PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Extor Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell's entrance music is DMX. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Liddell
vs
Ace

190 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Extor Ace!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace lands a right hook to the body.
Ace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Liddell looks to land a body kick but Ace moved away.
Ace closes the distance and clinches up with Liddell, looking for a takedown. Ace pushes Liddell against the cage but Liddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ace tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Ace is looking to land body kicks.
Ace takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ace.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Ace throws a hook to the side of Liddell's head but Liddell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ace shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charlie Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Extor Ace.
Ace fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charlie Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ace misses with an uppercut.
Ace throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Ace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liddell swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Liddell.
Ace wants to land a leg kick but Liddell is out of range.
Ace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ace off to one side.
Ace fails with the takedown.
Ace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Extor Ace has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ace looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ace with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liddell to score with a decent uppercut.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ace gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liddell.
Ace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside.
Ace misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liddell misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ace's head.
Ace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liddell as he avoids it easily.
Ace misses with an uppercut.
Ace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Liddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Ace is trying desperately to land a takedown but Liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ace.
Ace is looking to clinch.
Ace throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Ace misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ace moves out of range as Liddell strikes.
Ace misses the body punch
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ace throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Extor Ace's cut even more.
Extor Ace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liddell is fending him off so far but Ace persists. Nope, Liddell circles away and we're back to standing.
Liddell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Liddell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liddell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ace throws out a loose jab but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Ace with that takedown attempt.
Ace misses with a double jab
and Liddell counters with a good low kick that Ace was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Ace.
Liddell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell cracks Ace with an open hand slap.
Nice uppercut there from Liddell.

The cut above Extor Ace's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Liddell staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Extor Ace's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Liddell jabs at Ace's body.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ace can do to turn this around?
Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Ace misses.
Charlie Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Ace misses the target.
Ace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Ace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ace clinches but Liddell breaks the clinch
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell connects with a single shot there.
Liddell slips a straight right by Ace.
Ace is breathing heavily.
Liddell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Liddell sprawls well initially but Ace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Liddell trying to control from the bottom.
Ace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddell defending well though.

Liddell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liddell's head.
Ace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ace working over Liddell with some ground and pound. Liddell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liddell's head.
Ace wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance.
Ace tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Ace tries for a takedown but Liddell circles away easily
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Charlie Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Extor Ace.
Liddell defending well as Ace loads up on a big left hand.
Ace throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Ace with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ace scores a takedown into full mount!
Liddell manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Ace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
Liddell wants to control but Ace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Ace is thwarting Liddell's attempts to control the position.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ace on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell has hold of Ace's hands but Ace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Liddell is trying to maintain the position but Ace is very close to passing his half guard.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ace.
Ace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ace trying to control the action but Liddell is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ace connects with a nice short shot to Liddell's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell has hold of Ace's hands but Ace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Extor Ace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ace lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ace tries to clinch but Liddell moves away
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ace.
Liddell throws an overhand right that lands on Ace's shoulder, as Ace tries to avoid the shot.
Ace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liddell but Liddell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Liddell missing with a left hand there. Ace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charlie Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ace fails to land the takedown.
Liddell defending well as Ace loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ace shoots in for a double leg but Liddell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charlie Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Extor Ace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ace fails to land the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ace, right into the meat.
Ace tries to score with a low kick but Liddell moves his leg out of the way.
Ace tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell throws a body punch but Ace moves out of range.
Ace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell's waist but Liddell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ace off to one side.
Ace shoots in but no luck this time.
Ace fails to land the takedown.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to chop away at Ace's legs.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from Ace.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
Ace misses with a low kick.
Ace throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell cracks Ace with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Ace avoids them all with ease.
Liddell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liddell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liddell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ace tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ace throws a right and a left that Liddell avoids nicely.

Ace gets a takedown into half guard.
Liddell trying to control from the bottom.
Ace missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ace wants to pass to mount but Liddell is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell trying to hold on to Ace's head to control him but Ace postures up.
Ace is trying to control the action in half guard but Liddell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Liddell pushes Ace off looking to stand but Ace dives back in and keeps control.
Ace throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ace shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Ace throws a combination that misses
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
Ace closes the distance and clinches up with Liddell, looking for a takedown. Ace pushes Liddell against the cage but Liddell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Extor Ace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charlie Liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liddell lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liddell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Charlie Liddell!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Charlie Liddell!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Charlie Liddell!

Charlie Liddell wins by unanimous decision!