PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moacyr Domingos De Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Matos comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. 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! Chuck Liddell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Moacyr Domingos De Matos's chin.

Domingos De Matos
vs
Liddell

195 cm
30
213 lbs
30 - 11 - 0

190 cm
30
220 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

DJs Locker
Perkele!

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 30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moacyr Domingos De Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos misses the shot to the body.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - De Matos circles away.
Liddell throws a nice looking combination but De Matos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell misses with a low kick.
De Matos stuns Liddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell looks to throw a body kick
and De Matos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Matos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Matos lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Matos's head backwards.
De Matos throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell thows a leg kick but De Matos checks it
enabling De Matos to counter with a crisp jab.
De Matos throws a solid leg kick but Liddell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Matos.
De Matos moves out of range as Liddell throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell walks into a straight right hand from De Matos.
De Matos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Matos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
De Matos throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Matos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Matos missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Liddell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Matos misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Matos misses with some punches.
De Matos tries to work over Liddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Matos has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell.
De Matos can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.

De Matos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Matos thuds a left hand into Liddell's body.
De Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Matos staying out of range there.
Liddell thumps De Matos with a low kick.
De Matos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Matos blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Matos.
Some bone on bone action there as De Matos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Matos throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
De Matos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddell.
De Matos throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Liddell - just one landing.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Matos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Matos throws a hook but Liddell blocks it.
Liddell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Matos lands a jab to Liddell's midsection.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as De Matos blocks the leg kick.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Matos misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Matos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Liddell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Matos's head backwards.
Liddell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Matos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Matos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Matos throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Liddell looks to land a body kick but De Matos moved away.
Liddell throws a leg kick but De Matos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Matos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liddell counters with a body kick that stops De Matos in his tracks momentarily.
De Matos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Matos checks a low kick from Liddell.
De Matos throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Matos checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moacyr Domingos De Matos 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.

De Matos lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Liddell misses with a straight right.
De Matos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Matos misses the shot to the body.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
De Matos avoids the body shot from Liddell.
De Matos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Matos looks to land a left hand but Liddell moved out of range nicely.
De Matos swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
De Matos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell connects with a right hand. De Matos shakes it off.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Matos connects with a high kick.
Liddell is looking to chop away at De Matos's legs.
A swing and a miss from De Matos.
No joy there for Liddell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Matos blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liddell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Matos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moacyr Domingos De Matos is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell throws a solid leg kick but De Matos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell.
De Matos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell throws a hook but De Matos blocks it.
A jab from De Matos misses.

De Matos lands a big head kick that sends Liddell tumbling to the mat! De Matos takes a step backwards and waves Liddell back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Liddell is rocked!
De Matos blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell is still on wobbly legs! Can De Matos finish him?
Liddell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddell seems to have recovered his senses.
A bone on bone clash there as Liddell blocks the leg kick.
De Matos loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
De Matos misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as De Matos blocks the low kick.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Matos swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chuck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Matos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liddell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Liddell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Matos tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
De Matos lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Matos is defending well for now.
Liddell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
De Matos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Matos avoids it.
A short left from Liddell.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Liddell has closed the distance and engaged De Matos in a clinch.
A short left from Liddell.
De Matos misses with some punches.
De Matos throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
De Matos blocks a body shot from Liddell.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Matos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

De Matos manages to break the clinch.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell tries to bum rush De Matos with a series of wild strikes but De Matos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Liddell. De Matos shrugs it off though.
Liddell throws a series of strikes that have De Matos backpedaling.
De Matos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by De Matos.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Liddell lands a head shot.

De Matos is rocked!
De Matos throws out a leg kick but Liddell moves out of range and De Matos only half commits.
Liddell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Matos.
De Matos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Matos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Matos throws a big shot that misses.
De Matos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Liddell lands a big head kick that sends De Matos tumbling to the mat! Liddell takes a step backwards and waves De Matos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh De Matos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops De Matos! Liddell dives in looking to finish! De Matos is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddell!
Chuck Liddell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.