PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Liddell
vs
Dover

187 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
216 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chick Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell throws a body kick that misses.
Dover slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
Dover avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Chick Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover cracks the inside of Liddell's front leg.
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Dover moves out of range.
Dover blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Dover moves out of range easily.
Dover dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Dover moves out of range easily.
Dover thows a body kick. Liddell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Liddell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but Dover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddell's knee momentarily.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
Dover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Liddell
and Dover counters with a nice kick to the body.
Liddell scores with a one two! Dover had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Liddell is predictable there
and Dover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liddell.
Dover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dover fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Dover counters with a nice body kick.
Dover connects with a high kick.
Dover throws a nice head kick!
Dover swinging wilding here.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Dover counters with a head kick. That will keep Liddell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Liddell misses with a combination
and Dover counters with a big head kick but Liddell shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dover counters with a one-two to the body.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liddell looks to throw a body kick
and Dover counters with a leg kick.
Liddell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a nice leg kick.
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Dover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddell misses with the body kick
and Dover counters with an outside leg kick.
Dover scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dover prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell avoiding damage as Dover throws knees to the body.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Dover won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddell swings for the body but Dover moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Liddell as he connects with a hook.
Dover throws a nice head kick!
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Dover counters with a solid body kick.
Liddell misses with a leg kick

and Dover counters by moving into the clinch.
Liddell is trying to break free.

Dover manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dover scoring well with a low kick there.
Dover throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Dover.
Liddell throws a leg kick
and Dover counters with a thumping low kick.
Liddell misses the body punch
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dover counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell swings away with a body shot that misses

and Dover counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dover.
Dover missing with knees to the body.
Dover tries to break the clinch but Liddell is controlling the position.

Dover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell misses with a body shot
and Dover counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Dover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liddell's calf.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a big head kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
Liddell is looking to wear down Dover with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with an outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dover.
Liddell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dover. Dover obviously looking to wear him down.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Dover counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell misses with a right hand
and Dover counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Liddell works Dover's body with a nice hook.
Liddell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Dover takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Dover dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dover counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Liddell misses with a hook
and Dover counters with a nice leg kick.
Liddell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dover. Dover obviously looking to wear him down.
Dover feints and then cracks Liddell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddell down.
Dover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ben Dover seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dover counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Liddell gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Dover counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dover.

Dover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dover counters with a low kick, right behind Liddell 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dover lands a high kick!
Dover is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dover counters with a body kick that stops Liddell in his tracks momentarily.
Nice body kick from Dover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Dover counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Liddell misses

and Dover counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dover.
Liddell is trying to break free.
Liddell keeps control of Dover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dover can't break the clinch.
Dover is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddell has double underhooks.

Dover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell misses with a right hand
and Dover counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell thows a leg kick but Dover checks it
and Dover counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dover counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dover lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Liddell.
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dover counters with a big head kick but Liddell shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Dover counters with a leg kick.
Liddell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dover can pounce on him.
Liddell throws a lazy head kick
and Dover counters with a low kick, right behind Liddell 's knee.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a right hand to the body.
A shot to the body from Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Dover counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Liddell misses with a body punch

and Dover counters by clinching up.
Dover is trying to break free.

Dover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dover counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Dover counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddell's knee momentarily.
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dover counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Dover throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Dover sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liddell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dover.
A good leg kick by Dover.
Danga de danga de dang - Dover scores with a four punch combination!
Chick Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dover lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dover throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dover. That snapped Liddell's head back.
Dover plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Liddell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dover counters with a body kick that stops Liddell in his tracks momentarily.
Dover is working the combinations to good effect here.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a leg kick.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a head kick. That will keep Liddell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a leg kick.
Liddell works Dover's body with a nice hook.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Dover counters with a big head kick but Liddell shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a hook but Dover avoids it easily.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a head kick.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dover connects with a high kick.
Liddell misses with a body punch
and Dover counters with a big head kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
Dover throws a wild body kick that Liddell sees coming a mile off.
A lazy body kick from Liddell
and Dover counters with a nice leg kick.
Dover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liddell's calf.
Liddell cracks Dover with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Dover takes the fight into the clinch.
Dover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liddell has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liddell tries to break the clinch but Dover is controlling the position.
Liddell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dover has him pressed against the cage.
Liddell throws a head punch that misses.
Dover tries to land knees in the clinch but Liddell avoids the damage to the body.
Dover leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Dover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Liddell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liddell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dover at a distance.
Liddell throws a combination that misses
and Dover counters with a series of strikes. Liddell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell throws an off balance right hand
and Dover counters with a good, hard body kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Dover counters with a nice body kick.
Dover lands with a slapping head kick.
Liddell lands a nice hook to Dover's body. Dover takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dover counters with a nice body kick.
Liddell throws a lazy head kick
and Dover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell misses with a combination
and Dover counters with a low kick, right behind Liddell 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dover throws a head kick that Liddell semi-blocks.
Dover lands a head kick. Liddell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dover lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dover thuds his shin into the meat of Liddell's side.
Liddell throws a lazy head kick
and Dover counters with a good, hard body kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
Dover throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell swings widly with a right hand
and Dover counters with a big head kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
Dover lands a head kick!
Liddell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dover counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dover.

Dover breaks the clinch.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Liddell misses with a hook to the body
and Dover counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liddell jabs at Dover's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Dover counters with a head kick. That will keep Liddell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dover slips a jab and a cross from Liddell.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a body kick that stops Liddell in his tracks momentarily.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Dover counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Dover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dover counters with a slapping leg kick.
Liddell misses with a double jab
and Dover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dover.
Liddell misses with a kick to the body
and Dover counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
Dover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Liddell thows a leg kick but Dover checks it
and Dover counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Liddell thows a leg kick but Dover checks it
and Dover counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses
and Dover counters with a low kick, right behind Liddell 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dover throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.

Dover forces Liddell back against the cage and clinches.

Dover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Dover finds it's target.
Liddell misses with a lunging right hand
and Dover counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a leg kick.
Dover throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Liddell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dover throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dover counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Liddell misses
and Dover counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dover will feel that in the morning.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dover has time to react.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Dover is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Liddell cracks Dover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dover is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddell finish him?
Liddell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dover counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liddell's knee momentarily.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Dover's ribs.
Dover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Dover seems to have recovered his senses.
Liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dover tries to clinch up.
Dover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
Chick Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell looks to land a body kick but Dover moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Dover.
Well Dover 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dover!