PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Oh
vs
Liddell

187 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell slips a jab from Oh.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Oh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddell lands a leg kick that knocks Oh off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Oh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Oh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oh. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liddell, right into the meat.
Liddell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oh will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh misses with a hook
and Liddell counters with a good low kick that Oh was not able to check.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
Oh misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Liddell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oh is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Oh loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
Liddell lands a leg kick that knocks Oh off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liddell throws a leg kick but Oh checks it.
Liddell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddell.
Oh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell throws a front kick aimed at Oh's knee but Oh avoids it well.
Liddell throws a head kick but Oh moves out of range.
Oh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oh throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. Oh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liddell lands a leg kick that knocks Oh off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Oh.
Liddell throws a hook but Oh avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oh moves away.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oh. That did some damage!
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
Liddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oh.
Oh throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a big head kick but Oh shrugs it off.
Oh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh throws out a powerful jab.
Liddell misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice looking body kick.
Liddell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Oh's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh tries to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Oh. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Liddell.
Oh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Liddell tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Liddell scores with a kick to the body.
Oh tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve Oh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Oh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Oh throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Oh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddell slips a jab from Oh.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
Oh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liddell momentarily.
Liddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oh's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oh 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.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Liddell thumps Oh with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh.
That kick from Liddell tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Liddell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oh misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Liddell.
Liddell cracks the inside of Oh's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Oh misses with a hook.
Oh 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Oh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oh. That did some damage!
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Oh moves forwards but Liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liddell scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liddell - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell throws a head kick that Oh semi-blocks.
Liddell throws a nice head kick!
Liddell thows a body kick. Oh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liddell.
Liddell connects with an inside leg kick.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh misses with a body shot.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Liddell, right into the meat.
Oh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liddell. Liddell obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Liddell.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Oh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell punishes Oh's body with a nice straight punch.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell thumps Oh with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell 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!

Oh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liddell circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Oh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Liddell.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddell throws a looping overhand right but Oh ducks down to avoid it.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liddell checks a leg kick.
Liddell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liddell cracks the inside of Oh's front leg.
Liddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Liddell fakes the leg kick and cracks Oh in the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liddell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddell.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh misses with a body shot.
Liddell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oh rather than just go for the knockout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liddell - that will leave a mark!
Liddell pushes Oh away with a front kick.
Liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell scores with a push kick.
Liddell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oh's calf.
Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Oh's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh tries to avoid it.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh works over Liddell's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Liddell throws a low kick, looking for Oh's leg but Oh calmly moves out of range.
Liddell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Liddell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liddell scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell feints and then cracks Oh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oh down.
Liddell connects with a high kick.
Liddell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oh.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Oh.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Oh blocks the leg kick.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oh avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Oh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liddell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oh.
Oh thuds his right hand into Liddell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liddell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh lands a jab to Liddell's midsection.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Oh misses with a looping right.
Oh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh misses with a straight right.
Oh lands a really nice looking cross but Liddell seems unphased.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liddell!
Liddell wants to slow Oh down by chopping away at his legs.
Oh throws the left hand but Liddell avoids the punch easily.
Steve Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh misses the body punch
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oh's knee momentarily.
Liddell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh lands a jab to Liddell's midsection.
Oh misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Oh.
Oh swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell scores with a leg kick.
Chuck Liddell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh misses with a hook. Liddell ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddell 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Liddell!
In his post fight interview, Chuck Liddell started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.