PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tubes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Liddell
vs
Tubes

205 cm
23
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tubes!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tubes dips to his left and cracks Liddell with an uppercut!
Liddell swinging wildly here.
Tubes looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liddell cracks Tubes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Liddell.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liddell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tubes moves away from the strike by Liddell.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Tubes's body.
Tubes lands with a good body shot.
Liddell stalks Tubes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tubes's face. Tubes staggers backwards, shaken.
Tubes throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tubes.
Liddell throws a series of strikes that have Tubes backpedaling.
Tubes looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tubes looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Tubes drops his hands momentarily and Liddell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liddell lands a nice shot that snaps Tubes's head back.
Tubes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liddell cracks Tubes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tubes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tubes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tubes swinging wildly here.
Tubes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Liddell finds it's target.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Liddell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liddell lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tubes shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Liddell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tubes looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell slips a straight right by Tubes.
Tubes misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tubes at a distance.
Tubes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liddell.
Tubes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Tubes misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tubes misses the target.
Tubes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liddell!
Liddell lands with a right hand.
Tubes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tubes circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell lands with a nice body punch.
Tubes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tubes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tubes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell scores with a nice head shot.
Tubes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Liddell with a nice cross.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tubes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liddell to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tubes doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Tubes misses its intended target.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tubes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tubes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tubes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Tubes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Liddell.
Liddell lands with a nice combination. Tubes backs away looking to recover.
Tubes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Tubes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tubes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell scores with a hook.
Tubes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddell works the jab nicely.
Tubes misses with a combination
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Chuck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell connects with the punch.
Tubes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Tubes moves forwards but Liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Liddell catches Tubes right on the button with a cross.
Tubes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Liddell's corner calls for a 1-2. Liddell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!

A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Tubes misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chuck Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tubes on the side of the head.
Tubes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liddell finds it's way round the side to connect with Tubes's head.
Liddell lands a body shot.
Tubes misses with a wild combination.
Liddell lands a jab to the head.
Tubes misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tubes is breathing heavily.
Liddell throws a right hand that Tubes ducks under and follows up with a left that Tubes also avoids with ease.
Tubes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddell pinned against the cage. Liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Tubes misses with a combination
and Tubes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tubes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tubes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Liddell there.
Liddell scores with a hook.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tubes misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Tubes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tubes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tubes doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Tubes with an uppercut!
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Tubes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tubes.
Tubes slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Tubes misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Tubes backing up. Tubes nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Tubes needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Jab by Liddell.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left lands for Liddell.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tubes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Liddell has got the better of the exchanges.
Liddell scores with a sloppy right hand. Tubes should have avoided that one.
Tubes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Liddell connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
A lazy left from Liddell finds it's target.
Tubes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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 a straight punch to the body, keeping Tubes at a distance.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tubes can do to turn this around?
Liddell cracks Tubes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tubes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tubes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
Liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tubes avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tubes misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tubes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Liddell walks into a left hand.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tubes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tubes's head.
Liddell digs a good body shot into Tubes's ribs.
Tubes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddell stuns Tubes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tubes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell lands a jab to the head.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
Tubes throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tubes throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tubes circles away quickly and effectively.
Tubes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tubes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tubes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tubes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tubes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tubes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tubes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Tubes misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tubes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Tubes misses with a looping left.
Tubes misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Tubes backing up. Tubes nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Tubes misses with a shot to the body
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Tubes misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Tubes avoids nicely.
Tubes throws a shot from downtown. Liddell moves away and avoids it.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Tubes counters with a one-two to the body.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddell, as that shot connected.
Liddell works over Tubes's head and body with a nice combination.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Tubes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tubes.
Liddell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liddell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tubes's hands.
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Tubes with an uppercut!
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tubes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tubes in his tracks.
Tubes misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
Tubes throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tubes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Tubes's head.
Liddell scores with a three punch combo!
Liddell tests Tubes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Tubes is just out of range.
Liddell lands a nice looking body shot.
Tubes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tubes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tubes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tubes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Tubes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tubes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Tubes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to de liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tubes throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Tubes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddell defends it nicely.
Liddell tests Tubes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tubes momentarily.
Tubes shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tubes misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tubes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tubes dives in and grabs Liddell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddell pushes down on Tubes's head and hops out.
Tubes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tubes.
Liddell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tubes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Danga de danga de dang - Liddell scores with a four punch combination!
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tubes doesn't seem bothered though.
Tubes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Liddell connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice hook to Tubes's body. Tubes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Liddell scores with a nice right hand.
Tubes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Tubes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Tubes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tubes tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
Tubes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
Tubes trying to control but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Tubes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Liddell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tubes is working an open guard so Liddell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Liddell scores with a jab to the head.
Liddell throws a combination that misses

so Tubes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell is looking to stand up but Tubes isn't so interested in that idea.

Tubes 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 Tubes, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tubes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Liddell defends well.
Liddell wants to get up but he can't break Tubes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tubes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Liddell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tubes at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell had his way with Mike Tubes in that round.
That's time! Liddell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Tubes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Tubes.
Tubes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tubes with a hook.
Tubes dodges the punch combination from Liddell.

Tubes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Liddell sprawls well initially but Tubes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tubes on the ground.
Tubes wants to pass the guard but Liddell is defending well.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tubes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Tubes is working for a kimura but Liddell is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liddell is defending against the submission attempts here by Tubes.
Tubes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tubes trying to advance position but Liddell counters by regaining guard.
Tubes trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liddell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tubes takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Tubes misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tubes missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Tubes's ribs.
Liddell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mike Tubes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tubes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Tubes or perhaps it was just good defense by Liddell which made him look bad.
Liddell scores with a jab. Tubes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tubes misses with a jab to the body
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tubes misses with a wild combination.
Liddell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liddell scores with a three punch combo!
A lazy left from Liddell finds it's target.
Tubes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tubes drops his hands momentarily and Liddell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tubes misses with a double jab
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
Jab by Liddell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tubes has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tubes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tubes drops his hands momentarily and Liddell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tubes walks into a jab.

Tubes is rocked!
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tubes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddell stuns Tubes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liddell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:43
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:43
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:43

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell retains his light heavyweight title!