PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. New Noise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! David Wilkins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Liddell
vs
Wilkins

185 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell swinging wildly here.
Liddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wilkins swinging wildly here.
Liddell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilkins.
Liddell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilkins dips to his left and cracks Liddell with an uppercut!

Wilkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Wilkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell looking to slow down the pace here.
Liddell tries to break free but Wilkins pushes him back against the ropes.
Wilkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liddell.
Wilkins leaning against his opponent.
Wilkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Liddell tries to circle away but Wilkins has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wilkins pushes Liddell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkins.
A right hand to the body from Wilkins.
Wilkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.

Wilkins manages to break the clinch.
Wilkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Wilkins does no damage.
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wilkins forces Liddell back against the ropes and clinches.

Wilkins breaks from the clinch.
Wilkins is looking to clinch.
Wilkins stalks Liddell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liddell's face. Liddell staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell drops his hands momentarily and Wilkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Liddell is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilkins closes the distance and pushes Liddell back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Wilkins as the two fighters clinch.

Wilkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Wilkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wilkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilkins digs a right hand underneath Liddell's ribcage. Liddell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wilkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilkins stalling against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilkins blocking some punches.
Liddell throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Wilkins.
A nice left hand lands by Wilkins.
Wilkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Wilkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilkins lands a nice shot to the body.

Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins cracks Liddell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wilkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Liddell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wilkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilkins connects with a looping right hand.
Wilkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Wilkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilkins keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Wilkins keeps him there for the moment.
Wilkins looking to stall.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Liddell fails to land.
Wilkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilkins lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkins.
Wilkins taking a breather.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkins throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wilkins moves into the clinch.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liddell tries to break free but Wilkins pushes him back against the ropes.
Wilkins gets through Liddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Wilkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilkins wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Wilkins tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Wilkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wilkins counter with a right hand.
Wilkins misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a three punch combo that has Wilkins backing up. Wilkins nods at Liddell to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilkins wants to clinch.
Liddell catches Wilkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilkins lands a two punch combo.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Wilkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wilkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Wilkins pushes Liddell up against the ropes in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilkins.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Wilkins.
Wilkins just leaning against Liddell, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Wilkins as the two fighters clinch.
Wilkins digs a right hand into Liddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddell's gas tank.
David Wilkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Wilkins breaks from the clinch.
Wilkins throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilkins clinches with his opponent.

Wilkins manages to break the clinch.

Wilkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wilkins breaks from the clinch.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Wilkins moved out of range nicely.
Wilkins misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilkins misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Wilkins counter with a right hand.
David Wilkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkins wants to clinch.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilkins throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilkins misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddell misses with a combination
and Wilkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wilkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liddell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilkins ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Wilkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkins.
Wilkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Wilkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wilkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Liddell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilkins is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Liddell hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Wilkins!