PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Liddell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's Dark and Hell is hot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Liddell
vs
Carter

186 cm
22
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

StarDust.

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Carter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Chuck Liddell has been cut.
Liddell staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Liddell on that attempt.

Liddell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Carter!
Liddell controlling the pace for now.
Carter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Liddell breaks from Carter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Liddell landing punches.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Liddell isn't that keen on the idea.
Carter trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell controlling his opponent.
Liddell won't let Carter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Carter is trying to escape the mount.
Liddell content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liddell prevents Carter from getting the reversal.
Liddell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Liddell.
You get the feeling that Carter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Liddell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carter wants to control but Liddell is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter wants to control but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Liddell wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Chuck Liddell just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a cross.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Liddell.
Carter works Liddell's body with a nice hook.
Liddell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Liddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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 Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
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.

Nice sprawl there from Carter as Liddell shoots in.

Liddell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Liddell lands in his opponent's guard.
Liddell postures up.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Liddell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Liddell is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Liddell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
Carter is trying to get back to half guard.
Liddell working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to control but Carter is keeping him busy.
Liddell working away.
Carter tries to improve position but can't.
Liddell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Liddell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Carter struggling a bit here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Liddell shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination

and Liddell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddell.
Carter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Liddell up against the cage.
Liddell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling the position.
Carter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liddell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice body punch from Liddell - that landed with a thud.
Liddell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liddell.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
Liddell is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Liddell has the dominant position.
Liddell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Liddell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Carter lands a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter throws a combination that misses

and Liddell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Liddell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carter pulls Liddell in close to prevent any damage.
Liddell tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Liddell from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Liddell preventing the sweep.
Carter is trying to keep Liddell in close.
Liddell trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
Carter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
A nice combination there by Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Chuck Liddell's cut is getting worse.

Carter gets caught flat footed, as Liddell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Liddell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liddell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter is pulling down on Liddell's head to control his posture.
Carter wants to control but Liddell passes easily into half guard.
Carter is looking to escape.
Carter is in trouble now - Liddell has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell content just to control the position here.
Carter wants to hold on but Liddell pushes him away.
Carter can't escape the position.
Carter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Carter taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Liddell.
Liddell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Liddell controlling his opponent.
Carl Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Liddell looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chuck Liddell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liddell, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

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