PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Lilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and raito yagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lilja
vs
yagami

187 cm
24
203 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Rocha Nutrition
Punishment clothing

Alpha-Omega

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Lilja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, raito yagami!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lilja decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lilja is working for a kimura but yagami is defending it quite comfortably.
yagami wants to get back to full guard.
yagami taking some punishment here, with Lilja in his half guard.

Lilja is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, yagami has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lilja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
yagami wants to get back to his feet.

yagami kicks off Lilja and gets to his feet.
Lilja misses with a takedown attempt - yagami sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lilja shoots in and bounces yagami off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
yagami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilja wants to control from the top but yagami keeps moving.

Lilja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lilja is breathing heavily.
Lilja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of yagami's head.
yagami wants to stand but Lilja is controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
yagami throws out a loose jab but Lilja uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from yagami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
yagami throws a jab but it's blocked by Lilja.
yagami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lilja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
yagami misses with a head kick.
Lilja tries for a takedown but yagami sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
yagami throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lilja.
yagami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lilja blocks a low kick nicely.
yagami throws a lazy right hand but Lilja sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lilja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lilja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
yagami throws a hook but Lilja avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

yagami closes the distance and clinches.

Lilja has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but yagami regains guard immediately.

Lilja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lilja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
yagami wants to stand up but Lilja is controlling him.
yagami looking to control.
Lilja lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lilja looking to pass the guard.
yagami wants to stand but Lilja is controlling the position.

Lilja thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
yagami tries to clinch up.
yagami throws out a loose jab but Lilja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lilja slips under a jab from yagami.
yagami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lilja shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lilja won't allow yagami to get back to his feet.
yagami not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
yagami wants to get back to his feet but Lilja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Lilja dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lilja blocks a jab.
Lilja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lilja closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lilja lands in his opponent's guard.
yagami wants to get back to his feet but Lilja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lilja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Lilja is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
yagami is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lilja is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilja lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lilja lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
yagami misses with a low kick as Lilja jumps back.
yagami swinging wilding here.

Lilja has managed to clinch.

Lilja has hold of one of yagami's legs. yagami is fighting the takedown attempt but Lilja gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
yagami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lilja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
yagami will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
yagami wants to stand up but Lilja is controlling him.
David Lilja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lilja decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
yagami clobbers Lilja with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lilja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David Lilja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
yagami throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lilja drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
yagami tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
yagami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lilja wants to control from the top but yagami keeps moving.
yagami is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lilja is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilja wants to control from the top but yagami keeps moving.
Lilja throws and elbow that misses. yagami uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lilja's guard. Nice move by yagami!

Lilja working for submissions but it's allowed yagami to get to half guard.
Lilja tries to get to full guard but yagami has control of the leg.

Lilja looking for submissions off his back.
yagami wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
yagami looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lilja with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
yagami is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
yagami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lilja taking some punishment here, with yagami in his half guard.
Lilja trying to control but yagami postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lilja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
yagami misses with an uppercut.
yagami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
yagami loads up on a big right hand but Lilja slips the punch.

yagami gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Lilja dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lilja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from yagami.

Lilja looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lilja stops yagami from getting back to his feet.

Lilja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

yagami is defending against the submission attempts here by Lilja.
Lilja prevents yagami from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lilja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
yagami is trying to get back to full guard.

Lilja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
yagami is looking to escape.
Lilja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
yagami wants to get back to his feet.
Lilja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
yagami has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lilja is working away from the top position though.
yagami is trying to stand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lilja blocks a leg kick.
yagami throws a one two combo.
Lilja looks for a takedown but yagami sprawls well.
yagami misses with a head kick.
yagami with a poor takedown

and Lilja counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for yagami!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilja lands a heavy elbow.

Lilja wants to finish this one by submission but yagami is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lilja.
yagami is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lilja postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. yagami looks a forlorn figure.

Lilja working for a guillotine from mount but yagami is in no mood to give up.
yagami keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
yagami wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
yagami is trying to escape the mount.
Lilja landing strikes from the mount.

Lilja has control of yagami's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and yagami regains control of the situation pretty easily.
David Lilja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lilja scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish yagami?
yagami is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lilja with shots to the head and body - yagami looks very uncomfortable down there.
yagami wants to get back to his feet.
yagami is wriggling around trying to escape.
raito yagami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
yagami is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Lilja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lilja, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lilja!