PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Malkavain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Liddell
vs
Malkavain

195 cm
22
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Shane Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximillian Malkavain!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkavain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liddell.
Malkavain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malkavain tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malkavain tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkavain.
Liddell shoots in but Malkavain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Malkavain tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
Malkavain tries to land a front kick but Liddell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liddell throws a front kick aimed at Malkavain's knee but Malkavain avoids it well.
Malkavain tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.

Liddell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Malkavain is trying to control Liddell's posture but Liddell avoids it.
Liddell working the ground and pound from side control.

It looks like Maximillian Malkavain has been cut.
Malkavain wants to get back to his feet but Liddell drags him back down.
Malkavain avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Liddell.
Malkavain taking a bit of punishment here - Liddell scoring with strikes.

That has opened up Maximillian Malkavain's cut even more.
Malkavain can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkavain is trying to get back to his feet.
Malkavain is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Malkavain managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Liddell.
Liddell scoring with punches and elbows.
Liddell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Liddell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Malkavain sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Malkavain struggling a bit here.
Malkavain parries the strikes from Liddell easily there. Liddell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Malkavain to escape.
Liddell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Liddell wants to stand but Malkavain has his arm trapped.
Malkavain manages to get back to half guard.
Malkavain gets back to full guard.

Malkavain manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malkavain as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkavain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Shane Liddell has been cut.
Malkavain doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malkavain - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Malkavain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malkavain tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell shoots in but no luck this time.
Maximillian Malkavain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malkavain doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Malkavain tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Malkavain moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
Malkavain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malkavain misses with some punches.
Malkavain working aggressively here.
Malkavain misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malkavain.
Malkavain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malkavain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkavain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malkavain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liddell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malkavain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malkavain lands a nice uppercut.
Malkavain misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
Malkavain misses with an elbow strike.
Liddell is working for takedown but Malkavain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Malkavain.
Malkavain throws an elbow that misses.
Malkavain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malkavain swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell jumps guard but Malkavain stands there with Liddell around his waist. Liddell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malkavain tries to stall but Liddell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Malkavain can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malkavain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liddell's brow.
Malkavain swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Malkavain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malkavain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malkavain gets underhooks to prevent Liddell's takedown attempt.
Liddell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Malkavain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Malkavain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malkavain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malkavain pushes off an throws an elbow but Liddell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Malkavain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell prevents a body shot from Malkavain.
Malkavain is trying to maintain a safe position but Liddell gets an underhook and turns Malkavain into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Malkavain fails to land.
Liddell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malkavain prevents it.
Malkavain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maximillian Malkavain will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malkavain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malkavain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malkavain as he jumps to the side.
Malkavain tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Malkavain is out of range and Liddell settles back down.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Liddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkavain moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Liddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liddell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malkavain tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Maximillian Malkavain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Shane Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkavain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malkavain wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Malkavain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkavain.
Malkavain scores with a nice strike.

Shane Liddell's cut is getting worse.
Malkavain tries to clinch up.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malkavain fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malkavain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Malkavain.

Malkavain clinches with his opponent.
Malkavain misses with an elbow strike.
Malkavain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liddell letting Malkavain take a breather here.
Malkavain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Malkavain throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Liddell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malkavain walks away with a smile on his face. Liddell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malkavain tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Malkavain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malkavain swivels and escapes.
Malkavain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malkavain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Malkavain lands a big head kick that sends Liddell tumbling to the mat! Malkavain takes a step backwards and waves Liddell back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Shane Liddell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Malkavain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell throws out a leg kick but Malkavain moves out of range and Liddell only half commits.
Malkavain throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Jeez, Shane Liddell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Liddell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maximillian Malkavain!