PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kerry King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lidell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Year of the Icemandog. 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.

King
vs
Lidell

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kerry King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Lidell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidell throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Kerry King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King wants to clinch.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from King.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lidell pinned against the cage. Lidell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Lidell moves out of range easily.
King pushes Lidell away with a front kick.
King misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands with a kick to the temple. Lidell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lidell misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King tries to clinch but Lidell moves away
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A right-left combo lands from King.
A jab from Lidell misses.
King throws a body kick that misses.

King instigates a clinch.

King breaks from the clinch.
King ducks under a wild hook from Lidell.
Lidell walks forward, straight into a front kick from King.
Lidell looks gassed!
King thows a body kick. Lidell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is looking to clinch but Lidell is avoiding it.
King misses with the body kick
and Lidell counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab to the nose.
King digs a good hook to Lidell's body.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lidell circles away quickly and effectively.
King connects with a high kick.
King slips a jab from Lidell.
King throws a head kick but Lidell moves out of range.
Lidell scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
King lands with a kick to the temple. Lidell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
King looks for a takedown but Lidell sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kerry King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lidell but Lidell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and King counters with a head kick.
Lidell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Lidell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King scores with a head kick.
Lidell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King misses with a head kick.
Lidell keeps the fight on the outside.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King avoids the head kick by Lidell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King blocks a head kick by Lidell.
King blocks a head kick by Lidell.
King scores with a three punch combo!
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Lidell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick by King misses
and Lidell counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Lidell to acknowledge the strikes.
Lidell is looking to clinch.
King connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lidell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kerry King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

King pushes Lidell away with a front kick.
King ducks under a wild hook from Lidell.
Lidell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from King.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Lidell tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lidell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerry King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lidell closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Lidell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King misses with a body punch
and Lidell counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lidell.
Lidell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
Lidell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lidell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A swing and a miss from Lidell.
Lidell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
Kerry King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lidell.

King moves into range and clinches up with Lidell.

King breaks the clinch.
Lidell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lidell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lidell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lidell misses with a head kick.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lidell but Lidell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lidell thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lidell misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lidell looks to throw a body kick
and King counters with a head kick.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lidell.
King ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell misses with a few strikes there.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King throws a head kick but Lidell moves out of range.
King has a takedown stuffed.
King fails to land the takedown.
Lidell with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lidell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lidell cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lidell lands with a right hand.
Lidell lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as King lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lidell doesn't seem phased though.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lidell fails to land with a series of punches.
King misses with a body shot.
Lidell throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Lidell misses.
King tries to clinch up.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Lidell.
Kerry King is winning the standup battle so far.
Lidell throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Lidell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

King shoots for a takedown but Lidell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lidell avoids the head kick by King.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King ducks under a wild hook from Lidell.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lidell.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Lidell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lidell.
Lidell misses with a takedown
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lidell misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Lidell is predictable there
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King feints and then cracks Lidell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lidell down.
An inside leg kick lands from Lidell.
King tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lidell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lidell misses with a double jab.

King forces Lidell back against the cage and clinches.

King breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lidell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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.
Lidell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lidell pulls out of a head kick attempt.

King moves into the clinch.
King can't break the clinch.
Lidell has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.

Lidell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lidell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lidell throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King sizes up Lidell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lidell lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
A head kick by King misses
and Lidell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lidell pinned against the cage. Lidell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kerry King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lidell cracks the inside of King's front leg.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
Lidell shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lidell looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Lidell misses with a series of wild punches.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lidell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

King moves into the clinch.

That's four 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.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lidell just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.

Lidell manages to break the clinch.
Lidell fails with the takedown.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lidell.
Lidell throws a combination that misses

and King counters by clinching up.

King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lidell as King shoots in.
Lidell moves away from the strike by King.
Lidell scores with a decent looking hook.
King tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lidell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lidell 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Lidell!