PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Disposition (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel has chosen Ektomorf - Show your fist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Disposition
vs
Liddel

188 cm
28
193 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

185 cm
26
192 lbs
24 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

160! - Sale!
160! - Sale!

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
Canadian Fighter Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Disposition!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disposition tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddel misses with a looping left.
Disposition throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Disposition connects with a leg kick. Liddel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Disposition looks for the body kick but Liddel saw that one coming.
Disposition thuds a left hand into Liddel's body.
Liddel checks the leg kick.
Liddel checks the leg kick nicely there.

Disposition gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Disposition.
Liddel lands a left hand.
Disposition keeps control of Liddel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddel tries to throw a body punch but Disposition avoids it by throwing Liddel back against the cage.
Disposition misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition misses with the head strike.
Disposition can't find room to land a body shot as Liddel controls the action.
Liddel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Disposition.
Disposition working aggressively here.
Disposition blocks a body shot from Liddel.
Disposition lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Liddel takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tota Liddel has been cut.
Liddel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Disposition.
Disposition tries a body shot but Liddel blocks it.
Disposition lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddel or not.
Disposition has a couple of punches blocked by Liddel.
Disposition blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition prevents Liddel from breaking the clinch.
Disposition misses with the head strike.
Liddel blocks an elbow strike from Disposition.
Liddel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liddel is trying to break the clinch but Disposition has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Liddel fails to land.
Disposition throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddel prevents a body shot from Disposition.
Disposition is leaning against Liddel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Disposition fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disposition misses with some punches.
Disposition lands a nice shot to the body.
Disposition misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liddel takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liddel struggles to land a body shot inside as Disposition controls his hands.
Liddel trying to control the position but instead, Disposition has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liddel into the cage.
Disposition pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Disposition tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liddel scores with a shot to the side of Disposition's head.
Disposition tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddel's elbow.
Liddel has a couple of punches blocked by Disposition.
A short right from Liddel.
Disposition looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Liddel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Disposition backwards.
Disposition lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Disposition lands a right hand.
Liddel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disposition throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liddels head.
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!
Disposition tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddel lands a nice shot to the body.
Disposition lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Disposition lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disposition misses with a punch on the inside.
Disposition working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Liddel.
Liddel just leaning against Disposition, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunny Disposition dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tota Liddel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Disposition thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Disposition explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Disposition has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Liddel misses with a body shot.
Liddel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Disposition.
Disposition scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Disposition takes a swing at Liddel's ribcage but misses.
Disposition looks for the body kick but Liddel saw that one coming.
Liddel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Disposition is looking to slow Liddel down with leg kicks.
Disposition throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Disposition moves in looking to clinch but Liddel pushes him off.
Disposition misses with a head kick.
Liddel misses with the combination.
Disposition fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liddel is out of range and Disposition settles back down.
Disposition misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Liddel moves out of range as Disposition strikes.
Liddel throws a big shot that misses.
Liddel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Disposition is looking to wear down Liddel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Liddel misses the jab.
Sunny Disposition seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disposition fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddel manages to avoid it.
Liddel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disposition tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Disposition jabs at Liddel's body.
Disposition swings for the body but Liddel moves out of range.
Disposition tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liddel throws out a leg kick but Disposition moves out of range and Liddel only half commits.
Disposition misses with a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition cracks the inside of Liddel's front leg.
Disposition scores with a shot to the body.
Disposition gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Disposition takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Disposition connects with a leg kick. Liddel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Disposition changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddel.
Liddel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Disposition.
Disposition lands a front kick.
Liddel tries to land a front kick but Disposition steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Disposition swinging wildly here.
Disposition tries a head kick but it misses.
Disposition moves in looking to clinch but Liddel pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Liddel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel swats away the attempt to clinch by Disposition.
Disposition throws a leg kick
enabling Liddel to counter with a crisp jab.
Sunny Disposition is winning the standup battle so far.
Disposition tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Disposition with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Disposition misses with a head kick.
Disposition is looking to slow Liddel down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Disposition.
Disposition is looking to clinch.
Liddel misses with an uppercut.
Disposition bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liddel cracks Disposition with a good jab.
Liddel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liddel misses with a low kick as Disposition jumps back.
Disposition tries to clinch but Liddel is having none of it.

Disposition gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel trying to stall but Disposition improves his position.
Disposition takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel blocking some punches.
Liddel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Disposition creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Liddel's defenses.

Liddel breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Disposition blocks the leg kick.
Liddel jabs at Disposition's body.
Disposition throws a series of strikes that have Liddel backpedaling.
Disposition looks to land a body kick but Liddel moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Disposition slips a straight right by Liddel.
Liddel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Disposition.
Disposition swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunny Disposition dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tota Liddel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Liddel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Disposition connects with a looping right hand.
Liddel moves out of range of the leg kick from Disposition.
Liddel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Disposition throws a body kick that misses.
Liddel checks a low kick from Disposition.

Disposition pushes Liddel up against the cage in a clinch.
Liddel gets through Disposition's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Disposition.
Liddel avoids a wild elbow strike from Disposition.
Disposition swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Disposition missing with knees to the body.
Disposition struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddel controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddel wants to stall.
Disposition trying to land knees to the body.
Disposition has Liddel pressed against the cage, preventing Liddel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Disposition misses with a body punch.
Liddel misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Liddel.
Disposition throws a head punch that misses.
Disposition lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Liddel prevents a body shot from Disposition.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Disposition.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Disposition scores with a shoulder strike.
Disposition throws a knee to the head but misses.
Disposition with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Disposition has a couple of punches blocked by Liddel.
Disposition lands a right hand.
Disposition fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disposition throws an elbow that misses.
Sunny Disposition has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Disposition scores a nice knee to the body.
Disposition blocking some punches.
Disposition tries to land a knee to the head but Liddel blocks with his arms.
Disposition tries to throw a body punch but Liddel avoids it by throwing Disposition back against the cage.
Liddel avoiding damage as Disposition throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition scores with a hook to the body.
Liddel can't find room to land a body shot as Disposition controls the action.
Liddel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liddel misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Disposition throws an elbow but misses.

Liddel breaks the clinch.
Liddel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Disposition lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Disposition moves out of range as Liddel throws a body kick.
Disposition feints a jab promting Liddel to slip. Disposition then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liddel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Disposition scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liddel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liddel misses with a looping right.
Disposition paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Disposition's jab looks to have found its range, popping Liddel under the eye.
A jab from Liddel misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Disposition as he connects with a hook.
Disposition throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liddel's head.
Disposition moves away from the strike by Liddel.
Liddel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Disposition moves out of range as Liddel strikes.
Disposition throws a leg kick that is checked
and Liddel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddel swings for the body but Disposition moves out of range.
Disposition thuds a left hand into Liddel's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Disposition lands a leg kick that knocks Liddel off balance momentarily.
Liddel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Disposition connects with a solid leg kick.
Liddel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunny Disposition clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tota Liddel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Disposition throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Disposition wants to land a leg kick but Liddel is out of range.
Liddel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddel needs to keep his hands up - Disposition had a free shot at his head there.
Liddel misses the jab.
A low kick from Disposition misses
and Liddel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Disposition lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liddel at a distance.
Liddel blocks a head kick by Disposition.
Disposition misses with the body kick
and Liddel counters with a right hand to the body.
Disposition throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddel takes a swing at Disposition's ribcage but misses.
Liddel swings for the body but Disposition moves out of range.
Liddel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liddel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disposition throws a leg kick
and Liddel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Liddel tried to score with a low kick but Disposition checks it.
Disposition's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liddel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Disposition scrambles back to his feet.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Disposition tries to work over Liddel's front leg with a kick but Liddel checks it.
Disposition looks to land a right hand but Liddel moved out of range.
Disposition lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from Liddel tenderised Disposition's leg. Disposition is trying to keep his angry face on.
Disposition lands with a kick to the temple. Liddel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters circling a little - Disposition finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liddel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Disposition.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disposition throws a leg kick that misses.
Liddel moves out of range of the leg kick from Disposition.
Disposition getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Disposition lands a head kick. Liddel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disposition smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Disposition fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddel is out of range.
Liddel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Disposition throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Disposition misses with a body shot.
Liddel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Liddel.
Disposition connects with an inside leg kick.
Liddel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Disposition counters with a two punch combo.
Disposition throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Liddel misses.
Liddel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Disposition.
Disposition feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liddel's calf.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Disposition connects with an inside leg kick.
Liddel throws a big shot that misses.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Disposition.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel scores with a jab. Disposition acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddel scores with a nice strike.
Liddel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Disposition. Disposition obviously looking to wear him down.
Disposition tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Disposition throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disposition moves to clinch but Liddel breaks away
and Liddel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Disposition connects with a leg kick. Liddel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Disposition throws a jab when Liddel was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disposition fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Liddel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Disposition tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Disposition avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunny Disposition had his way with Tota Liddel in that round.
The cut man is working on Tota Liddel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Disposition misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Disposition.
Disposition tries to land a leg kick but Liddel saw it coming and moves away.
Disposition finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liddel avoids the body shot from Disposition.
Disposition just misses with a punch to the body.

Disposition drives through and clinches with Liddel against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Disposition.
Liddel misses with a body punch.
Disposition makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Disposition misses with a hook from the clinch.
Disposition lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disposition tries to work over Liddel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel wants to stall.
Disposition crunches a lovely knee into Liddel's ribcage.
Disposition lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liddel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A head punch on the inside from Disposition fails to land.
Disposition lands with a short shot to the head.
Disposition misses with the head strike.
Disposition throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Disposition swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Disposition lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Disposition.
Liddel connects with a body shot that sends Disposition's belly button to the back.
Disposition connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Liddel's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disposition just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel throws a leg kick
and Disposition counters with an inside leg kick.
Disposition throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddel moves out of range as Disposition throws a body kick.
Liddel blocks a head kick by Disposition.
Disposition fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddel is out of range.
Disposition swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Disposition.
Disposition throws a body kick that misses.
Disposition lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Disposition is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddel can do to turn this around?
Liddel throws a right hand that misses
and Disposition connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tota Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Liddel.
Liddel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Disposition lands with a shot to the body.
Disposition tries to clinch up but Liddel circles away and keeps his distance.
Liddel looks to throw the jab but Disposition is out of range.
Disposition lands a right hook to the body.
Liddel lands a jab to Disposition's midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Liddel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liddel throws a shot to the body.
Liddel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Liddel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Disposition looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddel is just out of range.
Liddel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disposition throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liddel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disposition wants to clinch.
Liddel moves out of range as Disposition strikes.
Disposition turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Disposition throws a front kick aimed at Liddel's knee but Liddel avoids it well.
Disposition tries a low kick but Liddel avoids it.
Liddel lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disposition doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddel circles away.
Disposition wants to land a leg kick but Liddel is out of range.
Disposition scores with a head kick. Liddel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sunny Disposition is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Disposition feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liddel's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sunny Disposition showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Disposition has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Disposition!
A very excited looking Sunny Disposition made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.