PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Slayer - Raining Blood as his entrance music. Block Liddell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Floyd Fury's chin.

Fury
vs
Liddell

187 cm
21
212 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
219 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Convicted Kings Clothing

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Floyd Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Block Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell slips a straight right by Fury.
Fury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fury checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fury misses with a looping left.
Fury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Fury closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A low kick from Fury misses
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fury thinking.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a head kick but Fury moves out of range.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liddell throws the left hand but Fury avoids the punch easily.
Liddell blocks the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Fury.
Fury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a head kick.
Fury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters with a body kick.
Fury dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liddell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fury misses with a hook.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fury stalks Liddell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liddell's face. Liddell staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick from Fury misses.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Floyd Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Fury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liddell throws out a leg kick but Fury moves out of range and Liddell only half commits.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
Fury avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell lands a head kick. Fury smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Floyd Fury has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Fury.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Liddell throws a push kick but Fury slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Fury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Fury's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fury throws a leg kick
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Liddell.
Fury avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Fury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Liddell slips under a jab from Fury.
Liddell throws a head kick that Fury semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury throws and low kick but Liddell moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Fury checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liddell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Fury avoids them all with ease.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fury throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a good low kick that Fury was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fury misses the target.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Fury throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Fury connects with the punch.
Liddell takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Fury walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Fury is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fury. That did some damage!
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Fury.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury digs a good body shot into Liddell's ribs.
Liddell looks to land a body kick but Fury moved away.
Fury tried to score with a low kick but Liddell checks it.
Fury thows a body shot but no joy.
Fury throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Floyd Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell misses with a leg kick
and Fury counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Liddell misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Block Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Floyd Fury's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Liddell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. Fury shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fury thows a leg kick but Liddell checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Liddell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fury throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Fury walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Liddell moves away from the strike by Fury.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Liddell.
Fury moves out of range as Liddell throws a body kick.

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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with a body shot
and Liddell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liddell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fury rather than just go for the knockout.
Liddell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fury is out of range and Liddell settles back down.
A low kick from Fury misses
and Liddell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Liddell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fury checks it well.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Liddell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fury counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell moves away from the strike by Fury.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Fury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fury throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Fury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Fury takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a spinning back kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Block Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Block Liddell!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Block Liddell!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Block Liddell!

Block Liddell wins by unanimous decision!