PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dorrance
vs
Lidell

187 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

5th Round

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Lidell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance tries to clinch but Lidell moves out of range.
Lidell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorrance tries to clinch up.
Dorrance takes one to the chin there.
Lidell darts in trying to clinch

and Dorrance counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorrance lands a nice elbow.
Lidell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dorrance.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dorrance misses with a knee strike.
Dorrance misses with a knee to the head.
Dorrance landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a head punch that misses.
Lidell tries to score a body lock takedown but Dorrance shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but Lidell blocks with his arms.
Dorrance tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorrance is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lidell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dorrance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrance lands a nice knee to the body.

Dorrance pulls guard successfully.
Lidell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dorrance swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dorrance is pulling down on Lidell's head. It's preventing any offense from Lidell, at least for the moment.
Lidell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dorrance is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lidell is controlling him.
Lidell wants to control from the top but Dorrance keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorrance keeping full guard, as Lidell tries to pass.
Lidell looks gassed!

Dorrance wriggles free and stands up.
Dorrance clinches but Lidell breaks the clinch

so Lidell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dorrance is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance keeping moving, preventing Lidell from controlling successfully.
Dorrance striking off his back but it's not causing Lidell any problems.

Dorrance pushes Lidell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lidell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorrance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorrance explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a head kick that misses.

Dorrance moves into the clinch.
Dorrance landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance looking for a takedown.
Dorrance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lidell's face.
Dorrance connects with a knee to the head.
Dorrance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lidell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dorrance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lidell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dorrance connects with a knee to the head.
Dorrance leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorrance crunches a lovely knee into Lidell's ribcage.
Lidell stops a takedown attempt from Dorrance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Dorrance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorrance lands a nice knee to the body.
Dorrance lands an elbow that stopped Lidell in his tracks for a moment.
Lidell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dorrance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dorrance is looking to clinch.
Lidell lands a nice shot to the body.
Dorrance tries a head kick but it misses.
Dorrance scores with a nice body kick.
Dorrance tries for a takedown but Lidell circles away easily
and Lidell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lidell as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorrance clinches but Lidell breaks the clinch
and Lidell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorrance moves in looking to clinch but Lidell pushes him off.
Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lidell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dorrance wants to clinch up but Lidell keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lidell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorrance tries to clinch there but Lidell circles away.
Dorrance throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lidell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dorrance closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lidell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorrance looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dorrance has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dorrance tries for a takedown but Lidell manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Dorrance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorrance tries for a takedown but Lidell manages to get underhooks.

Dorrance escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lidell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dorrance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dorrance lands with a kick to the temple. Lidell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance closes the distance and clinches up with Lidell, looking for a takedown. Dorrance pushes Lidell against the cage but Lidell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dorrance dodges the punch combination from Lidell.
Dorrance keeps Lidell at a distance using the push kick.
Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lidell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dorrance fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dorrance tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lidell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Dorrance dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Look low, kick high! Dorrance uses the oldest trick in the book to send Lidell tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Dorrance is absolutely delighted - when Lidell wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edmund Dorrance!