PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quik Yin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Yin
vs
Liddell

185 cm
22
222 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

MMA's Best Nutrition

Team S.W.A.T.

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quik Yin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yin looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Yin fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yin counters with a single leg into guard. Liddell didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.

Yin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Liddell pulls Yin in to control the position.
Yin trying to control but Liddell is working from the bottom.
Yin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yin 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.
Yin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yin chips away with some ground and pound.
Yin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liddell wants to stand but Yin is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Yin from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Yin moves away and avoids it.
Liddell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Yin moves away and avoids it.
Liddell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddell pinned against the cage. Liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Yin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yin seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Liddell is holding on tight.
Liddell wants to control but Yin is having none of it.
Yin looking to finish with strikes here!
Yin wants to control the pace but Liddell is squirming around nicely.
Yin with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yin with a couple of short strikes.
Liddell is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Yin has taken his back.
Liddell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Yin patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Liddell is keeping busy.
Liddell covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yin missing with strikes.

Yin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Liddell is defending well though. Yin let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yin is breathing heavily.
Liddell avoids the strikes from Yin.
Liddell just trying to survive but Yin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Yin punches the canvas rather than the man.
Yin struggling to keep hold of the position.

Yin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Liddell has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yin looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quik Yin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Liddell looks to land a right hand but Yin moved out of range.
A slow jab from Yin misses its intended target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Yin.
Liddell is looking to reverse the position.
Liddell struggling a bit here.

Yin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Liddell is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Yin tries for a kimura but Liddell is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell stops Yin from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Liddell is trying to control Yin's posture but Yin avoids it.

Yin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liddell, who protects the arm well.
Liddell struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Liddell throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Yin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Yin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Liddell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to try and get back to his feet.

Yin goes for an armbar but Liddell turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Liddell.

Yin has an active guard here but Liddell has managed to pass into half guard.
Yin wants to control but Liddell is keeping busy.
Quik Yin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yin trying to control but Liddell postures up.
Liddell is pressing down on Yin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yin is holding on for now.

Yin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Liddell pulls his head out easily.
Yin moves into full guard.
Yin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Liddell!

Liddell is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Yin locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Liddell is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quik Yin!