PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lab Jilom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Flash
vs
Jilom

188 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
204 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lab Jilom!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flash misses with a double jab

and Jilom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jilom tries to pull guard but Flash holds him up against the cage and eventually Jilom drops back down to his feet.

Flash breaks the clinch.
Flash slaps away a takedown attempt from Jilom, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flash throws a good cross that connects.
Jilom shoots for a takedown but Flash saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rick Flash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lab Jilom.

Flash lands a left and a right that send Jilom crashing to the mat, dazed. Flash thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jilom is rocked!
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!
Jilom dives in and grabs Flash's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flash pushes down on Jilom's head and hops out.
Jilom is still on wobbly legs! Can Flash finish him?

Jilom gets tackled into the cage by Flash. Flash maintains the clinch.
Jilom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Flash is defending well.
Jilom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jilom seems to have recovered his senses.
Jilom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Flash pulls his leg out and moves away.
Flash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jilom counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jilom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flash swivels and escapes.
Flash tries to clinch there but Jilom circles away.
Flash shoots for a double leg takedown but Jilom sprawls well. He's pushed Flash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flash moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJilom.
Jilom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jilom rushes Flash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jilom tries to pull guard but Flash won't allow it.
Flash is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jilom to keep the fight standing.
Jilom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jilom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Flash breaks from the clinch.
Rick Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flash's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flash duly obliges.
Flash tries to close the distance and clinch but Jilom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jilom is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Flash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jilom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flash circles away.
Flash seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jilom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flash throws a series of punches but Jilom moves out of range.
Flash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jilom circles away quickly and effectively.
Flash moves out of range of the body kick.

Jilom gets a clinch.
Jilom working hard to break the clinch.

Flash breaks from the clinch.
Flash misses the jab.
Jilom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Flash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Jilom has Flash up against the cage in a clinch.

Flash breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash throws a series of punches but Jilom moves out of range.
Flash is breathing heavily.
Flash misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jilom fails with the takedown.
Jilom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jilom blocks a head kick by Flash.
Flash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jilom rushes Flash and presses him up against the cage.

Jilom gets control of Flash's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jilom will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jilom has his hands on Flash's head, controlling the position.
Jilom keeping moving, preventing Flash from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash is fighting to break Jilom's control of his arms but Jilom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Flash scoring with some ground and pound.
Jilom looking for a sweep. Not yet Jilom, not yet.
Jilom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Jilom has his feet on Flash's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Jilom as Flash shoots in.
Jilom swats away the attempt to clinch by Flash.
Jilom lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Flash dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Flash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jilom, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Flash.
Flash tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flash avoids a wild elbow strike from Jilom.
Flash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jilom can do to turn this around?
Flash working hard to break the clinch.

Jilom successfully pulls guard.
Flash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flash trying to control the position from guard on top but Jilom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flash postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jilom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flash with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jilom keeping moving, preventing Flash from controlling successfully.
Jilom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Flash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jilom stays in close to Flash's body and controls the position.

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

Jilom moves into range and clinches up with Flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jilom walks away with a smile on his face. Flash gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jilom fails with a takedown attempt.
Flash seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Flash misses with a double jab.
Flash misses with a double jab
and Jilom counters with a left and a right that stings Flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flash throws a nice looking combination but Jilom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rick Flash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jilom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flash but Flash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flash throws a combination that misses
and Jilom counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Flash moves into range and clinches up with Jilom.
Jilom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flash blocks it with crossed arms.

Flash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jilom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jilom lands a body shot.

Jilom closes the distance and clinches.
Jilom is trying to break the clinch but Flash has him pressed against the cage.
Jilom is looking for a takedown.
Rick Flash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lab Jilom.
Jilom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flash is trying to pull guard but Jilom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Flash has picked Jilom up - he's going for a ride! Flash dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Jilom manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Flash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jilom counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Flash is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jilom shoots in for a takedown but Flash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flash is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jilom.
Oh Flash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jilom.

Jilom instigates a clinch.
Flash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jilom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flash avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Flash seems to have got his legs back now.
Lab Jilom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Flash breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash misses with a head kick.
Jilom looks for a takedown but Flash sprawls well.

Flash fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jilom sprawls well initially but Flash persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Jilom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Flash pulls his head out easily.
Flash works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jilom is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lab Jilom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Flash pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jilom back to the cage. Flash follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rick Flash is winning the standup battle so far.
Flash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jilom.
Jilom swats away the attempt to clinch by Flash.
Flash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flash tries to clinch there but Jilom circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jilom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jilom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Flash defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flash is defended easily by Jilom.
Jilom with a nice cross.
Jilom avoids the head kick by Flash.
Jilom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jilom dives in and grabs Flash's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flash pushes down on Jilom's head and hops out.
Flash throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jilom's waist but Jilom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flash off to one side.
Flash misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flash is looking to clinch.
Jilom is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jilom shoots in for a double leg but Flash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rick Flash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lab Jilom.
Flash shoots for a double leg takedown but Jilom sprawls well. He's pushed Flash's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flash stuffs the takedown attempt from Jilom. Jilom gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Jilom with that takedown attempt.
Jilom tries a head kick but it misses.
Flash wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Flash shoots in looking for a takedown. Jilom tries to sprawl out of it but Flash keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jilom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flash shoots in for a double leg but Jilom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Jilom has Flash up against the cage in a clinch.
Jilom is trying to pull guard but Flash turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jilom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flash backwards.
Flash tries to stall but Jilom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flash working hard to break the clinch.
Flash tries to stall but Jilom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jilom works on Flash's body with a couple of short punches.

Jilom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flash falls off balance throwing a combination

so Jilom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jilom is pushing down on Flash's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flash is fighting to maintain full guard but Jilom has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jilom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jilom is continuing to stall.
Flash tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, if Jilom is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jilom passes the guard and advances to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Lab Jilom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jilom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lab Jilom!