PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeeJay Request (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Request has chosen Dont Tell Me What to Play as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liddell
vs
Request

205 cm
23
212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
214 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeeJay Request!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell slips under a jab from Request.
Liddell with a hook.
Request throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
Request takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liddell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
DeeJay Request seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Request waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liddell.
Request just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Request.
Request takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Request avoids them all with ease.
Request on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Request.
Request takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Request fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell throws a good cross that connects.
Request misses with an uppercut.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Request misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Request takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Request bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Liddell's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Request takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Request takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Request swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Request swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Request throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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.
Request looks gassed!
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Request bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell tests Request's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Request tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Request gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Request throws a jab when Liddell was well out of range.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Request misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Request will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Request throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
Request has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Request on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
Request takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Request takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Request.
Request takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liddell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Request backs up against the cage.
Liddell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Request throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Request momentarily.
Liddell works over Request's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to de liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Liddell throws out a powerful jab.
Liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Liddell tests Request's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Request takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
Request needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Request throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Request thinking.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Request.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Request.
A big right from Request misses.
Liddell slips a straight right by Request.
Liddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liddell lands with a hook. Request tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Request moves away.
Request takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Request throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Liddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liddell lands the left hand.
Request throws the kick towards the body but Liddell avoids it.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
Nice jab there from Liddell.
Liddell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Request misses with a jab to the body
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Request misses with a low kick.
Request avoids a punch combination nicely.
Request misses with a shot to the body
and Request takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Request lands a jab to the nose.
Request tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Request.
Request jabs at Liddell's body.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Request on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Request throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Request avoids it well.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liddell sizes up Request with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Request is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to de liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Liddell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddell misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell 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.

Request misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Request misses.
The fighters circling - Request throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liddell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Request.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Request jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chuck Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Request tries to move into range but Liddell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Request looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Request scores with a hook.
Request misses with an uppercut.
Liddell lands a jab.
Request cracks Liddell with an open hand slap.
Request lands an overhand right.
Liddell takes a swing at Request's ribcage but misses.
Request missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liddell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Request.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Request moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Request scores with a four punch combination!
A shot to the body from Request misses
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Liddell lands with a right hand.
Liddell defending well as Request loads up on a big left hand.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Request fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liddell checks it well.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Request.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Request uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Liddell has time to react.
Request misses with a jab to the body
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell scores with a jab to the head.
Request takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Request changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Request misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Request looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Request avoids the body shot from Liddell.
Liddell lands a jab to Request's midsection.
Liddell cracks Request with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddell scores with a sloppy right hand. Request should have avoided that one.
Liddell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liddell thuds a left hand into Request's body.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Request is just out of range.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Request misses its intended target.
Request swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Request throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell cracks Request with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Liddell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Request looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Request showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Request.
Request swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, jab by Liddell - just one landing.
Request takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Request moves forwards but Liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Request on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddell cracks Request with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Request scores with a hook to the body. Liddell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Request throws a hook to the side of Liddell's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Request.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Request doesn't seem phased though.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Request.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Request misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Request throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Request misses the body punch
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Request misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Request dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Request has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Request gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Request throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddell connects with a jab.
Request swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Request will be more careful next time no doubt.
Request scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Request misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Request throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Request swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Liddell.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.
Request just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Request sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Request throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that second round.
That's time! Liddell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Liddell scores with a sloppy right hand. Request should have avoided that one.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Request sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Liddell stalks Request and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Request's face. Request staggers backwards, shaken.
Request misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Liddell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Request lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Request misses with a hook to the body
and Request takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Liddell as he connects with a hook.
Liddell scores with a nice strike.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Request can do to turn this around?
Request throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Request takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Request takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddell throws a right hand that Request ducks under and follows up with a left that Request also avoids with ease.
Liddell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Request avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Request doesn't seem bothered though.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Request. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Request throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Liddell lands.
Liddell lands a glancing blow to the side of Request's head.
Request misses with a shot to the body
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Request falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Request throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a one-two to the body.
Liddell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Request fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Request misses the body punch
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Request thinking.
Liddell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Request's ribs.
Liddell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Request swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Request on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Request takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddell slips a jab from Request.
Request thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
Request throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Request misses with a combination
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Request slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Request takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Request misses with a double jab
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Request.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Request throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Request takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Liddell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Request does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Liddell.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Request counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Request looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Request misses with a jab to the body
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Request throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily.
Liddell lands with a hook. Request tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Request dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Request fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Request bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Request thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Request misses with a body shot
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Request misses with a looping left.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Request circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut there from Request.
Liddell lands with a cross.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Liddell moves out of range as Request strikes.
Liddell swinging wildly here.
Liddell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Request blocks a jab.
Request scores with a hook.
Request staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Request takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Request misses with a straight right.
Request misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Request jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell moves forwards but Request connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Request misses
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Request moved out of range.
A big right from Request misses.
Request tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Request seems unphased.
Liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Request avoids it well.
Request lands a right hook to the body.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Request keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddell takes one on the button.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Liddell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Request misses with a shot to the body
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Request misses.
Liddell with a nice cross.
Liddell jabs at Request's body.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Request.
Good standup being displayed there by Liddell as he connects with a hook.
Request lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddell at a distance.
Request swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Request. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Request throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Request counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Request misses.
Request misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Request.
Request misses the shot to the body.
Request takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Request works Liddell's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
Request looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Request takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Liddell lands an overhand right.
Request misses the body punch
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Request misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Request in his tracks.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Request throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddell.
Request throws a wild body kick that Liddell sees coming a mile off.
Request misses with a looping left.
Request misses with a shot to the body
and Request takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Request walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liddell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Request takes one on the button.
Request slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Request throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
A combination from Request does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Request pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Request ducks right into an uppercut from Liddell.
Request lands with a nice body punch.
Liddell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Request to score with a decent uppercut.
Request looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Request walks into a left hand.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddell.
Request connects with the punch.
Request throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liddell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Request avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Request.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Request.
Request misses with a hook to the body
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Request uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Request throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Request looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Request circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell connects with a right hand. Request shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liddell misses the shot to the body.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Request lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Request.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Request takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell had his way with DeeJay Request in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Liddell misses with an uppercut. Request saw that one coming.
Request throws a combination that misses
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Request throws a big shot that misses.
Request throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Request. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Request lands a nice looking body shot.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Request connects with a body shot.
Request throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Request takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Request misses the target.
A slow jab from Request misses its intended target.
Liddell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Request misses its intended target.
Request thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
Request swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddell throws a combination. Request tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Request throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Request uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Request was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell.
Request gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Request. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Request falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Request drops his hands momentarily and Liddell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Request looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Request throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Request lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Request moves out of range.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
Request tests Liddell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Request closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Request throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Request dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Liddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Request.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Request tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddell misses with a double jab.
Request swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell scores with a nice head shot.
Liddell throws a shot to the body.
Request takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Request slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Request misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Request walks into a straight right hand from Liddell.
Request connects with a body shot.
Liddell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Request misses.
Request looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Request.
Liddell throws the left hand but Request avoids the punch easily.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Request connects with a right hand. Liddell shakes it off.
Liddell swings for the body but Request moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Request misses
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liddell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Request.
Liddell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Request throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Request.
DeeJay Request has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Request misses its intended target.
Request throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Request fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Request looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Request moves away.
Request lands a right hook to the body.
Request misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Request.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Request.
Liddell lands with a hook. Request tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Request will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45

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