PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darcy Lilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Madness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madness has chosen SHOWDOWN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lilo
vs
Madness

174 cm
25
162 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Fight Night Nutrition
Perkele!

Pirates Powder
The Dark Side

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy Lilo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Madness!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Lilo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Madness manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Madness has his foot on Lilo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lilo works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lilo chips away with some ground and pound.
Lilo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lilo chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Madness looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lilo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lilo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lilo wants to control from the top but Madness keeps moving.
Lilo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lilo trying to control the position from guard on top but Madness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lilo distracts Madness with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lilo with a nice head shot there.
Lilo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Madness is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lilo wants to control from the top but Madness keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lilo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lilo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Madness has his foot on Lilo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lilo works his way back into a safe position though.

Madness is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lilo defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lilo lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilo is working Madness over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lilo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lilo cracks Madness with a solid left hand.
Lilo throwing strikes from guard but Madness blocks nicely.
Lilo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Madness working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lilo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lilo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lilo working some strikes from top position.
Lilo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lilo is working Madness over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lilo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilo landing some decent shots from guard.

Madness is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lilo defends well.

Madness working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lilo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lilo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lilo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Madness keeping moving, preventing Lilo from controlling successfully.
Madness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lilo is one step ahead there.
Madness is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lilo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Madness looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Madness throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lilo uses it to pass to side control.
Lilo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madness is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Madness on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Madness is looking for a sweep.
Lilo working the body and head with strikes.
Madness is trying to control Lilo's posture but Lilo avoids it.
Madness manages to get back to half guard.
Lilo prevents Madness from improving his position.
Lilo is trying to control the action in half guard but Madness is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lilo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Lilo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Madness defends it well.
Lilo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Madness gets full guard.
Lilo scoring with some ground and pound.
Lilo trying to control but Madness is working from the bottom.

Madness is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lilo is aware though and is defending well.

Madness working for a triangle but Lilo defends it easily.
Lilo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lilo scoring with some ground and pound.
Lilo sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's six 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!
Lilo working some strikes from top position.
Lilo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lilo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lilo connects with a couple of short punches.
Madness manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilo manages to get himself to full guard.
Madness stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lilo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lilo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lilo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lilo keeping moving, preventing Madness from controlling successfully.
Lilo trying to keep a closed guard but Madness is proving a slippery customer.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Madness looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lilo!
Lilo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Madness throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Madness is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lilo defends it well.
Madness wants to pass the guard but Lilo is defending well.
Madness thows a huge punch but Lilo dodges it nicely.
Lilo trying to control but Madness postures up.
Lilo is looking for a sweep. Madness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Madness trying to mount his opponent but Lilo defends it.
Lilo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lilo wants to control but Madness is keeping busy.

Lilo is defending against the submission attempts here by Madness.
Lilo gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lilo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Madness defends well.
Madness looking to sit in guard and control but Lilo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Madness has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lilo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lilo postures up and lands a big shot to Madness's brow.
Lilo throws a big right hand that misses.
Lilo wants to control from the top but Madness keeps moving.

Madness is looking for a triangle but Lilo pushes his legs off easily.
Lilo trying to control but Madness is working from the bottom.
Lilo pushes down on Madness's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madness taking some punishment here, with Lilo in his half guard.
Lilo drops an elbow to the side of Madness's head.
Lilo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lilo drops his hands momentarily and Madness takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Lilo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Madness is looking for a sweep.
Lilo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Madness tries to bench press Lilo off him but Lilo keeps the position.
Madness is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lilo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lilo working the ground and pound.
Madness is looking to reverse the position.
Lilo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Madness is looking to regain half guard here but Lilo keeps moving and retains side control.
Lilo landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lilo is putting a hurting on Madness here, landing some big shots from side control.
Darcy Lilo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Madness takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Madness is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilo cracks Madness with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Madness is rocked!
Lilo is chipping away with strikes.
Madness is still in real trouble! Can Lilo finish him?

Lilo has hold of Madness's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Madness tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lilo cranks the arm and Madness screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Madness, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Darcy Lilo!
Darcy Lilo retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Darcy Lilo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.