PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rantarunt Iringen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Lilke looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Iringen
vs
Lilke

176 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rantarunt Iringen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Lilke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke avoids the body shot from Iringen.
Iringen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iringen throws a sloppy head kick and Lilke moves out of range easily.
Lilke keeps the fight on the outside.
Iringen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lilke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iringen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iringen looks to clinch

and Lilke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Iringen's guard.
Iringen is looking to stand up but Lilke isn't so interested in that idea.
Iringen is trying to keep Lilke in close.
Iringen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lilke trying to control but Iringen is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Iringen keeping moving, preventing Lilke from controlling successfully.
Lilke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Iringen wants to stand up but Lilke is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Iringen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lilke counters with a shoot takedown. Iringen fights it but they end up in guard.
Iringen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Iringen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke wants to control from the top but Iringen keeps moving.
Lilke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Iringen wants to stand up but Lilke is controlling him.
Lilke throwing strikes from guard but Iringen blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Iringen pushes Lilke off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lilke has a takedown stuffed.
Lilke looks gassed!
Iringen throws a sloppy head kick

and Lilke counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iringen won't be happy with that.
Iringen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Iringen tries to get out of the position.
Lilke trying to control the action but Iringen is working from the bottom.

Lilke is trying to get an arm triangle but Iringen is defending well.
Iringen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Iringen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Iringen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iringen throws a head kick that misses

and Lilke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Iringen!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lilke fails to take his opponent's back.
Iringen is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Lilke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A slapping body kick lands there for Iringen.
Iringen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iringen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lilke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iringen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rantarunt Iringen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Iringen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lilke!
Iringen content just to control the position here.
Iringen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lilke. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilke is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iringen controlling his opponent.
Jay Lilke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Iringen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lilke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Iringen looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rantarunt Iringen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lilke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke blocks a head kick by Iringen.
A head kick misses from Iringen.
Iringen throws a head kick that misses.

Iringen gets the takedown into side control.

Iringen stands up and beckons Lilke to his feet.

Iringen moves into the clinch.

Iringen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iringen throws a head kick that misses.
Iringen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iringen tries to clinch but Lilke is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iringen tries to clinch but Lilke moves out of range.
Lilke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iringen.

Iringen moves into range and clinches up with Lilke.

Iringen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Iringen manages to end up in side control.
Lilke tries to buck Iringen off but Iringen is having none of it.
Lilke struggling a bit here.
Iringen tries to stand but Lilke is controlling his head.
Iringen just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rantarunt Iringen dominated that second round.
That's time! Iringen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Iringen tries to clinch there but Lilke circles away.
Lilke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iringen misses with a double jab.
Iringen misses with a combination

and Lilke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Iringen's guard.
Iringen wants to get back to his feet but Lilke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Iringen keeping moving, preventing Lilke from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke won't allow Iringen to get back to his feet.
Iringen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lilke stays in close to Iringen's body and controls the position.
Iringen controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Iringen keeping moving, preventing Lilke from controlling successfully.
Iringen controlling Lilke's posture.
Iringen wants to stand up but Lilke is controlling him.

Iringen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lilke off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Good leg kick by Iringen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iringen is looking to clinch.
Lilke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Iringen lands a high kick!
Iringen throws a series of punches but Lilke moves out of range.
Lilke shoots for a takedown but Iringen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Iringen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lilke's head.

Iringen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Iringen content just to control the position here.
Lilke tries to hold on but Iringen pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iringen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Iringen avoids the attempt from Lilke to control.
Iringen controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rantarunt Iringen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iringen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rantarunt Iringen!