
Perben throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lilley with a hook.
Perben is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lilley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lilley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perben definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lilley throws a leg kick which misses Perben's front leg but catches the back leg as Perben tries to avoid it.
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!
Lilley misses the shot to the body.
Lilley scores with a head kick. Perben tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perben looks for a takedown but Lilley sprawls well.
Lilley throws out a counter right but Perben avoids it with no problem.
Perben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lilley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lilley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lilley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lilley slaps away a takedown attempt from Perben, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Lilley.
Lilley lands with a good body shot.
Lilley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perben moves away.
Lilley blocks a head kick by Perben.
Lilley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Perben with that takedown attempt.
Lilley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Perben tries to clinch there but Lilley circles away.
A little jabbing left from Lilley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perben darts in looking for a takedown but Lilley gets double underhooks and turns Perben into the cage.
Pierre Perben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilley throws a head kick but Perben moves out of range.
Lilley looks to land a combination but Perben avoids it well.

Perben is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lilley's half guard.
Perben throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perben not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perben wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lilley keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perben thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perben 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.
Perben wants to take a breather but Lilley is having none of it.
Perben is really struggling to control Lilley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Perben working Lilley over with strikes.
Perben thows a huge punch but Lilley dodges it nicely.
Lilley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perben.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lilley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Perben is pushing down on Lilley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lilley is fighting to maintain full guard but Perben has managed to sneak the leg through.
Perben thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilley is looking for a sweep. Perben is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perben stalling away here and it's allowed Lilley to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Lilley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Perben's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A jab from Lilley misses.
Perben is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lilley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lilley misses with a low kick.

Lilley tries to sprawl but Perben drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Perben is keen to just control but Lilley is a slippery customer.
Perben tries to pass to full mount but Lilley defends it.
Lilley is looking for a sweep. Perben is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perben not doing much here.
Perben missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perben.

Perben is looking for a kimura but Lilley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Perben to get the leverage.
Perben working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lilley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perben pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lilley is keeping the position for now.
Perben throws a big right hand that misses.
Perben slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Perben taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perben working the ground and pound.
Perben controlling from side mount.
Perben fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Perben moves into full mount!

Perben jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lilley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lilley and Perben has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilley parries the strikes from Perben easily there. Perben is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lilley to escape.
An elbow from Perben crashes against the mat.
Lilley prevents Perben from improving position.
Pierre Perben overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perben is trying to ground and pound but Lilley uses the momentary lack of control by Perben to regain half guard.
Lilley is staying active underneath Perben, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perben throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four 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.
Perben throwing shots but Lilley is blocking nicely.
Lilley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perben.
Lilley is staying active underneath Perben, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perben not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perben is keen to just control but Lilley is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Perben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lilley.
Perben missing with a left hand there. Lilley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lilley lands the left hand.
Lilley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perben blocks a head kick by Lilley.
Perben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lilley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Perben looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lilley is fending him off so far but Perben persists. Nope, Lilley circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Perben dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Perben's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lilley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lilley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Perben fails with the takedown.
Lilley defending well as Perben loads up on a big left hand.
Perben shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lilley pinned against the cage. Lilley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perben shoots and misses
and Lilley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Perben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilley lands a jab.
Lilley throws a body shot but no joy.
Perben closes the distance and clinches up with Lilley, looking for a takedown. Perben pushes Lilley against the cage but Lilley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lilley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perben shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lilley sprawls well. Lilley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perben gets slowly back to his feet.

Lilley cracks Perben with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lilley has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Perben to stand back up!

Perben is rocked!
Lilley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perben takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lilley tries to clinch but Perben moves out of range.
Derek Lilley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perben takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilley lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Perben falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lilley dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Lilley!