PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bain Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bain Hansen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lilke
vs
Hansen

182 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bain Hansen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Hansen clinches up with Lilke and pushes him back against the cage.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Lilke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hansen is looking to clinch.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.

Lilke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lilke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hansen holds on and takes a little breather.
Lilke preventing the sweep.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Lilke from controlling successfully.
Lilke preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lilke stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
Hansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilke manages to get himself to full guard.
Hansen slips nicely into half guard.
Lilke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hansen on the ground.
Hansen is tying to control. Lilke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hansen prevents Lilke from improving his position.
Lilke won't allow Hansen to pass to mount.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lilke keeps working.
Hansen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lilke keeps working.

Lilke kicks Hansen off and gets back to his feet.
Lilke is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hansen has time to react.
Hansen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hansen shoots and misses

and Lilke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lilke.
Hansen being controlled here, momentarily.
Lilke postures up in Hansen's guard and throws a big left but Hansen blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hansen is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lilke is keeping the position for now.
Hansen is in close to Lilke's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hansen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hansen wants to stand but Lilke is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Lilke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hansen wants to get back to striking at distance but Lilke won't allow it.
Hansen wants to break free but Lilke has control.
Hansen looking to slow down the pace here.

Lilke breaks from the clinch.
Hansen closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lilke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hansen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hansen is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen wants to control but Lilke is keeping busy.
Hansen tries to roll over but Lilke keeps him under control.
Hansen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lilke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lilke's back!
Lilke trying to control the position but Hansen manages to sink in the hooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hansen is looking to control Lilke but Lilke is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lilke is trying to get back to his feet but Hansen has full control of the position and if anything, Lilke has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hansen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Hansen throwing sloppy strikes.

Hansen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lilke has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hansen punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hansen's guard. Nice work there by Lilke.
Hansen wants to sweep here but Lilke controlling him for the moment.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Lilke from controlling successfully.

Hansen manages to escape and get back to his feet.

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.
Hansen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hansen misses with an uppercut.
Hansen fails with the takedown

and Lilke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hansen's guard.
Hansen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hansen is on top in guard.
Lilke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lilke is trying to control the position but Hansen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lilke dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hansen clinches but Lilke breaks the clinch

and Lilke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hansen's guard.
Hansen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lilke is looking to stand up but Hansen won't let him.
Lilke wants to control from the top but Hansen keeps moving.
Hansen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lilke looking to sit in guard and control but Hansen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lilke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Lilke has wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hansen tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Lilke tries to sprawl out of it but Hansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lilke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Lilke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hansen is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is looking to control Lilke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hansen avoid being mounted?
Lilke prevents Hansen from improving his position.
Hansen is looking to control Lilke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hansen avoid being mounted?
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lilke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hansen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mike Lilke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lilke is working away from the top position though.
Lilke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hansen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lilke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hansen's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control the position.
Hansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansen, not yet.
Hansen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilke manages to get himself to full guard.
Hansen throwing strikes but missing.
Lilke is adopting a defensive guard.
Bain Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lilke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hansen cracks Lilke with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lilke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lilke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lilke!