PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redenbacher's entrance music is Danger Zone. A fine choice. Liddell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ice Cold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Redenbacher
vs
Liddell

190 cm
28
220 lbs
28 - 6 - 1

190 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Liddell.

It looks like Orville Redenbacher has been cut.
Redenbacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
Liddell pushes off an throws an elbow but Redenbacher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Liddell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liddell throws an elbow but misses.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Redenbacher blocks with his arms.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Redenbacher shrugs off.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Redenbacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redenbacher misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Liddell.
Redenbacher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Redenbacher blocks with his arms.
Redenbacher blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Redenbacher blocks with his arms.
Redenbacher has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell.
Redenbacher takes a knee right on the jaw!

Orville Redenbacher's cut is getting worse.
Redenbacher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddell or not.
Redenbacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redenbacher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Redenbacher misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell struggles to land a body shot inside as Redenbacher controls his hands.
Liddell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Redenbacher has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell.
Liddell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Redenbacher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liddell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Liddell struggles to land a body shot inside as Redenbacher controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liddell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redenbacher managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice shot to the body.
Redenbacher is breathing heavily.
Redenbacher struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Redenbacher lands with a short shot to the head.
Redenbacher blocks an elbow strike.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher lands a right hand.
Redenbacher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Redenbacher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redenbacher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Redenbacher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redenbacher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Redenbacher keeps him there for the moment.
Redenbacher swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liddell.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Liddell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Liddell lands a shot to the body.
Redenbacher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Redenbacher avoids the damage to the body.
Liddell looking to throw knees to the head but Redenbacher is blocking nicely.
A short left from Liddell.
Redenbacher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice elbow.
Liddell misses with an elbow over the top.
Redenbacher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Redenbacher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!
Redenbacher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redenbacher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liddell throws a head kick but Redenbacher moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redenbacher cracks Liddell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Redenbacher.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liddell 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 Redenbacher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Redenbacher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orville Redenbacher's cut.
That's time! Redenbacher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Liddell checks a low kick from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher moves away from the strike by Liddell.

Liddell has closed the distance and engaged Redenbacher in a clinch.
Redenbacher misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redenbacher avoids it.
Redenbacher tries to throw a body punch but Liddell avoids it by throwing Redenbacher back against the cage.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Liddell.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Redenbacher shrugs off.
Liddell blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liddell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Redenbacher's brow.
Redenbacher digs a right hand into Liddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddell's gas tank.
Redenbacher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that Redenbacher shrugs off.

Orville Redenbacher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Chuck Liddell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redenbacher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redenbacher swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Redenbacher fails to land.
Liddell pushes off an throws an elbow but Redenbacher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Redenbacher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
Redenbacher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redenbacher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Redenbacher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Redenbachers head.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell landing knees to the head.

Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Redenbacher moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
Redenbacher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
Redenbacher tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Liddell is able to avoid easily.
Redenbacher looks to land a combination. Liddell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
A nice combination there by Redenbacher.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Redenbacher moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell thumps Redenbacher with a low kick.
Redenbacher tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Redenbacher throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Redenbacher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Jeez, Orville Redenbacher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Redenbacher connects with a looping right hand.
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Redenbacher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Redenbacher misses with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Liddell checks a leg kick.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Redenbacher avoids nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liddell, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a hook.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redenbacher lands a nice shot to the body.
Orville Redenbacher is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redenbacher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redenbacher thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Redenbacher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liddell throws a body punch but Redenbacher moves out of range.
Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Redenbacher looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redenbacher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.
Redenbacher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Liddell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Orville Redenbacher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Redenbacher.
Liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Redenbacher, right into the meat.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
Liddell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Liddell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Redenbacher misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Liddell throws a right hand that Redenbacher ducks under and follows up with a left that Redenbacher also avoids with ease.
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Redenbacher with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
Redenbacher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Redenbacher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddell looks to land a combination. Redenbacher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danga de danga de dang - Liddell scores with a four punch combination!
Redenbacher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liddell finds it's way round the side to connect with Redenbacher's head.
A leg kick checked by Redenbacher.
Liddell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liddell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liddell digs a good body shot into Redenbacher's ribs.
Redenbacher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Liddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redenbacher throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Redenbacher misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Liddell misses its intended target.
Liddell scores with a jab to the body.
Liddell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redenbacher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Liddell wants to land a leg kick but Redenbacher is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liddell with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Redenbacher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redenbacher. Redenbacher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher throws a leg kick which misses Liddell's front leg but catches the back leg as Liddell tries to avoid it.
Liddell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Redenbacher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redenbacher misses with a body shot.

Liddell moves into the clinch.
Liddell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Redenbacher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redenbacher is defending well for now.
Orville Redenbacher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Redenbacher dodges an elbow strike from Liddell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redenbacher blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell swings wildly with an uppercut but Redenbacher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Redenbacher blocks with his arms.
Liddell stalls.
Liddell lands a nice knee to the body.
Liddell lands an elbow that stopped Redenbacher in his tracks for a moment.
Liddell lands an elbow just above Redenbacher 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orville Redenbacher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chuck Liddell!
An out of breath Chuck Liddell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.