PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between C Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Liddell
vs
Johnson

188 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

189 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, C Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
Liddell swinging wildly here.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
C Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Liddell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws and low kick but Liddell moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell checks a leg kick.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Liddell.
Johnson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Darius Johnson has been cut.
Liddell lands a front kick.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liddell looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson scores with a spinning back kick!
Liddell checks a leg kick nicely.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donk. Liddell catches Johnson right on the button with a cross.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A leg kick checked by Liddell.
Liddell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Liddell counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

C Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
C Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell throws a body kick the misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Liddell backing up. Liddell nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liddell is able to avoid easily.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
Liddell checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddell's knee momentarily.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
C Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Liddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liddell!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Liddell 's knee.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Liddell's leg but Liddell calmly moves out of range.
Liddell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddell's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Liddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liddell doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Liddell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Liddell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liddell is able to avoid easily.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Liddell 's knee.
Liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Liddell's front leg but catches the back leg as Liddell tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liddell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson cracks the inside of Liddell's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Liddell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Liddell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Johnson throws and low kick but Liddell moves out of range easily.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Johnson works over Liddell's head and body with a nice combination.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson works over Liddell's head and body with a nice combination.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell avoids a kick to the body.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson stuns Liddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Liddell sees coming a mile off.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson cracks the inside of Liddell's front leg.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Liddell saw it coming and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Johnson!