PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kirovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Campeão, Vencedor. Alex Kirovski looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kirovski
vs
Liddel

190 cm
27
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Kirovski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel misses with a takedown attempt

and Kirovski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kirovski .
Liddel has a couple of punches blocked by Kirovski .
Liddel misses with a punch on the inside.

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

Liddel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Liddel working the strikes but Kirovski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Liddel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Liddel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liddel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liddel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Kirovski has one foot on Liddel's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kirovski leaves Liddel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liddel fails with the takedown.
Alex Kirovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Liddel.
Kirovski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Liddel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirovski tries to score with a low kick but Liddel moves his leg out of the way.
Liddel fails with the takedown
and Kirovski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liddel really felt that one!
Kirovski throws a sloppy head kick and Liddel moves out of range easily.
Kirovski is breathing heavily.
Kirovski leaves Liddel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kirovski .

It looks like Frank Liddel has been cut.

Kirovski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Liddel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Liddel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kirovski is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kirovski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!

Alex Kirovski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kirovski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Liddel to the ground. Kirovski is now in Liddel's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirovski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Alex Kirovski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Liddel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kirovski counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries for a takedown but Kirovski circles away easily

and Kirovski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Liddel won't be happy with that.

Kirovski stands up and beckons Liddel to his feet.
Liddel tries for a takedown but Kirovski circles away easily

and Kirovski moves into the clinch.
Liddel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liddel throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirovski .
A head punch on the inside from Liddel fails to land.
Liddel throws a head punch that misses.
Liddel misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirovski blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Kirovski breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel shoots in for a double leg but Kirovski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liddel tries for a takedown but Kirovski circles away easily
and Kirovski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a takedown attempt
and Kirovski counters with a nice body kick.
Liddel misses with a takedown attempt
and Kirovski counters with a one-two to the body.
Kirovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kirovski 's waist but Kirovski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddel off to one side.

Liddel tries to sprawl but Kirovski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kirovski prevents Liddel from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirovski works his way into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Kirovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Liddel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kirovski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Liddel's guard.
Liddel wants to stand up but Kirovski is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kirovski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Liddel.
Liddel fails with the takedown

and Kirovski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kirovski stops Liddel from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirovski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liddel's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirovski moves nicely into side control.
Kirovski controls the position from side control.

Kirovski decides to stand back up. Kirovski steps back and let's Liddel get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a takedown
and Kirovski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alex Kirovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Liddel.
Kirovski misses with a head kick.
Liddel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kirovski swivels and escapes.
Liddel shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirovski tries to sprawl out of it but Liddel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddel has his takedown stuffed

and Kirovski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kirovski .

Kirovski 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddel misses with a takedown attempt
and Kirovski counters with a nice leg kick.
Liddel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Kirovski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Liddel wants to stand and escape but Kirovski is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirovski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Kirovski .
Liddel fails with the takedown.
Liddel misses with a takedown attempt

and Kirovski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Liddel's guard.
Kirovski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alex Kirovski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Kirovski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Liddel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kirovski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank Liddel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirovski as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddel.
Liddel tries for a takedown but Kirovski circles away easily

and Kirovski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Liddel's guard.
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!
Kirovski pushing down on Liddel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kirovski slows the pace down in half guard.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Kirovski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Liddel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liddel.

Liddel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kirovski to the ground. Liddel is now in Kirovski 's guard.
Kirovski looking to control.
Liddel throws an elbow that misses. Kirovski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Liddel's guard. Nice move by Kirovski !
Liddel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Liddel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Alex Kirovski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Liddel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Liddel gets caught napping as Kirovski dives in and scores a takedown. Liddel manages to retain guard.
Liddel can't keep his opponent in guard - Kirovski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kirovski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kirovski controlling the action here.
Frank Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel is trying to stand.

Kirovski is looking for a kimura here.

Kirovski is working for a submission of some sort.
Liddel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirovski . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Liddel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kirovski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kirovski is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Kirovski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirovski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Kirovski !