PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Acker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerard Acker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Acker
vs
Lilke

175 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerard Acker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Lilke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke misses with a head kick.
Acker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lilke.
A swing and a miss from Acker.
Lilke throws a nice looking combination but Acker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lilke throws a combination that misses
and Acker counters with a stiff right hand.
Lilke misses with a right hand
and Lilke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Acker with a nice cross.

Lilke tries to keep at a distance but Acker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Acker lands a left hand.
Lilke wants a takedown but no success here.
Acker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lilke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Acker pushes Lilke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Acker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lilke backwards.

Acker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke misses with a low kick as Acker jumps back.
Lilke swings widly with a right hand
and Acker counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke throws an off balance right hand
and Acker counters with a straight right hand.
Acker misses with a double jab.
Acker moves away from the strike by Lilke.
Lilke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acker counters with a series of strikes. Lilke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Acker blocks a head kick by Lilke.
Lilke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Acker blocks a head kick by Lilke.
Lilke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Acker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Acker.
Lilke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Acker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steven Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Acker is out of range.
Lilke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Acker backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke misses the body punch
and Acker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lilke is looking to slow Acker down with leg kicks.
Acker ducks under a wild hook from Lilke.
Lilke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lilke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lilke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Acker scores with a one two! Lilke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lilke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Acker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lilke looks to land a combination but Acker avoids it well.
Good work by Acker as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke misses with a looping right.
Lilke throws the kick towards the body but Acker avoids it.
Lilke throws a poor cross that misses
and Acker counters with a nice uppercut.
Acker moves out of range as Lilke strikes.
Acker scores with a nice head shot.
Acker throws a right and a left that Lilke avoids nicely.
Lilke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lilke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Acker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Acker blocks the body kick.
Lilke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lilke throws a sloppy head kick and Acker moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lilke throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
Lilke throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Acker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Acker is stalling here.
Lilke jumps guard but Acker stands there with Lilke around his waist. Lilke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lilke letting Acker take a breather here.
Acker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lilke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gerard Acker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Lilke.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lilke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Acker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lilke slips under a jab.
Lilke throws a right hand that misses
and Acker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Acker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Acker.
Lilke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lilke falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
Lilke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lilke misses with a body shot.

Acker moves into the clinch.
Lilke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Acker walks away with a smile on his face. Lilke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gerard Acker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Acker slips a jab and a cross from Lilke.
Lilke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lilke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lilke throws a right hand that misses

and Acker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Acker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke throws a head kick that misses.
Lilke lands a nice looking body kick.
Acker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lilke throws a leg kick

and Acker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lilke.
Lilke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Lilke manages to break the clinch.
Acker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gerard Acker is winning the standup battle so far.
Acker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lilke.
A head kick misses from Lilke.
Lilke misses with a lunging right hand
and Acker counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Acker counters with a stiff right hand.
Lilke misses with a body shot.
Acker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Acker there as he acknowledges the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Acker blocks the leg kick.
Lilke connects with a body shot.
Lilke misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Acker. That snapped Lilke's head back.
Acker misses with a right hand
enabling Lilke to counter with a crisp jab.
Lilke misses with the combination.
Lilke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lilke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Acker finds it's way round the side to connect with Lilke's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acker avoids the head kick by Lilke.
Lilke throws a head kick but Acker moves out of range.
Lilke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lilke throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
Lilke throws a poor cross that misses
and Acker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Acker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Acker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Acker misses with a body punch
and Lilke counters with a big head kick but Acker shrugs it off.
Acker throws a series of punches but Lilke avoids them all with ease.
Lilke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lilke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Acker.
Lilke throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Lilke misses
and Acker counters with a straight right hand.
Lilke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lilke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Acker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Acker.
Lilke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Acker prevents it.
Gerard Acker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Lilke.
Acker prevents Lilke from breaking the clinch.
Acker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lilke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Acker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Acker moves into the clinch successfully.
Acker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lilke backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Acker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lilke misses the shot to the body.
Acker misses with a double jab.
Lilke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lilke swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
Acker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lilke. Lilke obviously looking to wear him down.
Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Acker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Acker rushes Lilke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Acker trying to control the position but instead, Lilke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Acker into the cage.
Acker lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lilke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lilke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Acker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lilke tries to pull guard but Acker won't allow it.
Acker stops a takedown attempt from Lilke.
Acker lands with a right to the head.

Lilke is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acker scores with a shoulder strike.
Lilke is still on wobbly legs! Can Acker finish him?
Acker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lilke is trying to drag Acker to the mat but Acker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gerard Acker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Lilke.

Lilke manages to break the clinch.
Lilke misses with a right hand
enabling Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
Lilke throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Acker counter with a right hand.
Lilke misses with a double jab
and Acker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lilke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lilke throws a head kick but Acker moves out of range.
Lilke seems to have recovered his senses.
Acker lands a jab to the head.
Lilke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lilke keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Acker rushes Lilke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Acker lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Acker.
Lilke tries for a takedown but Acker manages to get underhooks.
Acker works on Lilke's body with a couple of short punches.

Acker breaks the clinch.
Acker jabs at Lilke's body.
Lilke misses with a right hand
and Acker counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Acker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Acker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Acker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lilke.
Acker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Acker connects with a looping right hand.
Lilke misses with a hook
and Acker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acker looks to land a left hand but Lilke moved out of range nicely.
Lilke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Acker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lilke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lilke throws a jab when Acker was well out of range.
Lilke misses with a kick to the body.
Acker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lilke swats away the attempt to clinch by Acker.
Acker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Acker misses with a double jab.
Lilke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Acker counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Acker.
Lilke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lilke keeps the fight on the outside.
Acker throws a hook to the side of Lilke's head but Lilke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lilke motions for Acker to come forward. Lilke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Acker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lilke throws a lazy uppercut

and Acker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Acker.
Lilke prevents Acker from breaking the clinch.
Acker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lilke or not.
Acker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Acker.
Lilke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Acker smiles and moves away.
Steven Lilke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Acker scores with a one two! Lilke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Acker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Acker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Acker!