PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel comes to the cage accompanied by A Day to Remember - . Tota Liddel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Liddel
vs
Tuomela

185 cm
21
192 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

184 cm
27
191 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs
MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raimo Tuomela!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuomela looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddel is just out of range.
Tuomela goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Tota Liddel has been cut.
Tuomela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tuomela misses with an uppercut. Liddel saw that one coming.
Liddel throws a looping overhand right but Tuomela ducks down to avoid it.
Tuomela is looking to clinch but Liddel is avoiding it.
Tuomela throws a jab when Liddel was well out of range.
Tuomela looks to land a right hand but Liddel moved out of range.
Tuomela fails with the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Liddel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuomela.
Tota Liddel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuomela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Liddel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tuomela misses with an uppercut. Liddel saw that one coming.
Raimo Tuomela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tuomela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liddel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tuomela blocks a body shot from Liddel.
Liddel works on Tuomela's body with a couple of short punches.
Tuomela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddel's elbow.
Liddel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuomelas head.
Tuomela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tuomela can't find room to land a body shot as Liddel controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Tuomela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel looking to stall.
Liddel tries a body shot but Tuomela blocks it.
Liddel slows down the pace here.
Tuomela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liddel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tuomela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuomela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddel's elbow.
Tuomela tries a body shot but Liddel blocks it.
Tuomela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Tuomela lands a shot to the body.
Tuomela misses with a body punch.
Tuomela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liddel.
Tuomela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuomela's elbow.
Tuomela lands with a right to the head.
Tuomela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liddel throws a head punch that misses.
Liddel tries to work over Tuomela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuomela struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddel controls his hands.
Tuomela tries to throw a body punch but Liddel avoids it by throwing Tuomela back against the cage.
Liddel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddel is trying to break the clinch but Tuomela is controlling him.
Tuomela scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Liddel.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddel.
Tuomela misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuomela.
Tuomela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuomela can't find room to land a body shot as Liddel controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddel works on Tuomela's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Tuomela.
Liddel is trying to break the clinch but Tuomela is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Liddel.
Liddel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddel is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liddel.
A frustrated look appears on Liddel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tuomela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Tuomela misses with the head strike.

Liddel breaks from the clinch.
Liddel throws a hook to the side of Tuomela's head but Tuomela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuomela tries to clinch there but Liddel circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Tuomela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tota Liddel's cut.
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.

Tuomela wants to clinch up but Liddel keeps it at a distance.
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuomela moves away.
Liddel misses with a double jab.
Liddel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Liddel misses its intended target.
Tuomela thows a body shot but no joy.
Tuomela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Liddel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuomela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Liddel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel cracks Tuomela with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Tuomela catches Liddel right on the button with a cross.
Liddel tries to land a leg kick but Tuomela saw it coming and moves away.
Tuomela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddel.
Tuomela is looking to clinch.
Tuomela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuomela is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Liddel rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Liddel misses.
Liddel looks for the body kick but Tuomela saw that one coming.
Tuomela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liddel throws a right and a left that Tuomela avoids nicely.
Tuomela throws a sloppy body shot
and Liddel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tuomela tries to clinch there but Liddel circles away.
Tuomela slips under a jab.
Tuomela misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Tuomela misses
letting Liddel counter with a right hand.
Liddel lands with a straight right. Tuomela didn't see that one coming.
Tuomela misses with a jab to the body
and Liddel counters with a left to the body.
Liddel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuomela.
Liddel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a jab when Tuomela was well out of range.
Tuomela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liddel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tuomela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tuomela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddel at a distance.
Tuomela misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuomela manages to avoid it.
Liddel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddel scores with a body shot.
A jab from Tuomela finds it's way through Liddel's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddel. Tuomela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuomela lands a glancing blow to the side of Liddel's head.
Tuomela has a takedown stuffed.
Tuomela missing with a left hand there. Liddel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tota Liddel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tota Liddel's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Liddel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liddel scores with a three punch combo!
Tuomela misses with a jab to the body
and Liddel counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Tuomela misses
and Liddel counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuomela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddel moves away.
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Liddel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tuomela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuomela misses with a jab to the body
enabling Liddel to counter with a crisp jab.
Tuomela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel walks into a jab.
Tuomela loads up on a big right hand but Liddel slips the punch.
Nice cross by Tuomela.
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Tuomela.
Liddel misses with an uppercut. Tuomela saw that one coming.
Tuomela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tuomela misses the jab.
Tuomela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tuomela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liddel counters with a nice body shot.
Tuomela misses with a shot to the body
and Liddel counters with a stiff right hand.
Tuomela is looking to clinch but Liddel is avoiding it.
Liddel takes a swing at Tuomela's ribcage but misses.
Tuomela walks into a left hand.
Liddel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuomela. Liddel does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuomela shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liddel 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.
Tuomela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tuomela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddel at a distance.
Tuomela blocks a jab.
Tota Liddel is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tuomela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Tuomela misses
and Liddel counters with a left to the body.
Liddel swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddel throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tuomela counter with a right hand.
Liddel misses with a hook. Tuomela ducked under it nicely.

Tuomela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Liddel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddel wants to stand but Tuomela is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tota Liddel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liddel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tota Liddel!