PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bil Nye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srecko Ilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nye comes to the cage accompanied by LINE. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nye
vs
Ilic

199 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

184 cm
23
138 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bil Nye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Srecko Ilic!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nye with a poor takedown
and Ilic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ilic wants to clinch.
Nye shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ilic counters with a body kick.
Nye is breathing heavily.
Nye keeps the fight on the outside.
Nye takes one to the side of the head.
Nye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ilic counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bil Nye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nye pinned against the cage. Nye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nye misses with a takedown attempt
and Ilic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ilic clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ilic working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ilic decides to pull guard.
Ilic trying to control the position.
Nye with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ilic is pulling down on Nye's head to control his posture.
Ilic wants to stand and escape but Nye is having none of it.
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.

Nye postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ilic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Nye, into his guard.

Nye really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nye keeping moving, preventing Ilic from controlling successfully.
Nye definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Ilic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ilic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ilic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

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

Nye is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Ilic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nye.
Ilic trying to control here.
Ilic wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nye will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Nye is working for a kimura but Ilic is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Nye is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A solid body kick from Ilic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nye circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Srecko Ilic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nye takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nye tries for a takedown but Ilic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nye fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Ilic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ilic tries to close the distance and clinch but Nye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nye is defended easily by Ilic.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bil Nye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilic tries to close the distance and clinch but Nye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nye changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Ilic clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ilic manages to break the clinch.
Ilic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nye swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ilic forces Nye back against the cage and clinches.
Ilic with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bil Nye has been cut.

Ilic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nye dives in and grabs Ilic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ilic pushes down on Nye's head and hops out.
Ilic shoots in for a double leg but Nye sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nye changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice combination there by Ilic.

Ilic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nye, pushing him back against the cage.

Ilic pulls Nye into guard.
Ilic controls Nye momentarily but Nye frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nye won't allow Ilic to get back to his feet.
Ilic is trying to keep Nye in close.

Ilic is trying to control the position here. Nye has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Ilic tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Nye jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bil Nye!
A less than humble Bil Nye misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.