PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choke Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell has chosen Intro - DMX as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rick
vs
Liddell

188 cm
30
205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
29
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choke Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Rick shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Rick misses
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Rick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rick wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddell as he jumps to the side.
Choke Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rick swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rick is defended easily by Liddell.
Liddell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rick manages to avoid it.

Liddell tries to keep at a distance but Rick has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick is trying to drag Liddell to the mat but Liddell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Rick has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Rick has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rick thinking.
Nice uppercut there from Liddell.
Rick shoots in looking for a takedown but Liddell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Rick tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Rick's ribs.
Rick tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rick shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell digs a good hook to Rick's body.
Rick shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Rick fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liddell with a jab.
Rick tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters with a left and a right that stings Rick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Liddell clobbers Rick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddell digs a good hook to Rick's body.
Ricardo Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rick darts in and clinches Liddell up against the cage.
Rick goes for a takedown attempt but Liddell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rick avoids the body shot from Liddell.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rick shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Rick misses with a takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Liddell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Rick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liddell jabs at Rick's body.
Rick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
Rick is breathing heavily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell throws out a powerful jab.
Rick misses with a takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Rick misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Liddell works Rick's body with a nice hook.
Liddell lands a jab to Rick's midsection.
Rick fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rick has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell lands a body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rick tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liddell.
Rick avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rick tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Choke 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rick shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Choke Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Liddell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Liddell holds on and takes a little breather.
Rick preventing the sweep.
Rick won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
Liddell wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rick postures up.
Rick trying to control but Liddell is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Choke Liddell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liddell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell. No joy for Rick on that attempt.
Rick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rick tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Rick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a head shot.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rick misses with a takedown
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rick's hands.
Rick shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ricardo Rick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liddell lands with a good body shot.
Rick misses with a right hand
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
Rick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rick misses with a takedown
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liddell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rick shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rick with a poor takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Rick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rick back to the cage. Liddell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Liddell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ricks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rick misses with a takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rick doesn't seem phased though.
Liddell takes a swing at Rick's ribcage but misses.
Liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Liddell throws a push kick but Rick slaps the foot to one side.
A left lands for Liddell.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Rick has his takedown stuffed
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell connects with a body shot.
Rick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Liddell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rick doesn't seem phased though.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Rick misses with a takedown
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rick misses with a takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Choke Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liddell catches Rick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rick.
Rick misses with a takedown attempt
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liddell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rick with a poor takedown
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Choke Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liddell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Choke Liddell!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Choke Liddell!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Choke Liddell!

Choke Liddell wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Choke Liddell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.