PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chuck Liddel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Liddel
vs
Ishii

185 cm
35
235 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

182 cm
32
272 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ishii clinches up with Liddel and pushes him back against the cage.

Ishii gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ishii prevents Liddel from improving his position.
Ishii working the head and body with strikes.
Liddel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ishii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ishii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ishii postures up and lands a big shot to Liddel's brow.

Liddel is rocked!
Ishii throwing strikes from guard but Liddel blocks nicely.
Liddel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ishii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Liddel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet but Ishii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ishii throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii stands up over Liddel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet but Ishii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ishii lands a couple of digs.
Ishii preventing the sweep.
Ishii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ishii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ishii controls from within his opponent's guard.
Liddel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ishii with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ishii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ishii throws an elbow that misses. Liddel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ishii's guard. Nice move by Liddel!

Liddel gets to his feet - Ishii follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ishii.

Ishii gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Liddel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Liddel wants to pass the guard but Ishii is keeping the position.
Liddel is looking to stand up but Ishii won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii keeping full guard, as Liddel tries to pass.
Liddel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ishii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liddel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Liddel stands up from Ishii's guard - Liddel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ishii fails to land the takedown.
Liddel misses with a kick to the body.

Ishii closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Liddel did well to prevent Ishii getting side control.
Liddel is looking to improve his position.
Liddel is not content to let Ishii control the position.
My spies in Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) inform me that Ishii has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ishii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ishii blocks the strikes from Liddel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel wants to get back to full guard.
Liddel is trying to stand up here but Ishii is controlling him well.
Liddel wants to control but Ishii is keeping busy.
Ishii is trying to control. Liddel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Liddel has hold of Ishii's hands but Ishii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Liddel tries to kick Ishii off but Ishii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ishii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liddel tries to kick Ishii off but Ishii keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ishii takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Liddel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Liddel is trying to stand up here but Ishii is controlling him well.
Ishii controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Liddel is out! Ishii gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Satoshi Ishii!
A very excited looking Satoshi Ishii made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.