PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Hatred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatred kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is White Zombie - Thunderkiss '65. This should be a great matchup!

Hatred
vs
Liddell

190 cm
21
198 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
216 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Koffin Inc.
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Hatred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
Liddell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liddell wants it to stay on the feet.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.

Hatred shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Liddell is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatred can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liddell is looking to escape.
Liddell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Hatred is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Hatred takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hatred shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Hatred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hatred.
Liddell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hatred fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hatred shoots in but no luck this time.
Donk. Liddell catches Hatred right on the button with a cross.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Hatred avoids it well.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Hatred avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Hatred shoots in.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hatred shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hatred is breathing heavily.
Hatred is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liddell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatred on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Decent striking displayed by Liddell there.
Hatred looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
Liddell misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell scores with a spinning back kick!
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Liddell throws a right hand that Hatred ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatred also avoids with ease.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Liddell.
Hatred closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Hatred moves out of range.

Hatred drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Liddell keeping full guard, as Hatred tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hatred is controlling him.

Liddell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Liddell wants to break free but Hatred has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatred goes for a takedown attempt but Liddell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hatred shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hatred moves forwards but Liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liddell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatred.
Liddell tests Hatred's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hatred drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Hatred drops back looking for a leg! Liddell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liddell manages to kick Hatred off! Hatred jumps back into Liddell's guard.
Hatred is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Hatred postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Liddell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hatred, into his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Liddell wanted to stand there but Hatred had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liddell gets to his feet. Hatred looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatred fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Hatred avoids them all with ease.
Chuck Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatred ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Hatred shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hatred shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatred gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Max Hatred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell throws a right hand that Hatred ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatred also avoids with ease.
Hatred doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hatred shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Liddell napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred trying to control the position but Liddell is working away.
Hatred is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liddell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Liddell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hatred is controlling him well.

Hatred tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hatred has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hatred tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four 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 pushes Hatred away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hatred gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hatred shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Hatred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Hatred avoids them all with ease.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Hatred tries for a takedown but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Hatred avoids nicely.
Hatred fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatred avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Hatred fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liddell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hatred.
Horrible takedown by Hatred or perhaps it was just good defense by Liddell which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Hatred. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
Hatred misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hatred fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatred.
Hatred has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hatred shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Liddell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatred walks into a left hand.
Hatred uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Liddell lands a jab.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liddell lands a head kick!
Hatred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hatred shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatred shoots for a takedown but Liddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hatred fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Hatred is predictable there
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell jabs Hatred right on the nose. Hatred blinks but takes it well.
Hatred gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Hatred avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell punishes Hatred's body with a nice straight punch.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatred takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Hatred is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a one two! Hatred had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatred.
Liddell throws a hook but Hatred avoids it easily.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hatred has his takedown stuffed
and Hatred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatred shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Max Hatred has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hatred drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hatred is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liddell 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

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