PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garlin Liddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddle has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Crichton
vs
Liddle

150 cm
35
286 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

192 cm
29
270 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garlin Liddle!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton tries to clinch but Liddle is having none of it.
Donk. Crichton catches Liddle right on the button with a cross.
Liddle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crichton.
Liddle misses with a two punch combination.
Liddle throws a series of punches but Crichton avoids them all with ease.
Crichton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddle moves away.

Crichton clinches up against the cage.

Crichton jumps guard and drags Liddle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crichton keeping moving, preventing Liddle from controlling successfully.

Liddle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crichton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crichton.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crichton passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddle wants to get back to his feet but Crichton drags him back down.
Liddle parries the strikes from Crichton easily there. Crichton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Liddle to escape.
The ground and pound from Crichton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crichton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Crichton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Crichton swings around for an armbar but Liddle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Crichton's guard.
Liddle throwing strikes but missing.
Liddle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crichton is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton wants to control from the top but Liddle keeps moving.

Liddle is working an open guard so Crichton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Liddle misses with a wild combination.
Liddle misses with a head kick.
Liddle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crichton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddle misses with a jab, cross combination.

Crichton drives through with a takedown into Liddle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crichton controlling from the top position.
Liddle wants to stand and escape but Crichton is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Liddle throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Crichton escapes and throws Liddle's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Crichton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Liddle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Crichton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Crichton decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crichton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crichton lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crichton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crichton trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crichton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crichton trying to control the action but Liddle is working from the bottom.
Liddle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Crichton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Liddle tries to close the distance and clinch but Crichton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crichton misses the shot to the body.
Liddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crichton.
Crichton fails to land the takedown.
Crichton scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Garlin Liddle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crichton just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddle throws a series of punches but Crichton moves out of range.
Michael Crichton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Crichton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Liddle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Crichton is controlling him well.
Liddle defending against the ground and pound.
Liddle tries to improve position but can't.
Crichton gets to mount! Liddle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Crichton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Liddle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddle is desperately trying to improve his position but Crichton has a good base and remains in mount.
Crichton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liddle taking shots to the head.
Liddle is breathing heavily.
Crichton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crichton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Liddle is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Liddle wants to hold on but Crichton pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crichton wants to control the pace but Liddle is squirming around nicely.
Crichton with shots to the head and body - Liddle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crichton lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddle's face.
Liddle wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Crichton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Liddle manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Liddle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crichton wants to control but Liddle is keeping him busy.
Crichton working the head with strikes.
Crichton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddle can do to turn this around?
Liddle pushes Crichton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Crichton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Crichton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liddle has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton trying to control the action but Liddle is working from the bottom.
Liddle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crichton trying to mount his opponent but Liddle defends it.
Crichton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crichton trying to control from half guard but Liddle is working away.
Liddle wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddle defending well though.

Crichton is looking for a kimura but Liddle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crichton to get the leverage.
Crichton is nestled in close to Liddle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Michael Crichton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crichton trying to advance position but Liddle counters by regaining guard.
Crichton wants to control from the top but Liddle keeps moving.
Crichton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crichton looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crichton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Liddle wants to get back to his feet but Crichton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Crichton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garlin Liddle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Crichton throws a series of punches but Liddle moves out of range.
Liddle misses with the combination.
Liddle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddle throws a nice looking combination but Crichton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Crichton has closed the distance and engaged Liddle in a clinch.

Crichton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Liddle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Crichton is landing with strikes. Liddle can't take much more of this.

Crichton working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Crichton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
BOOM! Crichton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Liddle tries to reverse the position but Crichton maintains control.
Crichton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liddle looks a forlorn figure.
Liddle wants to hold on but Crichton pushes him away.
Liddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liddle is squirming around, avoiding Crichton's attempts to control the action.
Crichton with the ground and pound from mount.
Crichton tries to control but Liddle wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Crichton is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Liddle to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Liddle shrugs it off.
Crichton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
BOOM! Crichton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crichton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Liddle looks a forlorn figure.

That has opened up Garlin Liddle's cut even more.
Crichton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crichton dominating with strikes here.

The cut above Garlin Liddle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton lands a heavy elbow.

Garlin Liddle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Crichton!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Crichton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.