PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Liner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tori Amos-Sweet the Sting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Spencer
vs
Liner

175 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Liner!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spencer tries to avoid it but Liner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spencer to the ground. Spencer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Liner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spencer tries to clinch there but Liner circles away.
Spencer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dick Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Liner.
Liner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liner closes the distance and clinches up with Spencer, looking for a takedown. Liner pushes Spencer against the cage but Spencer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spencer tries a head kick but it misses.
Liner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Liner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Spencer to the mat! Spencer manages to get full guard.
Liner looking to sit in guard and control but Spencer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liner is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer passes Liner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Spencer decides to return to a standing position.
Liner looks gassed!

Spencer moves into the clinch.
Spencer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Liner manages to break the clinch.
Liner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spencer's waist but Spencer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liner off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liner swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liner swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Liner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Liner looking to sit in guard and control but Spencer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Spencer stands up and waves to Liner to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to clinch but Liner is having none of it.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spencer lands a head kick!
Liner keeps the fight on the outside.
Spencer misses with a head kick.
Spencer is looking to clinch.
Liner misses with a takedown attempt - Spencer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spencer doesn't manage to clinch there - Liner circles away.
Spencer is looking to clinch but Liner is avoiding it.
Liner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liner misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Spencer stuffs the takedown attempt from Liner. Liner gets slowly back to his feet.
Liner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spencer sprawls well. Spencer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liner gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spencer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liner prevents the takedown attempt.
Spencer is trying to stall.

Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Liner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch but Liner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spencer sprawls well. Spencer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liner gets slowly back to his feet.
Spencer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liner defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Liner or perhaps it was just good defense by Spencer which made him look bad.

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.
Liner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spencer as he avoids it easily.
Liner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spencer tries to clinch up but Liner circles away and keeps his distance.
Liner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spencer but Spencer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spencer defends it nicely.
Liner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spencer as he avoids it easily.
Spencer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spencer tries to clinch up but Liner circles away and keeps his distance.
Spencer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liner's head.
Liner scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Spencer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Liner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spencer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spencer stuffs the takedown attempt from Liner. Liner gets slowly back to his feet.
Liner closes the distance and clinches up with Spencer, looking for a takedown. Liner pushes Spencer against the cage but Spencer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dick Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Liner.
Liner tries for a takedown but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spencer is defended easily by Liner.

Spencer instigates a clinch.

Spencer breaks the clinch.
Liner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spencer avoids it really well and circles away.
Spencer shoots in but no luck this time.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liner sprawls well. Liner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Liner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spencer!
Liner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liner controlling from mount.
Spencer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spencer tries to hold on but Liner pushes him away.
Liner wants to control the pace but Spencer is squirming around nicely.
Spencer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liner landing shots from mount.
Spencer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Liner.
Liner landing punches.
Liner landing strikes from the mount and Spencer is in trouble!
Liner prevents Spencer from getting the reversal.
Spencer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Liner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Spencer is squirming around, avoiding Liner's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Liner.
Liner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spencer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Spencer is in a horrible position here. Liner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Liner throwing strikes here but Spencer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

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.
Liner misses with a head shot.
Spencer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Liner looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Liner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Liner throwing strikes here but Spencer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Liner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liner thowing shots but they're missing.
Spencer tries to hold on but Liner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Liner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Liner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Liner wants to control but Spencer is keeping him busy.
Liner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Spencer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Liner looks up at the clock and then as Spencer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Liner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Liner in side control, throwing shots but Spencer defends.
Spencer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Spencer has hold of Liner's hands but Liner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liner with the ground and pound but Spencer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Liner trying to control the position from guard on top but Spencer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liner looking to pass the guard.
Liner looking to sit in guard and control but Spencer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Liner is working an open guard so Spencer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Liner fails with the takedown.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liner sprawls well. Liner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet.

Spencer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Liner sprawls well initially but Spencer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liner desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Liner is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Spencer jumps into side control!

Spencer stands up.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liner misses with a two punch combination.
Liner swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Liner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spencer avoids it really well and circles away.
Spencer tries to clinch but Liner is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spencer sprawls well. Spencer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liner gets slowly back to his feet.
Dick Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Liner.
Liner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer is looking to clinch but Liner is avoiding it.
Spencer avoids a kick to the body.
Spencer tries to clinch there but Liner circles away.

Spencer has Liner up against the cage in a clinch.
Spencer swings wildly with an uppercut but Liner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Liner manages to pull guard.

Spencer stands up and waves to Liner to follow him.
Liner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spencer but Spencer pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liner swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Spencer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liner.
Liner keeps the fight on the outside.
Liner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spencer avoids it really well and circles away.

Spencer moves into the clinch successfully.
Spencer is looking to control Liner's arms but Liner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spencer has his back to the cage.
Liner tries to score a body lock takedown but Spencer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Spencer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spencer.
Liner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spencer's waist but Spencer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liner off to one side.
Liner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spencer's waist but Spencer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liner off to one side.
Liner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spencer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spencer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Spencer!