PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Kilmeister (ranked 4600 p4p, 494 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 6703 p4p, 620 weight class). Kilmeister comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of spades-by MOTORHEAD. Van Damme has chosen Stormtroopers march BY-MORBID ANGEL as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kilmeister
vs
Claude Van Damme

192 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lemmy Kilmeister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Damme.
Van Damme slips a straight right by Kilmeister.
Van Damme lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Van Damme slips a straight right by Kilmeister.
Lemmy Kilmeister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilmeister lands with a right hand.
Van Damme scores with a sloppy right hand. Kilmeister should have avoided that one.
Van Damme ducks under a wild hook from Kilmeister.
No joy there for Van Damme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme cracks Kilmeister with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kilmeister lands a right hook to the body.
Kilmeister looks to land a combination but Van Damme avoids it well.
Van Damme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kilmeister moves away from the strike by Van Damme.
Kilmeister is looking to counter punch.
Van Damme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilmeister.
A shot to the liver by Kilmeister. Beautiful body shot.
Van Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmeister scores with the left hand. Van Damme knows he should have avoided that one.
Kilmeister has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Damme.
Kilmeister could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Damme throws the kick towards the body but Kilmeister avoids it.
Kilmeister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilmeister looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kilmeister darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilmeister.
Van Damme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Damme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Damme.
Kilmeister catches Van Damme with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Damme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kilmeister is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme throws a jab when Kilmeister was well out of range.
Van Damme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kilmeister digs a good body shot into Van Damme's ribs.
Van Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilmeister works Van Damme's body with a nice hook.
Kilmeister throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damme's shoulder, as Van Damme tries to avoid the shot.
Kilmeister throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
Van Damme throws out a counter right but Kilmeister avoids it with no problem.
Kilmeister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Damme thinks about the counter body kick.
Kilmeister scores with a jab. Van Damme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Damme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kilmeister ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a front kick that sends Kilmeister stumbling back into the cage.
Van Damme has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Damme lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmeister avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kilmeister if he has to take too many more of those.
Kilmeister misses with a wild combination.
Van Damme misses with a body shot.
Kilmeister throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Van Damme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilmeister as he connects with a hook.
Kilmeister works Van Damme's body with a nice hook.
Van Damme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Damme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kilmeister connects with a crisp jab.
Kilmeister cracks Van Damme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Van Damme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Kilmeister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilmeister. That snapped Van Damme's head back.
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Damme thinks about the counter body kick.
Kilmeister throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
Van Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme is looking for the big counter here.
Kilmeister missing with a left hand there. Van Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Damme flicks out a counter leg kick but Kilmeister steps away.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Kilmeister.
Danga de danga de dang - Kilmeister scores with a four punch combination!
Kilmeister misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Damme misses with a looping right.
Van Damme staying out of range there.
Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilmeister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Kilmeister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Damme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilmeister circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilmeister lands with a nice combination. Van Damme backs away looking to recover.
Van Damme scores with a leg kick.
Van Damme connects with a leg kick. Kilmeister looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kilmeister takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good exchange - Kilmeister coming out on top.
Lemmy Kilmeister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilmeister throws a jab when Van Damme was well out of range.
Van Damme misses with a wild combination.
Kilmeister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilmeister moves out of range of the body kick.
Kilmeister misses with a straight right.
Kilmeister smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Van Damme. Those never looked like landing.
Kilmeister throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kilmeister missing with a left hand there. Van Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Van Damme on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kilmeister looks to land a left hand but Van Damme moved out of range nicely.
Van Damme scores with a hook to the body. Kilmeister takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kilmeister doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Damme misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Kilmeister misses
and Van Damme counters with a nice leg kick.
Kilmeister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Damme tries to bum rush Kilmeister with a series of wild strikes but Kilmeister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Kilmeister.
And Van Damme responds with a good body kick, but Kilmeister manages to step out the way in time.
Kilmeister fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Damme misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Damme misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilmeister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Damme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilmeister.
Kilmeister misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Kilmeister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilmeister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Kilmeister.
Kilmeister moves out of range of the body kick from Van Damme.
Kilmeister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lemmy Kilmeister is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme fakes the leg kick and cracks Kilmeister in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lands an overhand right.
Kilmeister misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.
Van Damme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Damme throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilmeister throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Kilmeister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Damme can do to turn this around?
Kilmeister looks to land a left hand but Van Damme moved out of range nicely.
A solid body kick from Van Damme.
Kilmeister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilmeister fails to land with a series of punches.
Kilmeister swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Damme counters with a good low kick that Kilmeister was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Damme.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Damme.
Van Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Damme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilmeister circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilmeister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van Damme might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kilmeister has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Van Damme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilmeister avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilmeister throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Damme blocks a jab.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilmeister is just out of range.
Van Damme misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kilmeister punishes Van Damme's body with a nice straight punch.
Kilmeister misses with a straight left.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Kilmeister.
Kilmeister misses with a two punch combination.
Van Damme throws out a counter right but Kilmeister avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Van Damme misses.
Kilmeister went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Van Damme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Van Damme.
Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilmeister.
As Kilmeister backs off Van Damme throws a huge counter combo but Kilmeister manages to avoid it all.
Van Damme misses with a left hand
and Kilmeister counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Damme looks to land a body kick but Kilmeister moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kilmeister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilmeister.
Kilmeister misses with a hook
and Van Damme counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kilmeister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Damme throws out a counter right but Kilmeister avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Kilmeister.
Van Damme scores with a decent looking hook.
Kilmeister has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Damme finds it's way round the side to connect with Kilmeister's head.
Kilmeister connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Damme's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilmeister misses with a looping right.
Van Damme feints and then cracks Kilmeister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kilmeister down.
A shot to the body from Kilmeister misses
and Van Damme counters with a body kick.
Kilmeister misses with a jab to the body
and Van Damme counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilmeister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Damme throws out a loose jab but Kilmeister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilmeister missing with a left hand there. Van Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Damme lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Damme.
Van Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilmeister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilmeister will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Kilmeister.
Van Damme tries to move into range but Kilmeister moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kilmeister's sensitive parts.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilmeister manages to avoid it.
Van Damme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilmeister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kilmeister's calf.
Van Damme lands with a hook. Kilmeister tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kilmeister tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kilmeister walks into a stiff left hand from Van Damme.
Kilmeister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kilmeister looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmeister throws a jab when Van Damme was well out of range.
Van Damme is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Damme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilmeister.
Van Damme connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Damme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilmeister.
Kilmeister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Damme.
Van Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Damme bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Van Damme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kilmeister bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Damme's head.
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!
Kilmeister throws a jab when Van Damme was well out of range.
Van Damme looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilmeister is just out of range.
Kilmeister lands a really nice looking cross but Van Damme seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Van Damme. Those never looked like landing.
Kilmeister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Damme throws a body kick that misses
and Kilmeister counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Damme throws a series of punches but Kilmeister avoids them all with ease.
Kilmeister misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Van Damme was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Damme has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Van Damme has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Van Damme!
A very excited looking Jean Claude Van Damme rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Lemmy Kilmeister spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the tour bus for me cheers!'.