PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 511 p4p, 71 weight class) and Kostas Karelis (ranked 642 p4p, 97 weight class). Karelis has chosen Sail - AwolNation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kostas Karelis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lillard
vs
Karelis

192 cm
29
217 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

182 cm
28
222 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lillard to score with a decent uppercut.

Karelis instigates a clinch.
Lillard misses with the head strike.
Lillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karelis tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelis.
Karelis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Lillard.
Lillard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelis tries a knee to the head but Lillard blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelis.
Lillard pushes Karelis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelis.
Karelis takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Kostas Karelis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lillard.
Karelis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karelis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lillard is defending well for now.
Lillard is leaning against Karelis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
I was talking to Lillard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karelis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lillard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lillard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lillard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karelis landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lillard.
Karelis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karelis missing with knees to the body.
Lillard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karelis blocking some punches.

Lillard breaks from the clinch.
Lillard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lillard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Karelis looks winded!
Lillard throws a body shot but no joy.
Lillard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karelis's hands.
Lillard lands with a right and another and another! Karelis is in big trouble! Lillard lands again and this time it's lights out for Karelis! A quality knockout there for Lillard.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leeland Lillard!
Leeland Lillard thanked the fans post fight for their support.