PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buduu Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

West
vs
Liddell

200 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbert West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buduu Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West's corner calls for a 1-2. West obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
West takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liddell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Liddell gets the takedown into side control.

Liddell is trying to get an arm triangle but West is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell prevents West from escaping the position.
Liddell wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Liddell decides to stand back up.

Liddell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Liddell stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows West to get to his feet.
West is breathing heavily.
Liddell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

West scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

West goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Liddell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for West but great work by Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is pushing Liddell's head away, looking to escape. Liddell manages to hold on to the position though.
Liddell trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
Liddell lands a decent elbow from side control.

Liddell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, West has escaped the position, nice work there.
Liddell wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.

Liddell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. West knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
West manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to get back to full guard.
Liddell not doing much here.
Liddell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Liddell prevents West from getting the reversal.

Liddell has hold of West's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and West manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
West tries to buck Liddell off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Liddell working for a submission but West is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Liddell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Liddell prevents West from getting the reversal.

Liddell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
West working to try and regain half guard.
Liddell controlling the position easily from mount.
Liddell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
West is looking to improve his position but Liddell isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Liddell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell raining down shots from the mount!
Liddell working the ground and pound effectively.
West's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Liddell raining down shots from the mount!
Liddell dominating with strikes here.
West is in all sorts of trouble here.
Liddell unloading with bombs!
Liddell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell wants to control the pace but West is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Liddell landing strikes, looking to finish!

Liddell wants to finish this one by submission but West is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Liddell.
West is desperately trying to improve his position but Liddell has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buduu Liddell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

West is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liddell.
West scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Liddell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Liddell forces his way into half guard.
Buduu Liddell has got the better of the ground game so far.

Liddell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and West defends it well.
West moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Liddell slips nicely into half guard.
Liddell passes to full mount!

Liddell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, West has managed to escape the submission attempt.
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell working West over with strikes here.
Liddell with good strikes from the mount here!
Liddell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
West wants to try and get back to his feet.
West takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Liddell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can West hang on?
Liddell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
West in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Liddell landing strikes, looking to finish!
West can't escape the position.

West defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Liddell.
A nice elbow there by Liddell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Liddell.
West is wriggling around trying to escape.
West taking shots to the head.

Liddell quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Liddell but it's paid off an West is forced to tap! Nice work by Liddell.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buduu Liddell!