PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hickok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is George Straits- The Fireman. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Liddell
vs
Hickok

190 cm
23
215 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Das Labor

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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 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Liddell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hickok!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Hickok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hickok misses with a head kick.
Liddell looks to throw the jab but Hickok is out of range.
Hickok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickok is just out of range.
Liddell throws a jab but it's blocked by Hickok.
Hickok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hickok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hickok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hickok throws a hook to the side of Liddell's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hickok swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hickok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liddell's head.
Hickok takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Hickok takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Liddell cracks Hickok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a looping left.
Liddell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hickok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body. Hickok takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Hickok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hickok works Liddell's body with a nice hook.
Hickok with a hook.
Liddell misses with an uppercut. Hickok saw that one coming.
Liddell looks to clinch
and Hickok counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liddell slips a straight right by Hickok.
Liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hickok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hickok throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hickok.
Liddell stalks Hickok and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hickok's face. Hickok staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Hickok scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Liddell has managed to clinch.

Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hickok is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Liddell rather than just go for the knockout.
Hickok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell lands a nice hook to Hickok's body. Hickok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Liddell catches Hickok right on the button with a cross.
Hickok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hickok checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liddell throws a wild body kick that Hickok sees coming a mile off.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Hickok avoids it well.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Hickok moves out of range.
Liddell slips a jab from Hickok.
Hickok takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hickok. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liddell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Liddell digs a good hook to Hickok's body.
Hickok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hickok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dan Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickok moves away from the strike by Liddell.

Hickok moves into range and clinches up with Liddell.
Hickok lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Hickok.
Hickok works on Liddell's body with a couple of short punches.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Hickok.
Hickok lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickok lands a body shot.
Hickok leaning against his opponent.
Liddell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickok stalling in the clinch.
Hickok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hickok.
A hook to the body from Hickok.
Hickok prevents a body shot from Liddell.
Hickok gets through Liddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hickok lands an uppercut.
Hickok scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Hickok.
Hickok pushes Liddell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hickok.
A nice left hand lands by Hickok.
Hickok works on Liddell's body with a couple of short punches.
Hickok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hickok is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hickok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickok lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hickok.
The referee calls for Hickok to work.
Hickok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Hickok digs a right hand into Liddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddell's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Hickok dominated that round.
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.

Hickok scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Hickok.

Hickok darts in and clinches Liddell up against the cage.
Hickok holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hickok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hickok lands a shot to the body.
Hickok lands a body shot in the clinch.
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 nice left hand lands by Hickok.
Hickok is working Liddell over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hickok takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hickok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Hickok lands a body punch.
Hickok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liddell.
A short right from Hickok on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hickok lands with a light punch inside.
Hickok digs a right hand underneath Liddell's ribcage. Liddell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hickok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell takes a shot to the head.
Hickok is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hickok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddell or not.
Hickok digs a right hand into Liddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddell's gas tank.
Hickok lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickok lands with a right to the head.

Liddell is rocked!
Hickok is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Liddell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hickok lands a body punch.
Hickok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hickok pushes Liddell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Hickok to work.
Liddell seems to have got his legs back now.
Liddell tries to work over Hickok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hickok presses Liddell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hickok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Hickok scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hickok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hickok scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hickok as the two fighters clinch.
Hickok pushes Liddell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hickok is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hickok scores with a shot to the side of Liddell's head.
Hickok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liddell.
Hickok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Hickok creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Liddell with a big uppercut! Liddell tries to clinch up but Hickok pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Liddell to the mat! Liddell covers up and Hickok unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bill Hickok!
Bill Hickok is the new light heavyweight champion!