PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tota Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothschild comes to the cage accompanied by The Light. Liddel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ektomorf - Show your fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rothschild
vs
Liddel

188 cm
28
192 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

185 cm
27
192 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bancroft Rothschild!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tota Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddel.
Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddel.

Rothschild closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Liddel fails to land.

Liddel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liddel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Liddel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liddel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range and Liddel settles back down.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild sizes up Liddel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liddel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Liddel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liddel is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rothschild was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddel.
A lazy body kick from Liddel
and Rothschild counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick
and Liddel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rothschild's knee momentarily.
Rothschild scores with a nice head shot.

Liddel gets tackled into the cage by Rothschild. Rothschild maintains the clinch.
Liddel blocks an uppercut.
Liddel misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rothschild lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Liddel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Liddel's head backwards.
No joy there for Rothschild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Liddel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Liddel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild tries to land a front kick but Liddel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rothschild looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Liddel slaps the foot to one side.
Liddel tries a low kick but Rothschild avoids it.
Liddel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddel manages to avoid it.
Rothschild cracks Liddel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rothschild looks to land a combination but Liddel avoids it well.
Liddel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rothschilds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Liddel's body.
Rothschild tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Rothschild lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liddel doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rothschild as he connects with a hook.
Liddel misses with an uppercut
and Rothschild counters with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild tries to move into range but Liddel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rothschild thows a leg kick but Liddel checks it
and Liddel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rothschild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Liddel slaps the foot to one side.
Rothschild lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rothschild with a nice cross.
Rothschild wants to slow Liddel down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild feints and then cracks Liddel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddel down.
Sloppy strikes from Liddel. Those never looked like landing.
Liddel thows a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Liddel's front leg but catches the back leg as Liddel tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddel.
Good leg kick by Rothschild there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Rothschild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Liddel misses its intended target.
Rothschild moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Liddel down.
Rothschild fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liddel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rothschild takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rothschild thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel misses the shot to the body.
Liddel swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick
and Rothschild counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bancroft Rothschild will probably get the nod.
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.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Liddel checks a leg kick.
Liddel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rothschild tries to bum rush Liddel with a series of wild strikes but Liddel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Liddel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rothschild counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rothschild there.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddel misses with a lunging right hand

and Rothschild counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rothschild.
Liddel is leaning against Rothschild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
Liddel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liddel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rothschild's elbow.
Rothschild trying to land knees to the body.
Liddel lands a nice uppercut.
Liddel is trying to push Rothschild away but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rothschild lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liddel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rothschild lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rothschild.
Rothschild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rothschild throws a head punch that misses.
Rothschild misses with a knee to the head.
Liddel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.
Rothschild lands an elbow that stopped Liddel in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddel.
Liddel stalling against the cage.
Rothschild lands a right hand.
Rothschild swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rothschild swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddel.
Rothschild tries to work over Liddel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel throws a head punch that misses.
Liddel tries to work over Rothschild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liddel is trying to break the clinch but Rothschild has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Liddel on the inside.
Rothschild lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liddel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddel misses with a punch on the inside.
Rothschild lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddel backwards.
Rothschild throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddel.
Liddel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rothschild backwards.

Liddel breaks the clinch.
Donk. Rothschild catches Liddel right on the button with a cross.
Liddel throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Liddel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Liddel looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild misses with an uppercut. Liddel saw that one coming.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Liddel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rothschild momentarily.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liddel scores with a one two! Rothschild had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Liddel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rothschild fails to land with a series of punches.
Liddel looks to land a left hand but Rothschild moved out of range nicely.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddel.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liddel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liddel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rothschild moves away.
A big left from Liddel misses.
Jab, jab by Rothschild - just one landing.
Rothschild tries to clinch up.
Liddel takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild blocks the body kick.
Liddel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rothschild tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liddel is able to avoid easily.
Liddel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rothschild - that will leave a mark!
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bancroft Rothschild will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Liddel throws out a loose jab but Rothschild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rothschild checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rothschild keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liddel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddel walks into a left hand.
Rothschild digs a good hook to Liddel's body.
Liddel misses with a wild body shot.
Liddel thuds his shin into the meat of Rothschild's side.
Rothschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddel was well out of range. Poor timing from Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a body punch
and Liddel counters with a left to the body.
Rothschild lands a head kick!
Rothschild goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rothschild fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liddel checks it well.
Rothschild just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddel moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Liddel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liddel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Liddel tenderised Rothschild's leg. Rothschild is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rothschild has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rothschild there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rothschild takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rothschild 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.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddel moves out of range of the leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liddel is out of range.
Liddel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liddel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Liddel checks it.
Liddel scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel walks into a left hand.
Rothschild takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddel throws a poor cross that misses
and Rothschild counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liddel thinking.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Liddel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Liddel.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Liddel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liddel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddel. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddel just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Liddel is looking to slow Rothschild down with leg kicks.
Liddel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a low kick as Liddel jumps back.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rothschild.
Rothschild connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liddel scores with a leg kick.
Rothschild tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bancroft Rothschild is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.
Liddel tries to land a body kick
and Rothschild counters with a leg kick.
Liddel takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddel.
Rothschild looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rothschild connects with the punch.
Liddel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rothschild.
Liddel misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Liddel looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Liddel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rothschild.
Liddel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddel.
Liddel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddel ducks right into an uppercut from Rothschild.
Liddel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Liddel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bancroft Rothschild did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Rothschild takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses
and Liddel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddel manages to avoid it.
Rothschild lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liddel takes a step back to recover.
Liddel throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Liddel misses with a body shot.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddel.
Rothschild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rothschild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rothschild fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Liddel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Liddel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rothschild is out of range and Liddel settles back down.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rothschild with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Rothschild 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liddel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Liddel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rothschild connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liddel scrambles back to his feet.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liddel wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Rothschild throws a body kick that misses.
Liddel looks for the body kick but Rothschild saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rothschild. That's going to slow Liddel down.
Liddel lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Rothschild lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Liddel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Liddel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddel scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Liddel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddel takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Liddel takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Liddel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rothschild walks into a left hand.
Rothschild stuns Liddel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddel misses with a body shot.
Liddel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Liddel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rothschild can pounce on him.
Rothschild scores with a shot to the body.
Rothschild checks a leg kick.
Rothschild scoring well with a low kick there.
Liddel swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a two punch combination.
Liddel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddel throws a looping overhand right but Rothschild ducks down to avoid it.
Liddel misses with a leg kick
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddel throws a chopping leg kick but Rothschild manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Liddel misses with a hook
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddel lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Liddel misses
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild moves out of range of the body kick from Liddel.
An inside leg kick from Liddel misses.
Liddel moves out of range of the leg kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Rothschild fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rothschild.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild lands with an overhand left.
Rothschild throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liddel's head.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel throws a leg kick but Rothschild moved away.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Liddel's belly button to the back.
Rothschild feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Liddel's head backwards.
Liddel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Liddel.
Rothschild lands a nice hook to Liddel's body. Liddel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bancroft Rothschild will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Liddel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rothschild is able to avoid easily.
Rothschild tries to work over Liddel's front leg with a kick but Liddel checks it.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rothschild checks the leg kick.
Rothschild is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddel.
A head kick by Liddel misses
and Rothschild counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothschild throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Liddel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rothschild scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rothschild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liddel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Liddel counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Liddel slaps the foot to one side.
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Liddel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liddel is looking to chop away at Rothschild's legs.
Liddel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liddel blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
Liddel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Liddel looks for the body kick but Rothschild saw that one coming.
Rothschild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild tests Liddel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothschild has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddel.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild jabs Liddel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rothschild throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothschild tests Liddel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Liddel.
Rothschild with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddel misses with a looping right.
Rothschild lands a really nice looking cross but Liddel seems unphased.
Rothschild looks to land a body kick but Liddel moved away.
Tota Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liddel checks a leg kick.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liddel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Liddel misses.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses.
Rothschild lands a high kick!
Rothschild cracks a nice hook into Liddel's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liddel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rothschild has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rothschild and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Liddel misses.
Rothschild checks a low kick from Liddel.
Rothschild plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rothschild blocks a jab.
Rothschild misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothschild feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liddel scores with a jab. Rothschild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Liddel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rothschild checks the leg kick.
Liddel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rothschild jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to work over Liddel's front leg with a kick but Liddel checks it.
Rothschild lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bancroft Rothschild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rothschild misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bancroft Rothschild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rothschild 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:47
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bancroft Rothschild!
Bancroft Rothschild is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Bancroft Rothschild, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.