PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Liddrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trents Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Liddrop
vs
Tyson

193 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
239 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Liddrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trents Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddrop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liddrop tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddrop connects with a high kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liddrop.
Liddrop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson avoids the head kick by Liddrop.
Liddrop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liddrop gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddrop.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddrop moves away.
Liddrop dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liddrop gets a clinch.
Liddrop is breathing heavily.
Liddrop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyson smiles and moves away.
Trents Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson feints and then cracks Liddrop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddrop down.
Liddrop shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Liddrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson scores with a hook to the body. Liddrop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Liddrop backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Mick Liddrop has been cut.
Liddrop could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddrop thows a leg kick but Tyson checks it
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trents Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Tyson catches Liddrop right on the button with a cross.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Liddrop walks into a jab.
Liddrop thows a body shot but no joy.

Liddrop has managed to clinch.
Tyson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liddrop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tyson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liddrop.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddrop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Tyson.
Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Liddrop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyson into the cage.
Liddrop is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to break free.
Tyson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddrop prevents it.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson throws a body kick that misses.
Tyson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddrop has his takedown stuffed
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Liddrop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Liddrop is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tyson looks to land a left hand but Liddrop moved out of range nicely.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Liddrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddrop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liddrop lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Liddrop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liddrop somewhat.
Liddrop lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson lands with an overhand left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Liddrop.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Liddrop shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trents Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Liddrop's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Liddrop throws a lazy head kick
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Liddrop shoots and misses
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Liddrop. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Liddrop.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
Liddrop with a poor takedown
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tyson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tyson throws a right hand that Liddrop ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddrop also avoids with ease.
Tyson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
Liddrop lands with a kick to the ribs.
Liddrop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liddrop gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Liddrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Liddrop's shoulder, as Liddrop tries to avoid the shot.
Liddrop throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Tyson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddrop tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyson connects with a jab.

Liddrop takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddrop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Liddrop is trying to drag Tyson to the mat but Tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stalling in the clinch from Liddrop.

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.
Liddrop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tyson wants a takedown.
Tyson tries to score a body lock takedown but Liddrop shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liddrop tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.

Liddrop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Liddrop counters with a leg kick.
Liddrop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddrop shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Liddrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddrop counters with a good, hard body kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Liddrop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tyson!
Mick Liddrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddrop tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddrop throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Liddrop tries to clinch up
and Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Liddrop slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Liddrop misses with a head kick.
Liddrop tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddrop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liddrop wants to clinch but Tyson slips to the side
and Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liddrop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddrop closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Liddrop pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson lands a glancing blow to the side of Liddrop's head.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddrop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liddrop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddrop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Liddrop tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trents Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mick Liddrop'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. This is the final round!

Liddrop throws a head kick that misses
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddrop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Liddrop moves out of range.
Liddrop avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Liddrop will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Liddrop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyson.
Liddrop tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddrop shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Liddrop moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddrop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Liddrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddrop jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Liddrop around his waist. Liddrop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddrop is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liddrop fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddrop tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddrop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddrop with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddrop moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Liddrop tries to clinch up.
Liddrop tries to clinch up.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses

and Liddrop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Liddrop ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Liddrop no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

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.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Liddrop.

Liddrop is working an open guard so Tyson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddrop misses with the body kick
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Liddrop backing up. Liddrop nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson lunges at Liddrop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liddrop's hand.

Liddrop clinches.
Liddrop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddrop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Liddrop changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses the jab.
Liddrop slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddrop.
Liddrop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws the left hand but Liddrop avoids the punch easily.
Liddrop tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.

Liddrop pushes Tyson up against the cage in a 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.
Liddrop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Liddrop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddrop.
Liddrop looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddrop tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.

Liddrop manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tyson preventing the sweep.
Mick Liddrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tyson gets to his feet - Liddrop follows without any prompting.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddrop counters with a big head kick but Tyson shrugs it off.
Trents Tyson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddrop shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trents Tyson.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trents Tyson!