PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Liddel
vs
Graham

200 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

185 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Graham!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Liddel is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Liddel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Graham thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel shoots in but no luck this time.
Graham thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel wants to clinch but Graham slips to the side
and Graham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Graham throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddel counters with a right hand to the body.
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!

Graham moves into range and clinches up with Liddel.
Graham tries a body shot but Liddel blocks it.
Liddel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Graham up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham digs a right hand into Liddel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddel's gas tank.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Liddel controls the action.
Liddel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graham's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Graham.
Liddel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Liddel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Liddel avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham has Liddel pressed against the cage, preventing Liddel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Liddel tries to land knees in the clinch but Graham avoids the damage to the body.

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.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
Graham lands with a light punch inside.
Liddel taking a breather.
Liddel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liddel stalling the fight.
Liddel prevents Graham from breaking the clinch.
Graham scores with a shot to the side of Liddel's head.
Liddel is working for takedown but Graham is calmly controlling the position for now.
Liddel stalling in the clinch.
Liddel tries to pull guard but Graham won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Graham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Liddel looking for a takedown.
Graham lands a right hand.
Graham just leaning against Liddel, taking a breather.
Graham tries to throw a body punch but Liddel avoids it by throwing Graham back against the cage.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddel controls his hands.
Graham pressing his opponent against the cage.

Liddel pulls guard effortlessly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Liddel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graham is trying to stand.
Liddel works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Graham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Liddel takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graham. Liddel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graham sizes up Liddel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liddel wants to clinch but Graham slips to the side

and Graham moves into the clinch.
Graham can't find room to land a body shot as Liddel controls the action.
Liddel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graham lands a body punch.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Liddel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Graham blocking some punches.
Graham tries a body shot but Liddel blocks it.
Liddel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Graham up against the cage.
Graham works on Liddel's body with a couple of short punches.
Graham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graham as Liddel tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Liddel jumps guard but Graham stands there with Liddel around his waist. Liddel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Liddel just leaning against Graham, taking a breather.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Graham.
Graham lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddel or not.
Graham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graham is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddel has double underhooks.
Graham is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham tries to circle away but Liddel has him pinned against the cage.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Graham tries to work over Liddel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graham cracks Liddel with a nice body shot.
Graham scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liddel.
Liddel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Liddel for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

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.
Nice body punch from Liddel.
Graham controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Graham digs a right hand into Liddel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddel's gas tank.
Graham works on Liddel's body with a couple of short punches.
Graham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liddel trying to stall but Graham improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graham.
A right handed body shot lands from Graham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Graham scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Liddel.
Graham takes a swing at Liddel's ribcage but misses.
Graham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddel counters with a series of strikes. Graham will be more careful next time no doubt.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.

Graham moves into range and clinches up with Liddel.
Graham lands an uppercut.
Liddel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Liddel fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Graham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but Liddel won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Graham gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Graham - that landed with a thud.
Graham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graham content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Graham presses Liddel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Liddel jumps guard but Graham stands there with Liddel around his waist. Liddel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Graham has Liddel pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liddel looking to stall.
Liddel can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Graham throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddel.
Graham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graham misses with a punch on the inside.
Luke Graham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Liddel has Graham pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Graham manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Liddel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.
Liddel is trying to maintain a safe position but Graham gets an underhook and turns Liddel into the cage.
Graham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graham scores with a shoulder strike.
Graham lands a body punch.
Graham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Graham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Graham.
Graham tries a body shot but Liddel blocks it.

That's four 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.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graham walks away with a smile on his face. Liddel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Graham throws a right and a left that Liddel avoids nicely.
Liddel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Graham swings away with a body shot that misses

and Liddel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liddel.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but Liddel has him pressed against the cage.
Graham misses with a punch to the body.
Luke Graham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graham pressing his opponent against the cage.
Graham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graham winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Graham!