PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Cornell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savage Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cornell
vs
Liddell

190 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Savage Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liddell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cornell counters with a stiff right hand.
Cornell misses the body punch
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cornell thinking.
Cornell throws a good cross that connects.
Cornell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cornell clobbers Liddell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cornell scores with a hook.
Cornell on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Liddell clinches up against the ropes.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Liddell manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cornell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell stalks Cornell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cornell's face. Cornell staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Cornell darts in and clinches Liddell up against the ropes.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Cornell avoids the damage to the body.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Cornell has double underhooks.
Cornell lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Liddell wants to break free but Cornell has control.
Liddell blocking some punches.
Cornell pushes Liddell back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell is trying to push Cornell away but Cornell has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Liddell stalls.
A short right from Cornell on the inside.
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.
Cornell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cornell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cornell throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Cornell struggles to land a body shot inside as Liddell controls his hands.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell is working Liddell over against the ropes.
Liddell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Cornell.
Liddell holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Liddell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell slows down the pace here.
Liddell tries to circle away but Cornell has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell wants to break free but Cornell has control.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Cornell keeps him there for the moment.
Cornell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cornell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cornell.
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cornell.
Liddell throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cornell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Cornell closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cornell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell tries to stall but Cornell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cornell lands a right hand.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Cornell keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cornell.
Cornell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liddell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cornell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cornell prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Cornell misses with the head strike.
Liddell tries to circle away but Cornell has him pinned against the ropes.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cornell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddell misses with the head strike.
Liddell is trying to stall.
Cornell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cornell avoids it.
Cornell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cornell keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cornell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liddell blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cornell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cornell.
Cornell has a couple of punches blocked by Liddell.
Cornell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornell.
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cornell dominated that second round.
That's time! Cornell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Liddell closes the distance and pushes Cornell back into the ropes.
Cornell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddell or not.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Cornell has him pressed against the ropes.
Cornell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cornell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Cornell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cornell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornell.
Cornell lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Chris Cornell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell tries to break free but Cornell pushes him back against the ropes.
Liddell tries to stall but Cornell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cornell.
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Cornell has double underhooks.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cornell scores with a hook to the body.
Cornell avoiding damage as Liddell throws knees to the body.
Cornell prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
Liddell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Liddell is looking to control Cornell's arms but Cornell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the ropes.

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 force a seperation but Cornell has the dominant position.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornell.
Cornell tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Savage Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornell.
Liddell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Liddell tries to land a knee to the head but Cornell blocks with his arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cornell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cornell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cornell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cornell 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cornell!
A victorious Chris Cornell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.