PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karols Lilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adu Kumara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumara has chosen Im the Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lilo
vs
Kumara

197 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

205 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karols Lilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adu Kumara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilo misses with a head kick.

Lilo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kumara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lilo smiles and moves away.
Lilo misses with a series of wild punches.
Kumara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kumara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kumara is looking to take a break and control but Lilo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lilo pushes Kumara away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kumara gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Lilo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kumara misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumara fails with a takedown attempt.
Lilo tries to clinch there but Kumara circles away.
Nice shot by Kumara.
Lilo tries to clinch but Kumara is having none of it.
Lilo lands a head kick. Kumara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Adu Kumara has been cut.

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

Lilo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lilo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lilo scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Lilo misses.
Lilo is breathing heavily.
Kumara throws a sloppy head kick and Lilo moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kumara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lilo but Lilo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karols Lilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adu Kumara.
Kumara shoots in looking for a takedown. Lilo tries to sprawl out of it but Kumara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lilo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kumara blocks a head kick by Lilo.
Kumara shoots in and drives through. Lilo sprawls well.
Kumara misses with a wild combination.
Lilo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lilo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kumara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lilo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kumara circles away quickly and effectively.
Lilo fakes the leg kick and cracks Kumara in the body.
Lilo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kumara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lilo tries to clinch but Kumara is having none of it.
Lilo fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kumara.
Good shot there by Lilo.

That has opened up Adu Kumara's cut even more.
Kumara avoids the head kick by Lilo.
Lilo cracks the inside of Kumara's front leg.
Lilo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lilo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kumara swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilo tries to clinch but Kumara is having none of it.
Lilo misses with a double jab
and Kumara counters with a left and a right that stings Lilo.

Lilo closes the distance and pushes Kumara back into the cage.

Lilo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilo is looking to clinch.
Lilo tries to clinch there but Kumara circles away.

Lilo pushes Kumara up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lilo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilo is looking to clinch.
Lilo tries to clinch but Kumara moves out of range.
Lilo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kumara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karols Lilo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adu Kumara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kumara drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kumara trying to control the position from guard on top but Lilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kumara scoring with some ground and pound.
Lilo wants to stand but Kumara is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kumara advances to half guard.

Kumara stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kumara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lilo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lilo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kumara throws a sloppy head kick
and Lilo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kumara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kumara - that will leave a mark!

Lilo closes the distance and clinches.
Kumara is trying to pull guard but Lilo has him pressed against the cage.
Kumara has had enough of the clinch but Lilo keeps him there for the moment.

Lilo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilo throws a sloppy head kick and Kumara moves out of range easily.
Lilo is looking to clinch but Kumara is avoiding it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kumara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumara throws a head kick that half lands.
Karols Lilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Lilo throws a head kick but Kumara moves out of range.
Lilo tries to clinch up.
Kumara fails to land the takedown.
Lilo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lilo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lilo.
Kumara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lilo avoids it really well and circles away.
Karols Lilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adu Kumara.
Lilo moves to clinch but Kumara breaks away
and Kumara counters with a head kick.
Lilo tries to clinch but Kumara moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kumara is defended easily by Lilo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kumara circles away.
Lilo lands a head kick!
Lilo dodges the punch combination from Kumara.

Lilo moves into the clinch successfully.

Lilo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lilo rushes Kumara and presses him up against the cage.
Kumara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lilo's efforts to push away.
Lilo is trying to break the clinch but Kumara is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilo is trying to force a seperation but Kumara has the dominant position.

Lilo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kumara misses with a head kick.
Kumara keeps the fight on the outside.
Kumara misses with a takedown attempt - Lilo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lilo lands a head kick. Kumara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lilo feints a jab promting Kumara to slip. Lilo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kumara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilo tries to clinch but Kumara is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karols Lilo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adu Kumara's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kumara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lilo.
Kumara avoids the head kick by Lilo.
Kumara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kumara fails with a takedown attempt.
Lilo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lilo darts in trying to clinch
and Kumara counters with a big head kick but Lilo shrugs it off.
Lilo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kumara.
Lilo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Lilo lands but Kumara takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lilo wants it to stay on the feet.
Lilo blocks a head kick by Kumara.

Kumara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kumara prevents Lilo from getting back to his feet.
Kumara postures up in Lilo's guard and throws a big left but Lilo blocks it.
Lilo keeping moving, preventing Kumara from controlling successfully.
Lilo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kumara.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumara wants to get up but he can't break Lilo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kumara looking to pass the guard.
Kumara wants to control from the top but Lilo keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Adu Kumara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lilo tries to clinch but Kumara is having none of it.
Kumara blocks a head kick by Lilo.
Lilo wants to clinch.
Lilo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kumara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lilo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Kumara does it's job there.
Lilo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lilo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kumara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Karols Lilo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lilo clinches up with Kumara and pushes him back against the cage.

Lilo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lilo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumara shoots in looking for a takedown but Lilo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kumara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karols Lilo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adu Kumara.
Lilo feints a jab promting Kumara to slip. Lilo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kumara slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lilo lands with a slapping head kick.
Karols Lilo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lilo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kumara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karols Lilo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kumara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Lilo both land. Nice combination.
Lilo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adu Kumara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lilo moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adu Kumara.
I think Lilo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karols Lilo!