CWC 32 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Mandana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Mandana has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mandana
vs
Lilke

173 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Mandana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwight Lilke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandana misses with a hook. Lilke ducked under it nicely.

Lilke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mandana's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lilke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mandana has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lilke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mandana keeping full guard, as Lilke tries to pass.
Lilke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dwight Lilke.
Mandana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carlos Mandana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lilke.
Mandana throws a body kick that misses.
Mandana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mandana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lilke.
Mandana wants to land a leg kick but Lilke is out of range.

Lilke darts in and clinches Mandana up against the cage.
Lilke lands a shot to the body.
Mandana prevents the takedown attempt.
Lilke avoiding damage as Mandana throws knees to the body.
Mandana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lilke is trying to break the clinch but Mandana has him pressed against the cage.
Mandana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lilke wants to get back to striking at distance but Mandana won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mandana smiles and moves away.
Mandana lands a leg kick that knocks Lilke off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lilke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mandana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mandana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mandana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lilke throws a shot from downtown. Mandana moves away and avoids it.

Lilke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mandana's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilke's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Lilke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mandana pushes Lilke away with a front kick.
Mandana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lilke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mandana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lilke cracks Mandana with a big elbow.
Lilke landing a few strikes.
Mandana wants to control but Lilke postures up.
Lilke controlling from side mount.
Mandana is trying to buck Lilke off.
Mandana is looking to regain half guard here but Lilke keeps moving and retains side control.
Lilke trying to control the action but Mandana is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lilke decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mandana to his feet.

Mandana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandana is trying to control. Lilke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lilke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mandana's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mandana's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Lilke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lilke misses with a two punch combination.
Lilke moves out of range of the leg kick from Mandana.
Dwight Lilke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mandana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lilke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lilke blocks a head kick by Mandana.
Lilke 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.

Lilke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mandana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Lilke stands up and waves to Mandana to follow him.
Lilke avoids the head kick by Mandana.

Lilke feints and as Mandana raises his hands in defense, Lilke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mandana keeping moving, preventing Lilke from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke postures up.
Lilke stopping the sweep attempt from Mandana.
Lilke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dwight Lilke hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mandana throws a body kick that misses.
Lilke throws a leg kick but Mandana sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lilke closes the distance and clinches.
Lilke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandana.
Lilke keeps control of Mandana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lilke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mandana's efforts to push away.

Lilke gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mandana working a defensive guard here.
Lilke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mandana keeping full guard, as Lilke tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lilke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mandana wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Lilke is now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lilke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mandana is trying to stand.
Lilke tries to pass to full mount but Mandana defends it.
Lilke trying to control the action but Mandana is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandana is trying to get back to full guard.
Lilke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dwight Lilke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mandana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mandana working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandana can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lilke controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Lilke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mandana throws a head kick but Lilke moves out of range.
Mandana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lilke is able to avoid easily.
Mandana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lilke is able to avoid easily.
Lilke blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mandana.
Mandana misses with a body kick.
Mandana keeps the fight on the outside.
Mandana throws a sloppy head kick

and Lilke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mandana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lilke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mandana's head.
Lilke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lilke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Carlos Mandana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mandana gets caught flat footed, as Lilke shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lilke pushes down on Mandana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mandana is looking for a sweep. Lilke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mandana regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lilke.
Lilke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mandana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lilke is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lilke pushes down on Mandana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lilke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mandana is not content to let Lilke control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dwight Lilke was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Lilke clinches up against the cage.

Lilke lands a takedown into guard.
Lilke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mandana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mandana keeping moving, preventing Lilke from controlling successfully.
Mandana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mandana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mandana has his hands on Lilke's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mandana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lilke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mandana napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mandana is looking for a sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lilke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lilke is chipping away with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandana gets back to half guard.
Carlos Mandana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dwight Lilke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lilke is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Lilke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lilke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Lilke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatso Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blues's entrance music is Soul Man. A fine choice. Bomber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ. Fatso Bomber has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Blues's chin.

Blues
vs
Bomber

209 cm
20
295 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fatso Bomber!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomber tries for a takedown but Blues circles away easily

and Blues counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bomber's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blues with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blues 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.
Blues sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bomber's guard.
Blues seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Blues working the head and body with strikes.
Bomber gets back to full guard.
Blues postures up in Bomber's guard and throws a big left but Bomber blocks it.
Blues pushes down on Bomber's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blues landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blues winds up and cracks Bomber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bomber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blues scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blues working over Bomber with some ground and pound. Bomber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blues seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bomber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blues passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bomber!
Bomber is bucking up trying to escape but Blues cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bomber is rocked!
Blues postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Bomber bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Blues and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blues!
Jake Blues bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frank Gallagher has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gallagher
vs
Wilson

170 cm
24
174 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson rushes Gallagher and presses him up against the cage.
Gallagher has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Frank Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.

Wilson has Gallagher pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wilson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gallagher tumbling to the mat - Wilson dives into Gallagher's guard.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses. Gallagher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilson's guard. Nice move by Gallagher!

Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gallagher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gallagher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Wilson looking for a guillotine here but Gallagher defends easily.
Gallagher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson is trying to keep Gallagher in close.
Gallagher postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson is looking for a triangle here but Gallagher uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Gallagher working Wilson over with strikes.
Wilson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gallagher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gallagher's back!
Gallagher holding both Wilson 's hands and preventing any damage.
Wilson missing with strikes from the back.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Gallagher holding both Wilson 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gallagher covering up well under a barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gallagher defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wilson's arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gallagher is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes.
Gallagher has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Gallagher fending off the submission attempt from Wilson.

Wilson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gallagher defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wilson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gallagher up.

Wilson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gallagher trying to get back to his feet but Wilson is in full control for now.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gallagher is defending well though. Wilson let's go of the attempt for now.
Gallagher trying to get back to his feet but Wilson is in full control for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Wilson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Gallagher taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Wilson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Wilson!