PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Dael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dael
vs
Lilke

193 cm
26
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

215 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rich Dael!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvin Lilke!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dael swats away the attempt to clinch by Lilke.
Lilke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dael lands with a shot to the body.
Lilke tries to clinch up.
Dael misses with a few strikes there.
Lilke tries to move into range but Dael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Alvin Lilke has been cut.
Lilke tries to clinch but Dael is having none of it.
Lilke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lilke closes the distance and clinches.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Lilke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dael's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lilke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dael misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dael fails to land.
Lilke scores a nice knee to the body.
Dael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dael scores with a shoulder strike.
Lilke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A left hand lands to the body for Lilke.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.
Lilke tries to clinch up but Dael circles away and keeps his distance.
Lilke connects with a high kick.
Lilke jabs Dael to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilke ducks under a wild hook from Dael.
Lilke slips under a jab.
Dael misses with a hook. Lilke ducked under it nicely.
Lilke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dael if he has to take too many more of those.

Lilke moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Lilke as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lilke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lilke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dael digs a good hook to Lilke's body.
Dael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lilke.
Lilke tries to clinch up.
Alvin Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lilke drives through and clinches with Dael against the cage.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke doesn't manage to clinch there - Dael circles away.
Dael thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lilke tries to clinch there but Dael circles away.
Lilke fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lilke pushes Dael up against the cage in a clinch.
Dael prevents a body shot from Lilke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dael.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke lands with a right to the head.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lilke slips a jab from Dael.

Lilke closes the distance and pushes Dael back into the cage.
A short right from Lilke.
Dael struggles to land a body shot inside as Lilke controls his hands.
Lilke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke moves in looking to clinch but Dael pushes him off.
Dael is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lilke's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lilke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dael falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lilke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lilke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lilke wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lilke instigates a clinch.

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

Lilke darts in and clinches Dael up against the cage.
Dael lands with a short shot to the head.
Lilke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dael up against the cage.
Dael wants to break free but Lilke has control.
Dael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lilke has him pressed against the cage.
Dael takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dael working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lilke.
Dael takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Lilke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvin Lilke's cut.
That's time! Dael's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lilke lands a nice looking body shot.

It looks like Rich Dael has been cut.
Rich Dael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lilke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dael throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lilke.
Lilke wants to clinch up but Dael keeps it at a distance.
Dael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lilke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lilke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lilke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dael takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lilke cracks Dael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lilke tries to clinch up but Dael circles away and keeps his distance.
Dael throws a right and a left that Lilke avoids nicely.
Lilke fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dael takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dael's head.
Lilke avoids the body shot from Dael.
Lilke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lilke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dael.
Dael slips a jab and a cross from Lilke.
Alvin Lilke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lilke fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lilke clinches up with Dael and pushes him back against the cage.
Lilke landing knees to the head.
Dael can't break the clinch.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lilke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dael.
Lilke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dael rather than just go for the knockout.
Dael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lilke tries to clinch there but Dael circles away.
Lilke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lilke cracks Dael with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dael misses with a wild body shot.
Lilke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dael's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dael takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lilke misses with a body shot.
Lilke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dael misses with a few strikes there.
Lilke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lilke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dael was well out of range. Poor timing from Lilke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dael misses with a two punch combination.
Lilke wants to clinch up but Dael keeps it at a distance.
Lilke moves in looking to clinch but Dael pushes him off.
Dael takes a swing at Lilke's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Lilke finds it's target.
Dael walks into a jab.
Dael misses with a few strikes there.
Lilke slips a jab from Dael.
Dael throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lilke just misses with a punch to the body.

Dael tries to keep at a distance but Lilke has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lilke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Lilke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lilke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lilke moves out of range as Dael strikes.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lilke is looking to clinch but Dael is avoiding it.
Lilke tries to clinch up.
Lilke tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dael loads up on a big right hand but Lilke slips the punch.
Lilke thows a body kick. Dael tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dael misses with the combination.
Lilke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dael manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Lilke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lilke has Dael up against the cage in a clinch.
Lilke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lilke lands an uppercut.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dael scores with a jab. Lilke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lilke avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lilke closes the distance and pushes Dael back into the cage.
Lilke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lilke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvin Lilke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Dael's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lilke breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lilke moves into the clinch.
Lilke is leaning against Dael and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dael takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dael misses with a few strikes there.
Lilke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dael moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dael misses with a looping left.
Lilke takes a swing at Dael's ribcage but misses.
Lilke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lilke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Lilke pushes Dael up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.

Lilke moves into range and clinches up with Dael.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dael has a couple of punches blocked by Lilke.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lilke tries to clinch but Dael is having none of it.
Dael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lilke throws a right hand that Dael ducks under and follows up with a left that Dael also avoids with ease.
Dael keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Lilke.

Lilke darts in and clinches Dael up against the cage.
Dael lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lilke as the two fighters clinch.
Dael takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lilke lands a body shot.
Dael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dael misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lilke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dael throws a right and a left that Lilke avoids nicely.
Lilke misses with a series of wild punches.

Lilke forces Dael back against the cage and clinches.
Lilke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilke can't find room to land a body shot as Dael controls the action.
Lilke misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dael prevents a body shot from Lilke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lilke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lilke tries a body shot but Dael blocks it.
Lilke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dael struggles to land a body shot inside as Lilke controls his hands.
Dael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lilke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lilke stalling the fight.
Dael is trying to push Lilke away but Lilke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lilke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lilke lands with a short shot to the head.

Lilke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilke tries to clinch up.
Lilke is looking to clinch but Dael is avoiding it.
Dael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lilke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Lilke really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lilke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lilke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dael.

Lilke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lilke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lilke tries to clinch up but Dael circles away and keeps his distance.
Lilke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lilke tries to clinch but Dael moves out of range.
Dael tests Lilke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lilke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dael on the side of the head.

Lilke closes the distance and clinches.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilke looks to land a combination but Dael avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dael throws the left hand but Lilke avoids the punch easily.
Lilke throws a head kick that Dael semi-blocks.
Lilke tries to clinch up.
Dael throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dael lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dael paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lilke rushes Dael and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lilke lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lilke manages to break the clinch.
Lilke wants to clinch up but Dael keeps it at a distance.

Lilke moves into the clinch successfully.
Dael misses with a punch on the inside.
Dael tries a body shot but Lilke blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lilke manages to break the clinch.
Dael lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dael.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch but Dael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lilke connects with a single shot there.
Lilke looks to score with a jab to the body but Dael is just out of range.
Lilke tries to clinch there but Dael circles away.
Lilke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dael misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Lilke. Those never looked like landing.
Lilke wants to clinch.
Dael swats away the attempt to clinch by Lilke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dael swings for the body but Lilke moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lilke.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lilke throws a head kick but Dael moves out of range.
Lilke is looking to clinch.
Lilke avoids the body shot from Dael.
Dael swats away the attempt to clinch by Lilke.
Lilke doesn't manage to clinch there - Dael circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lilke is looking to clinch.
Lilke is looking to clinch but Dael is avoiding it.

Lilke takes the fight into the clinch.
Lilke blocks a body shot from Dael.
Lilke blocks an uppercut.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilke defending well as Dael loads up on a big left hand.
Lilke scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lilke is looking to clinch but Dael is avoiding it.
Lilke tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lilke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvin Lilke dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dael swats away the attempt to clinch by Lilke.
Lilke is looking to clinch.
Lilke lands a head kick. Dael smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Lilke closes the distance and pushes Dael back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Lilke.
Lilke tries to throw a body punch but Dael avoids it by throwing Lilke back against the cage.
Lilke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dael backwards.
Dael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dael lands a hook that snaps the head of Lilke backwards.
Lilke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dael scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Lilke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dael works over Lilke's head and body with a nice combination.

Lilke is rocked!
Dael throws a combination. Lilke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lilke is still on wobbly legs! Can Dael finish him?
Lilke lands with a hook. Dael tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch but Dael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lilke seems to have recovered his senses.
Lilke lands an overhand right.
Lilke wants to clinch but Dael slips to the side
and Dael counters with a right hand to the body.
Lilke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Dael does no damage.
Dael fails to land with a series of punches.

Lilke moves into the clinch successfully.
Dael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lilke lands a good knee to the midsection. Dael won't want to take too many of those.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dael is working Lilke over against the cage.
Lilke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lilke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dael swings wildly with an uppercut but Lilke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lilke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lilke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lilke.

Lilke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Lilke.
Dael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lilke moves away.
Lilke doesn't manage to clinch there - Dael circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Dael as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lilke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lilke blocks a body shot from Dael.
Dael tries to circle away but Lilke has him pinned against the cage.
Dael tries to throw a body punch but Lilke avoids it by throwing Dael back against the cage.
Lilke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lilke blocking some punches.

Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lilke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dael takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Lilke rushes Dael and presses him up against the cage.
Dael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dael is looking to break free of the clinch but Lilke has double underhooks.
Rich Dael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lilke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Lilke.
Lilke landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.

Lilke has managed to clinch.
Dael can't break the clinch.
Lilke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dael lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dael.
Dael working hard to break the clinch.
Dael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lilke backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Lilke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lilke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Lilke! Alvin Lilke retains his light heavyweight title!