PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernest G. Bilko and Jan David. Chooooooooon! I think Bilko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Angerville feat. Bishop Brigante - Highway Of Life. David has chosen Pity the Man With the Fast Right Hand as his entrance music. 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.

Ernest G. Bilko
vs
David

176 cm
25
181 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

182 cm
29
180 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan David!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David blocks a head kick by Bilko.
Bilko takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
David connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bilko's hands.
Bilko lands with a shot to the body.

David has managed to clinch.
David stalling in the clinch but Bilko improves position.
David misses with a body punch.

Bilko manages to break the clinch.
Bilko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

David has Bilko up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bilko.
Bilko struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.

Bilko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

David looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bilko pushes past his half guard into mount!
David wants to hold on but Bilko pushes him away.
Bilko landing strikes from the mount.
David can't escape the position.
Bilko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as David is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bilko working for a submission but David is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David tries to lock up and control but Bilko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
David is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bilko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish David?
Bilko landing shots from mount.
Bilko landing strikes from the mount and David is in trouble!
David tries to hold on but Bilko pushes him away.
Bilko looking to finish David with some ground and pound. This is bad for David!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bilko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can David hang on?
Bilko unloading with bombs!

David is rocked!

It looks like Jan David has been cut.
Bilko controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bilko is landing with some decent strikes but David is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
David is still in real trouble! Can Bilko finish him?
Bilko lands a nice shot to the head.
Bilko thowing shots but they're missing.
David seems to have recovered his senses.
David working to try and regain half guard.
David regains half guard.

David looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bilko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed David's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David gets back to full guard.
Bilko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. David is keeping the position for now.
Bilko won't allow David to sweep him here.
David utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

David looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
David is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bilko throws an elbow that misses. David uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bilko's guard. Nice move by David!
David stops Bilko from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is pushing down on Bilko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bilko is fighting to maintain full guard but David has managed to sneak the leg through.

David is trying to work for a kimura but Bilko is defending well.
David blocks the strikes from Bilko.
Bilko regains full guard. Nicely done.
David postures up.
Bilko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David throws a big elbow that misses.

Bilko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. David stacks Bilko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by David!
Bilko struggling a bit here.
Bilko tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bilko is not content to let David control the position.
Bilko gets back to half guard.
David prevents Bilko from standing back up.
Bilko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bilko actively working from the bottom here.
David is trying to control the action in half guard but Bilko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bilko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bilko looking to control but David passes into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
David is looking to take a break and control but Bilko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David stops Bilko from getting back to his feet.
Bilko regains full guard. Nicely done.
David wants to control from the top but Bilko keeps moving.
David tries to free his leg and advance position but Bilko is retaining full guard.
Bilko trying to keep a closed guard but David is proving a slippery customer.
Bilko keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bilko is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Bilko is looking to sinch up a triangle. David throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bilko's body to avoid the submission. Bilko has instead reached around David's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bilko arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko!
MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.