PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibrahim Manetho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Liddell
vs
Manetho

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Manetho!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manetho throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
A cross from Liddell lands.
Liddell throws a body shot but no joy.
Manetho doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.
Manetho tries a low kick but Liddell avoids it.
Liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for Manetho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manetho misses with a double jab.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick from Manetho.
Manetho throws a lazy right hand but Liddell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liddell swinging wildly here.
Manetho throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manetho looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manetho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Manetho moves into the clinch.
Liddell scores with a shot to the side of Manetho's head.

Manetho breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Liddell as he checks the leg kick.
Manetho connects with a looping right hand.
Manetho scores with a jab to the body.
Manetho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manetho looks to land a body kick but Liddell moved away.
A combination from Manetho does no damage.
Liddell misses with a straight left.
Liddell scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell scores with a jab.
Manetho throws a hook but Liddell avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manetho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell lands a slapping body shot.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Manetho moved out of range.
Liddell lands a jab to the nose.
Liddell throws the left hand but Manetho avoids the punch easily.
Liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Liddell misses the target.
Manetho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Manetho. Those never looked like landing.
Liddell tests Manetho's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manetho throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Manetho closes the distance and clinches up with Liddell, looking for a takedown. Manetho pushes Liddell against the cage but Liddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Liddell.
Buck Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manetho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Manetho misses.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Liddell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manetho misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manetho.
Manetho looks winded!
Liddell with a nice cross.
Manetho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liddell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manetho scores with a sloppy right hand. Liddell should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Manetho tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it.
Liddell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manetho misses with a two punch combination.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manetho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Manetho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Jab by Liddell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Manetho.
Liddell throws a hook but Manetho avoids it easily.
Liddell throws a body punch but Manetho moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Liddell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Manetho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Manetho.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manetho defending well as Liddell loads up on a big left hand.
Liddell stuns Manetho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Manetho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manetho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buck Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Liddell misses with an uppercut. Manetho saw that one coming.
Manetho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manetho can do to turn this around?
Liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manetho misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manetho throws an overhand right that lands on Liddell's shoulder, as Liddell tries to avoid the shot.
Liddell throws a hook to the side of Manetho's head but Manetho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ibrahim Manetho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manetho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddell. Manetho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manetho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manetho misses with the combination.
Liddell tries to bum rush Manetho with a series of wild strikes but Manetho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manetho lands with a cross.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manetho misses with a straight right.
Manetho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liddell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manetho in his tracks.
A combination from Manetho does no damage.
Manetho fails with the takedown.
Manetho is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manetho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liddell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manetho's head.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Manetho.
Liddell dips to his left and cracks Manetho with an uppercut!
Liddell throws a hook but Manetho avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manetho misses with a straight right.
Manetho misses with an uppercut. Liddell saw that one coming.
Manetho misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Liddell as he connects with a hook.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Manetho.
Manetho tries to bum rush Liddell with a series of wild strikes but Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manetho throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manetho ducks under a wild hook from Liddell.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Manetho avoids it well.
Manetho has a takedown stuffed.
Buck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibrahim Manetho.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manetho doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Manetho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manetho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manetho dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
Manetho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell stuns Manetho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manetho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manetho misses with a straight right.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manetho throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manetho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manetho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Liddell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manetho closes the distance and clinches up with Liddell, looking for a takedown. Manetho pushes Liddell against the cage but Liddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liddell slips a jab from Manetho.
Manetho throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
Manetho moves out of range as Liddell strikes.
Manetho misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manetho. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manetho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manetho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manetho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manetho stuns Liddell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Liddell digs a good body shot into Manetho's ribs.
A slow jab from Manetho misses its intended target.
Liddell connects with a body shot that sends Manetho's belly button to the back.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manetho.
Manetho throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manetho moves in looking to clinch but Liddell pushes him off.
Manetho shoots in but Liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Manetho takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
Manetho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manetho looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Manetho. Manetho gets slowly back to his feet.
Buck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ibrahim Manetho.
Manetho walks into a jab.
Liddell loads up on a big right hand but Manetho slips the punch.
Liddell clobbers Manetho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liddell throws a right and a left that Manetho avoids nicely.
Liddell scores with a one two! Manetho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buck Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manetho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Manetho. Those never looked like landing.
Manetho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Manetho.
Manetho is looking to clinch.
Liddell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manetho.
Liddell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manetho shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Manetho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liddell finds it's way round the side to connect with Manetho's head.
Manetho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manetho throws a right hand that Liddell ducks under and follows up with a left that Liddell also avoids with ease.
Liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Liddell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manetho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell lands with a nice combination. Manetho backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Manetho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manetho.
Manetho throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Liddell misses.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Manetho.
Manetho doesn't manage to clinch there - Liddell circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Liddell 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Liddell!