PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akira Akiyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Liddel
vs
Akiyama

185 cm
29
235 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

198 cm
31
257 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Liddel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Akiyama did well to prevent Liddel getting side control.
Liddel is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Liddel is trying to work for a kimura but Akiyama is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, Liddel seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chuck Liddel has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Liddel.
Liddel advances to mount.
Liddel wants to take Akiyama's back here but Akiyama is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Liddel controlling from the full mount.
Liddel raining down hammerfists from mount.

It looks like Akira Akiyama has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liddel has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Akiyama is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chuck Liddel!