PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marquez
vs
Liddel

180 cm
19
202 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Liddel clinches.
Marquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Marquez breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Marquez does no damage.
Marquez swinging wildly here.
Marquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liddel.
Marquez closes the distance but Liddel moves to the side

and Liddel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marquez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liddel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddel has Marquez pressed against the cage, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Marquez can't break the clinch.
Liddel prevents Marquez from breaking the clinch.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marquez can't break the clinch.
Liddel prevents Marquez from breaking the clinch.
Marquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddel won't allow it.
Marquez looking to stall.
Marquez is trying to break free.
Marquez is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.
Liddel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marquez is trying to break free.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch but Liddel keeps him there for the moment.
Liddel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marquez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liddel prevents Marquez from breaking the clinch.
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddel is defending well for now.
Marquez tries to circle away but Liddel has him pinned against the cage.
Marquez is trying to break free.
Liddel gets through Marquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Liddel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Marquez misses.
Carlos Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marquez throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a left and a right that stings Marquez.
Marquez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liddel wants to land a leg kick but Marquez is out of range.
Marquez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Liddel counters by moving into the clinch.
Liddel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marquez's efforts to push away.
Marquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddel.
Marquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddel has him pressed against the cage.

Marquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses the jab.
Carlos Marquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddel has double underhooks.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Marquez breaks from the clinch.

Marquez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Liddel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Liddel stands up and waves to Marquez to follow him.
Liddel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddel counters with a series of strikes. Marquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddel looks to land a combination. Marquez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Liddel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marquez falls off balance throwing a combination

so Liddel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liddel stops Marquez from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Liddel prevents Marquez from getting back to his feet.
Marquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Fred Liddel has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marquez 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 Fred Liddel has been cut.
Marquez throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Marquez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel fails to land with a series of punches.
Marquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddel moves in looking to clinch but Marquez pushes him off.
Marquez tests Liddel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marquez throws a combination that misses
and Liddel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liddel slips under a jab from Marquez.
Danga de danga de dang - Marquez scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddel counters with a one-two to the body.
Liddel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marquez.
Liddel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddel counters with a three punch combo that has Marquez backing up. Marquez nods at Liddel to acknowledge the strikes.
Marquez misses with a double jab
and Liddel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquez throws a sloppy body shot

and Liddel counters by moving into the clinch.
Liddel has Marquez pressed against the cage, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Marquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Marquez. No joy for Liddel on that attempt.
Marquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Liddel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Marquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a combination

and Liddel counters by moving into the clinch.
Marquez is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.

Liddel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liddel's efforts to push away.
Marquez misses with some punches.
Marquez can't find room to land a body shot as Liddel controls the action.
Liddel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Liddel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Liddel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Liddel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marquez to the mat! Marquez manages to get full guard.
Liddel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Liddel throwing strikes but missing.
Marquez pulls Liddel in close to prevent any damage.
Liddel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marquez misses with a double jab
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Marquez misses its intended target.
Liddel throws a nice head kick!
Marquez misses with a double jab

and Liddel counters with a single leg into guard. Marquez didn't expect that.
Liddel throwing strikes but missing.
Carlos Marquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throwing strikes from guard but Marquez blocks nicely.
Liddel wants to control from the top but Marquez keeps moving.
Marquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liddel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquez is keeping the position for now.
Marquez wants to get back to his feet but Liddel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liddel stopping the sweep attempt from Marquez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Liddel wants to stand but Marquez is controlling his posture from full guard.

Marquez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Liddel passes into half guard.
Fred Liddel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddel stops Marquez from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Liddel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

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