PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell's entrance music is Ice Cold. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Willis's choice of entrance music: As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Liddell
vs
Willis

190 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
212 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chay Willis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddell.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Willis circles away.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick
and Willis counters with a straight right hand.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
Willis with a nice cross.
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!
Willis misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws a hook to the side of Liddell's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willis keeps the fight on the outside.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Liddell is just out of range.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Willis.
Liddell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Willis misses.
Willis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Willis on the side of the head.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Willis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. Willis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Willis. That snapped Liddell's head back.
Willis blocks a jab.
Willis cracks Liddell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Willis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liddell counters with a head kick. That will keep Willis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Liddell backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Willis's temple! It sends Willis violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Liddell celebrates and the doctors try to help Willis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Chuck Liddell!
During a confident post fight interview, Chuck Liddell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.