PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sauna Kinkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuck liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sauna Kinkku has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kinkku
vs
liddell

218 cm
19
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sauna Kinkku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chuck liddell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinkku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

liddell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
liddell is trying to control the action in half guard but Kinkku is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kinkku wants to improve his position but liddell is controlling well.

Kinkku looking for submissions off his back.
liddell tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kinkku.

Kinkku looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kinkku wants to control but liddell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
liddell prevents Kinkku from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkku makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kinkku.
liddell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kinkku's guard.
Kinkku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kinkku seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kinkku's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kinkku has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can liddell defend it? Kinkku steps over the head and cranks it - liddell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kinkku!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sauna Kinkku!