PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Liston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twista McGoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGoo has chosen the greatest moments ever as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Liston
vs
McGoo

180 cm
22
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

187 cm
23
208 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Liston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Twista McGoo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGoo gets a takedown into half guard.

McGoo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liston is looking to escape.
McGoo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGoo is looking to take a break and control but Liston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGoo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McGoo trying to control from half guard but Liston is working away.
Liston wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McGoo dives in and grabs Liston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liston pushes down on McGoo's head and hops out.
Liston misses with the combination.
Liston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McGoo closes the distance and clinches up with Liston, looking for a takedown. McGoo pushes Liston against the cage but Liston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liston tries to land a leg kick but McGoo saw it coming and moves away.
McGoo loads up on a big right hand but Liston slips the punch.
Liston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGoo.
McGoo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liston circles away.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twista McGoo.
McGoo throws a low kick but Liston avoids it.
McGoo throws a hook but Liston blocks it.
Liston lands a jab.
McGoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liston moves away.
Sonny Liston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liston's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Liston duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liston.
McGoo shoots in and drives through. Liston sprawls well.
McGoo dodges the punch combination from Liston.
Liston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGoo.
McGoo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liston sprawls well. Liston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McGoo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sonny Liston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGoo moves away from the strike by Liston.
Liston throws a series of punches but McGoo moves out of range.
Liston misses with a wild combination.
Liston misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston swinging wildly here.

Oooh a lovely combination from Liston sends McGoo down but not out. Liston dives into side control looking to finish.

McGoo is rocked!
McGoo tries to buck Liston off but Liston is having none of it.
Liston tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
McGoo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McGoo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liston keeps working.
McGoo prevents Liston from standing back up.
McGoo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McGoo raining down shots from the mount!
Liston is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGoo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liston because McGoo loaded up on that one.
Liston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liston tries to get out of the position.
Liston avoids a series of strikes thrown by McGoo.
McGoo misses with a head shot.

McGoo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Liston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McGoo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McGoo looking to finish with strikes here!
McGoo unloads with some shots from mount but Liston bucks and avoids them well.
McGoo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liston because McGoo loaded up on that one.

Liston bucks up and throws McGoo to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Liston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGoo.
Liston tries to bum rush McGoo with a series of wild strikes but McGoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liston misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Liston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters circling - Liston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liston looks to land a combination but McGoo avoids it well.
McGoo looks to throw the jab but Liston is out of range.
Liston throws a hook but McGoo avoids it easily.
McGoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liston.
McGoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liston stuffs the takedown attempt from McGoo. McGoo gets slowly back to his feet.
Liston fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGoo.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGoo.
A punch combination from Liston misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston throws a right hand that McGoo ducks under and follows up with a left that McGoo also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Liston misses.
Liston swinging wildly here.
Liston misses with the combination.
McGoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liston defends it nicely.
Liston blocks a low kick nicely.
McGoo tries to move into range but Liston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

McGoo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McGoo lands in his opponent's guard.
McGoo slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGoo working over Liston with some ground and pound. Liston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGoo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Liston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGoo on the ground.
Liston pushes McGoo off looking to stand but McGoo dives back in and keeps control.
McGoo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liston tries to kick McGoo off but McGoo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McGoo connects with a nice short shot to Liston's temple.
Still in half guard, McGoo seems content to control.
Liston is trying to stand back up but McGoo is controlling him

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Liston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twista McGoo.
Liston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liston fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Liston as McGoo shoots in.
McGoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liston.
Liston tries to bum rush McGoo with a series of wild strikes but McGoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGoo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Liston throws a hook but McGoo avoids it easily.
Liston throws a right hand that McGoo ducks under and follows up with a left that McGoo also avoids with ease.
McGoo throws a solid leg kick but Liston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McGoo.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McGoo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGoo throws a hook but Liston avoids it easily.
McGoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liston.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGoo shoots for a double leg takedown but Liston sprawls well. He's pushed McGoo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liston throws a hook but McGoo blocks it.
McGoo shoots in for a double leg but Liston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McGoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liston scores with a three punch combo!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liston throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends McGoo stumbling backwards into the cage! McGoo bounces back off the cage towards Liston, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Liston lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Liston celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sonny Liston!